Puppies in Pet Shops?

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by Vixen on 08 August 2010 - 14:08

Just wondered if in your part of the world are puppies still being sold in Pet Shops?
If so, do the General Public support or object to this?

Thankfully, I believe that in the UK it is now almost (if not completely) non existent? (There are still some that sell kittens, but this too is becoming less popular).

Regards,
Vixen

by geordiegaviino on 08 August 2010 - 15:08

They still sell puppies but it isnt common anymore cause puppies in pet shops are often connected to Puppy mills/farms and that isnt good for business.

by HK Raj on 08 August 2010 - 15:08

its so common here in Hong Kong people use to buy puppies from pet shops but small breeds only

by Vixen on 08 August 2010 - 15:08

Hello HK Raj, May I ask is it difficult to locate the actual Breeders in Hong Kong, in order to visit and see the puppies in the environment they are born with their mother and siblings?

Does anyone protest about puppies via Pet Shops?

Are small breeds generally the most popular?

Thank you for responding to the Topic,
Regards,
Vixen

by Bob-O on 08 August 2010 - 15:08

I now live in northern Middle Tennessee near Kentucky. I do not see puppies in pet shops here; but I only go to the PetSmart and the PetCo since they are the only ones that have Royale Canin dog food. I am sure there are pet shops that do sell puppies, but I never visit them.

I occassionally see "Purebred with Papers" puppies for sale in the parking lots of the strip malls as I drive to work and around the tri-county area. Sadly, it is at least once per quarter that a filthy puppy mill is busted in the tri-county area where I live, and some of their operators have been busted more than once.

I lived in Fayetteville, Arkansas for five (5) years. While I was there the City of Fayetteville passed an ordinance that made it illegal to sell pets in this manner. Personally I think this was a good move, but it just made the sellers seek other territory. It was the usual breeds for sale - toy dogs and American Bulldogs. I do not remember any puppies for sale in any of the pet shops, but again I seldom visited more than one.

On a tangent - I remember a very active Greyhound Rescue that presented retired Greyhounds for adoption, and a very active Bloodhound Rescue that did the same with their dogs. Arkansas allows Greyhound racing in a couple of areas, and of course hunting is a major pastime there. I guess that many regions have their own "flavour" of dogs who are made surplus.

Best Regards,
Bob-O

by VanessaT on 08 August 2010 - 17:08

It's still alive and well in South Africa; mostly byb and out to make a quick buck! Makes me sick and if I do happen to pass one of these window fronts, I always feel obliged to voice my dissension loudly to the moms, dads and kids peering through these windows at these pups like they are sweets in a candy store - unfortunately, no-one appears to give a shit! Thankfully, though, our GSD Federation has banned the marketing of any Federation-bred pups through petstores which is of some consolation.

by Doberdoodle on 08 August 2010 - 17:08

I live in US in a large metropolitan area. There are at least 15-20 pet shops in the area that sell puppies. I volunteer with a group that is against puppy mills, www.thepuppymillproject.org

They sell all breeds. There are several that focus on small puppies, ie Pocket Puppies Pawsh Puppies, they buy from commerical breeders often in Missourri, where they have 50-200 breeding dogs on the premesis. I have read many USDA reports and that's how I get the information, see how many dogs they have, see the violations many of them have in animal care. Missouri is the state with the most commercial breeding operations, also Iowa, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, etc

Most stores sell many breeds, including Boxers, English Bulldog, Cattle Dogs, English Mastiff, Bullmastiff, German Shepherd, and other large breeds. And then mixes, Yorkiepoos, Maltipoos, Labradoodles, Schorkies, Morkies, Shi-a-poos, etc. Most of the pet stores offer financing, because the prices are high. I looked at Pocket Puppies and a Chihuahua was $2,000, it was very tiny. This store sold $1,350 a "teacup" Boston Terrier who died, his skull to small for his head, http://cbs2chicago.com/local/downsized.dogs.2.2.1316663.html

And a $2,000 Yorkie with epilepsy, http://cbs2chicago.com/local/pet.owners.puppy.2.1355823.html

Yet the store I mention is still very popular and in business for several years.

by VonIsengard on 08 August 2010 - 17:08

Alive and well in the Chicagoland area as well. It's disgusting. At Petland you can finance a $2500 garbage bred puppy mill yorkie puppy for about $40 a month. You can also, in same trip, consider australian cattle dogs, GSDs, neopolitan mastiffs, dogue de bordeaux (funny, their bordeaux and neo look exactly alike except one is red and the other is blue....), akitas, soft coated wheaten terriers, jack russels, boxers, bernese mountain dogs....you name it. My one and only trip to Petland out of curiosity I counted 36 different puppies in the same white plastic cubicle where they pee and poop where they stand with no stimulation except for people who come by and tap the glass. I was shaking with anger and nearly in tears when I left.

Dogs are living beings, NOT merchandise.

by Dex on 08 August 2010 - 18:08

I wish that places that sell pups in this way could be closed down. It's a joke that you can just walk in, put your money down, and walk out on a whim with an animal that will need lifelong care, with no knowledge either of what is involved or of the background of the pup you are buying. Personally I would always want to see a pups mother (and dad if possible) so as I can see what temeprament they are and also how they mix with the litter. Buying any dog without doing some research into it how to take care of it is a joke. Part of the problem with the smaller breeds are those idiot celebrities that treat them as fashion accessories and the morons who want to be like them. You're right KCzaja, they are not merchandise to be sold in shops. Makes my blood boil to see how they are sold in this way.

In the UK I haven't personally seen pet shops selling pups this way for a long time but I have heard it still goes on. When I was over in the States the last time a few years back I did see a shop selling pups in a window - felt like going in there a giving them a piece of my mind (couldn't believe one was a husky pup - not any different in itself from others, but hardly a dog for a climate like Phoenix I would have thought).

by Bhaugh on 08 August 2010 - 19:08

In Vegas puppies are a dime a dozen. Sad to say but true. I remember one day I was at the grocery store and saw a puppy mill semi unloading puppies to sell to Petland. It made me sick. AND YET people still buy from them. Thats the part I just dont get. They know that puppies come from mills and I guess it doesnt matter.

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