Sara wrote:
is it the fault of the innocent puppy in the cage that it was brought into this obscure world? what help is it to refuse to buy that puppy- leaving him in that small cage for months. tell me, how are you helping?
This is an excellent example of a lack of understanding of simple economics and how to prevent puppymills and the basic inhumane breeding practices. You are helping the most by refusing the face in the window, because it is the demand for petshop puppies that is keeping brokers and mills in business. No demand - no mills and no brokers. Simple as that. Brokers evaluate the purchase statitistis and inform their backyard breeders and auction suppliers of what "is moving" - this then increases the breeding and price.
Buy from a reputable breeder (who said anything about AKC by the way) who does health testing and genetic evaluations of the pedigree and we wouldn't have these problems and those poor faces in the window would be decreasing (ultimately eliminated).
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