| Some countries have laws in place that prevent pet | | | | country. And by shipped I mean just that. Shipped like |
| stores from selling any animal above a goldfish and the | | | | any other thing or object. When they finally arrive at |
| occasional rodent, but the sad truth is that many | | | | their new home (pet store) they are usually severely |
| countries worldwide still allow both cats, dogs, and | | | | sleep deprived due to unbelievable stress, severely |
| other animals to be sold in stores. You can literally go | | | | dehydrated and starved due to little or no available |
| to the mall, head to the nearest pet store, and return | | | | food and water. Naturally many of them die during |
| home with a brand-new puppy. In the US for instance, | | | | shipping and arrive dead. They are discarded like trash |
| this is a completely normal practice for many. | | | | as profit is king, not the dog. Before they are put on |
| Marketing campaigns are especially cruel during the | | | | display the pet store employees will brush them up a |
| holidays, and dressing puppies up with red bow ties | | | | bit, give them some food and water, and do whatever |
| and putting them on display in the windows are not | | | | else they can as to make them visually pleasing - |
| uncommon practice. So what's wrong with it? The | | | | ready for purchase, completely ignoring the cruelty and |
| puppies look so cute and adorable! I almost don't know | | | | abuse that is taking place! |
| where to begin; where do the puppies come from? | | | | From here the puppies are subject to countless people |
| After reading this I hope you will refrain from every | | | | bending over them, touching, talking and interacting in |
| buying a dog in a pet store no matter how big the urge | | | | what must be a very overwhelming experience. |
| to take one home might be. Most dogs sold in pet | | | | Remember; these puppies are not socialized or had |
| stores are born from abused, starved, caged mothers | | | | even the slightest bit of training to prepare them for |
| living in unbearable conditions forced to breed over and | | | | such a 'cultural' shock. Puppies that are bought are |
| over and over until their bodies shuts completely down | | | | often returned to stores and if not accepted there |
| due to exhaustion and she killed, discarded of and | | | | dumped off at shelters or worse left to fend for |
| replaced by yet another unfortunate mother. Living in | | | | themselves outdoors which unless taken in by a caring |
| conditions that are either to hot, to cold, lack basic | | | | citizen die because these puppies, due to their abuse, |
| sustenance such as food and even water, where you | | | | run very high risks of developing problems - and |
| are forced to walk, sleep and live in your own faeces | | | | considering that the people who usually buy dogs that |
| and urine is hardly the perfect conditions for raising | | | | come from puppy mills usually do so because they are |
| your young. Aside from all the physical problems, | | | | inexperienced and don't know any better and |
| infections, disease and other complications the | | | | therefore don't possess the necessary skills to handle |
| psychological aspects are horrendous. These mothers | | | | these particularly difficult dogs. If puppies aren't bought |
| are abused from birth and used as puppy making | | | | within a certain amount of time, they quickly lose their |
| machines. Being treated like this creates stress beyond | | | | cuddly puppy look and for each day they stay the |
| anything imaginable and a mindset based on such | | | | chance of getting purchased is severely reduced. |
| cruelty is not exactly ideal to pass of to your young. | | | | They spend their time in small cages and while I'm sure |
| As we know; puppies should remain with their mothers | | | | it does happen, more often than not the store |
| until at least 8 weeks of age simply because certain | | | | employees don't have the time or care to give them |
| skills and life lessons are best taught by their | | | | any training, physical exercise or outlet for their |
| respective mother and siblings. Robbing them of these | | | | frustration. If you buy a puppy or dog from a pet store |
| crucial lessons by taking them away from their families | | | | you are actively fueling the demand for puppy mills. |
| early deprives them of learning vital skills and is almost | | | | Even if the puppy in the window looks extremely |
| a guaranteed way to cause severe behavioral | | | | miserable (because he is) I urge you to not take him |
| problems in later life. A puppy mill has no concern for | | | | home with you. He will only be replaced by a new one |
| the well being of its dogs. They are bred as fast as | | | | as soon as the next shipment arrives. So, please - help |
| the mothers physical body can handle and taken | | | | fight this cruel industry simply by not fueling it to begin |
| away almost instantly when they are born. From here | | | | with. |
| they are shipped out to pet stores all around the | | | | |