Did you know that 98% of all pet store puppies are from places we refer
to as puppy mills?
What is a
puppy mill: A puppy
mill is a place that breeds dogs for profit only, without a care to
health, temperament or behavior. Puppy mill puppies are almost always
poor in health, and can often be unstable of temperament. It is not
unheard of for puppies to be sold as purebred dogs, but are, in reality,
mixed breeds that resemble the purebred.
Owners who buy from pet stores or puppy mills, even backyard breeders
often face serious illnesses requiring extensive veterinary care shortly
after bringing the dog home. In some cases the dog has long-term and
ongoing problems
To learn what a puppy mill visit the following websites:
prisoners
for profit
prisoners of greed
stop puppymills
puppymill posters
What is a puppy mill
Puppy
mills
Pictures and Education on Puppy Mills
Why Adopt and Not Shop:
What you need to know before
BUYING a puppy
What is a "Reputable Breeder"
Questions to ask when
buying a puppy
Where
do pet store puppies come from?
Videos to watch:
puppy mill auctions
the relationship between mills and pet stores
Video-Man's
Best Friend After a Puppymill Release
Tools to understanding mill dogs and helping them overcome their
challenges:
Caring for unsocialized mill dogs
MABTR receives every month the parents of these pet store puppies. The
pictures above are of just a few of the many Bostons that have been
released from puppy mills. We
pride ourselves in giving these dogs a ‘second chance’.
These are adult dogs (ages range from 2-9 years of age) no longer
needed and slated to be euthanized. The conditions these dogs once they
arrive are horrific. The kind of
treatment companion animals receive in puppy mills is cruel, intolerable
and inhumane. MABTR puts forth a
lot of money, time, and patience to help these dogs recover so they can
move onto a better life. We will
never turn down a dog being released from a puppy mill.
The entire Midwest region is considered 'puppy mill country'. That
includes Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Missouri. So when the
pet stores tell their customers that the puppies were either born in, or
come from, "loving homes and/or reputable breeders" they are actually
telling these customers that the puppies came from puppy mills. The
livelihood of puppy mills totally depends on two things happening.
* First, the public must be willing to NEVER buy puppies in a pet store
* Second, the American Kennel Club ("AKC") must
NOT be willing to issue
registration certificates for the puppies born in puppy mills.
The public has options. If there is any compassion at all for the
animals bred and raised under these miserable conditions then we need to
STOP BUYING puppies from pet stores and instead adopt from local humane
societies/shelters or rescue groups. Each puppy purchased from a pet
store, a backyard breeder, or via the Internet serves an industry with
no conscience. Again, the pet stores and puppy mills are feeding off of
our demand. SAVE A LIFE, ADOPT A HOMELESS PET.
If you are looking for a 'puppy' do not discount your local shelter and
rescue groups. Plus there are many
“reputable” breeders out there. Remember that a “reputable” breeder DOES
NOT sell their puppies to pet
stores.
Did you know. . .
6-8 million cats and dogs enter
shelters each year.
· 3-4 million cats and dogs are euthanized by the 4,000 to 6,000
shelters in the United States shelters each
year.
· A cat has an average of 3 litters/year producing 4-6 kittens on
average per litter.
· A dog has an average of 2 litters/year producing 6-10 puppies on
average per litter.
· In six years, one female dog and her offspring can theoretically
produce 67,000 dogs.
· 10,000 children are born each day in the U.S. 70,000 kittens and
puppies are born each day in the U.S.
There are not enough homes for the animals that already exist.
· Pet stores across the U.S. sell an estimated 500,000 puppies every
year making puppy mill dogs the
"inventory" of these retail operations.
“Animals give their love unconditionally. Isn't it time
we did the same.”
We thank you for opening your hearts
and home to a rescued pet. We appreciate the fact that you are
not purchasing your pet from a pet store that sells lives
animals since most of those animals come from terrible
situations such as puppy mill.
Help control
the overpopulation of cats and dogs
by Spay and
Neutering your pet.
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