Comments on: Holiday shopping season begins, and the puppy-millers are ready!

By: Nancy

Nancy — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:13:28 +0000

I don’t have any pets and must confess to not being an animal lover, but this is an appalling story. I had no idea the situation was this bad. Aren’t there laws against inhumane treatment of animals? What suggestions do you have for someone like me, who has no pets and isn’t going to buy one, to help stop this disgusting business?

By: John

John — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 02:16:37 +0000

There’s a second way: enforce existing laws against animal cruelty and promote better legislation to drive them out of business.

By: Lis

Lis — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:14:02 +0000

Nonya, your pup’s mom would love to have a home, too, instead of living in a cage, being bred every heat, pumping out puppies twice a year, never knowing kindness or affection or getting a chance to play, having her puppies taken from her too young so that they arrive at the pet store during their maximum puppy cuteness period, probably living in filth, and being killed or dumped in a field or sold to another, more down-scale miller to pump out one or two more litters before being killed.

The money you paid for your puppy helped keep her and many other dogs living that hellish life.

The only way to stop those evil people, at least until HSUS and other big players see the light, is to dry up the market for their “product.”

By: Gina Spadafori

Gina Spadafori — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 19:49:44 +0000

If you believe in “doing what is best for the dogs” how do you feel about the fact that in buying your dog you doomed more dogs to a life of utter hell as unloved breeding machines in a commercial kennel?

The only thing that will stop puppy mills is educated animal-lovers who refuse to support this sick industry.

By: Nonya

Nonya — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 19:20:25 +0000

Well for one i have bought a pet store puppy and it is THE most healthiest dog around. All dogs can be trained and treated. I know because i have been raised with all sorts. So should we punish the puppies that are just nearly victims to this heinous crime? Should we leave them in this 3’x3’ cages in these store because we want to make a stand against them instead of giving them a good home?! If that is the case then we are basically setting these dogs up to be put to sleep, is that really fair? No matter where they come from, i believe in doing what is best for the dogs, and that is giving them homes instead of cages or needles…

By: thetruthaboutpeta

thetruthaboutpeta — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 01:27:59 +0000

Thank you for this. I reposted this on myspace, and I hope I can spread the word. Thanks!!!!

-ttap
myspace.com/thetruthaboutpeta

By: shibadiva

shibadiva — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:41:34 +0000

John, I had a similar situation with my second dog who was a mill rescue. It takes awhile longer, but going back to basics with crate-training, treating the dog like a little puppy that needs to learn appropriate behavior, and having an existing dog as a role model, should help.

By: John

John — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:22:50 +0000

I am in the process of adopting a dog from a shelter (final step is tomorrow, when she meets my dog) who was a puppy mill rescue, and I’m wondering if crate-training will be effective to house train her, as she seems to be very accustomed to standing in her own waste. If anyone has any tips for me, I would appreciate it - please drop a line to john@johnsibley.com.

By: Jennifer J

Jennifer J — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:53:14 +0000

Thank you for the article and link! I will be forwarding it often to many people on the Christmas puppy quest. We had an internet bought bulldog pup turned into rescue yesterday because the people suddenly realized that a puppy is alot of work! We have thousands of these guys being shipped in from Eastern Europe and South America and sold over the internet and by brokers and I am sure they are ramping up big time for the holidays.

If you cut off one source, another moves in. It is all market driven and until people DECIDE not to purchase from these sources rescue will be busy and the scum bags will make money.

By: The OTHER Pat

The OTHER Pat — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:42:36 +0000

“The only thing that will stop this cruelty is for people to stop buying pet-store puppies.”

Not just pet-store puppies, but Internet vendor puppies as well. It’s no longer necessary for these puppy farmers to land a contract with a pet store. These days they just find a few idyllic pastoral (and completely fictional) pictures to pop on a website and Voila! - they’re in business!