Puppies in Pet Shops? - Page 2

Live in PA every pet shop you enter has pups but we're also not that far from Lancaster the puppymill capital.  We get large/small breeds but the last 2 years of course alot of doodle type crosses claiming non-shedding etc.  Went into one the other day all the pups had yellow water asked the manager why and he said it was Gatorade to help with electrolytes what BS its was an antiobiotic for Kennel Cough treatment!!  I too would never buy any pet supplies from a store selling pups. 

Amy

There ARE people protesting against puppy stores, note the first link I provided, and they are very active, protesting outside a different puppy shop each week, sometimes 40 people!  The owners of the stores can be quite nasty, yelling, one hired armed security officers in an attempt to intimidate us- as we are the most friendly people ever, we are nothing like PETA and won't have any association with them.  It's a public sidewalk...

Our contention is not that their business is illegal, in fact I believe they have every right to sell puppies.  The law does not, and should not, dictate morals.  However, I have every right to protest them and educate consumers, telling everyone if they buy from puppy mills.  You know, cigarettes are bad but does that mean it should be illegal to sell them?  I am not a fan of legislation, I am a fan of educating people and really pressing to get the word out.  

Also, we pressure the property management companies- They tried to open a store in Old Orchard Mall, so bombard the mall with emails/calls saying if they let them come in we will protest the mall... lease denied!   They want to open in another town and the same thing, volunteers show up to the planning commision to voice opinion.  We have already shut down a puppy store!!  I wrote about these people online, and the Puppy Mill Group spread the word and protested, http://www.tailsinc.com/post/pawsh-puppies-supplied-by-puppy-mills-defaults-on-rent-closes 

So what did he do, he opened a new chain of stores and just changed the name, they have opened about 6 blocks from my dog training business,
http://www.examiner.com/x-7848-Chicago-Dog-Training-Examiner~y2010m6d11-More-puppy-mill-shops-to-open-in-Chicagos-Lincoln-Park-neighborhood-and-suburbs

There will always be suckers to buy puppies, but with enough bad press, pressure, and education you CAN put some puppy stores out of business. 

Sadly, there are many pet stores here in S. Florida that sell puppies :(