| -- End Ad Box ---> | | | | probably has no idea what it would feel like to run |
| Ever wonder why so many pet store puppies are | | | | in the grass. |
| sick or become sick within weeks of bringing | | | | Her life is not like that of a normal dog at all. She |
| them home? | | | | only exists for the purpose of breeding and has |
| The truth about pet store puppies is disturbing. If | | | | lived her entire life in the same small cage where |
| you're an animal lover, the following paragraphs will | | | | she eats and sleeps and where she's probably |
| be difficult to read, but simply doing just that | | | | given birth to several litters. |
| could potentially spare a life. | | | | But that doesn't matter to the owner of the |
| It's hard to imagine that in this country where | | | | puppy mill. He only sees dollar signs when he looks |
| dogs are considered valuable members of the | | | | into her dark, sad eyes. In another six months he'll |
| family, have their very own telelvision and radio | | | | breed her once again for the sake of filling his |
| shows and people dress them in designer clothes | | | | wallet and the puppies will be shipped around the |
| and treat them like children, that a grave place | | | | country to various pet stores and puppy brokers |
| called a puppy mill could still exist. | | | | and the morbid cycle will continue. |
| A puppy mill or puppy farm is a breeding | | | | When she's no longer able to breed, she'll finally be |
| operation with the sole purpose of making money. | | | | put her out of her misery- if she's lucky enough. |
| The animals are not screened for potential genetic | | | | The sad truth is that she will probably still be |
| health defects or even given basic medical care. | | | | worth a few dollars to a testing facility: A |
| There is definitely no attention paid to producing | | | | laboratory that uses dogs for the sake of testing |
| dogs that comform to breed standard for size or | | | | new products. |
| temperament. | | | | There is no hope of ever stopping this morbid |
| A puppy mill can be a sign along the road | | | | cycle of abuse as long as we keep buying puppies |
| advertising puppies, an ad in your local newspaper | | | | from pet stores. |
| or they can even have a nice website, but they | | | | Don't be fooled by AKC papers. Although the |
| are almost always behind those cute puppies | | | | AKC doesn't condone puppy mills, almost anyone |
| you've seen in pet shop windows. | | | | can register a new litter providing both parents |
| You'd never know by looking at those puppies the | | | | are registered purebreds. |
| deplorable conditions from which they came. You'll | | | | Please help put an end to this torture. Join the |
| see how excited they get when you approach | | | | fight to eliminate puppy mills by refusing to |
| their cage. You might even slip your hand through | | | | purchase a puppy from anyone other than a |
| the bars despite the posted warning not to and | | | | reputable breeder. There are also millions of |
| entertain the thought of bringing home the one | | | | animals around the world in need of adoption. You |
| who seemed most eager, but it's what you won't | | | | might be surprised to know that one in four dogs |
| see that would leave you gasping. | | | | rescued by the ASPCA, Humane Society and |
| For that puppy's mother, life (if you can call it | | | | similar shelters is a purebred. |
| that) is a desperate struggle. Her body is used up | | | | Please refer this article to a fellow animal lover or |
| from years of overbreeding and because of this, | | | | anyone who might someday be in the market for |
| she will probably never see her sixth birthday. She | | | | a purebred puppy. |
| has never been shown love or compassion and | | | | |