Not better demonstrated than at Russo's stores in So Cal. I worked for the veterinarian who cares for their ""precious"" puppies... we had over 65% come in with Parvovirus... do you know how LETHAL that is for your puppies?! Especially small-breed babies... over half the ones we got in died... I was bagging several bodies EVERY day. Horrible. Absolutely terrible. I distinctly remember one Golden Retriever puppy was was broken (hind leg) during transport from the Puppy Mill to a Russo's location... they sent him to us, we x-rayed and they told us it would "E: ""cost way more than we could get for the dog"" "E. So we were told to euthanize him as inexpensively as possible. Well - one of the other employees took the baby instead (thank GOD - he was only 8/weeks old)... horrible, terrible place. DON'T GO THERE AND SUPPORT IT. Those babies dying of Parvo were dying PAINFULLY .
Pros: None.
Cons: You are supporting puppy mills and the destruction of MANY behind closed doors.
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