Thursday, October 1, 2009

Never buy a puppy from a pet store!

6 to 8 million unwanted cats and dogs are hauled off to animal shelters each year. About half are euthanized due to animal overpopulation. Petland (and other pet stores that SELL large animals) directly contributes by selling overpriced and unhealthy dogs, most of which are products of puppy mills.

Please, never buy anything from Petland. Even though they will always deny it, Petland DOES get their dogs from puppy mills. Animals bought over the internet also support puppy mills, and animals that are bought from backyard breeders only lend to the problem of overpopulation. Please stop the inhumane cruelty done by boycotting these types of places. The ONLY way to stop puppy mills and backyard breeding is by halting the flow of money to the stores/individuals that profit from abuse.

Remember, the cute little puppy you see in the pet store may benefit from being purchased, but in the long run, you are only serving to allow these horrific places to stay in business by pumping money to them. Not to mention that most of these dogs will have severe medical issues due to bad breeding, abuse and neglect in the bloodlines.

Other ways you can help:
1. Adopt from animal shelters! 30% of their dogs are purebred. Go to www.petfinder.com.

2. Spay and neuter your pets.

3. Write letters of protest to government officials and petland. With more support, animal laws will be tightened and puppy mills will be illegal.

4. DON'T buy from petland. Every time someone buys a dog from petland, they are only making room for more puppies. The only way to shut down puppy mills is to stop buying their dogs! There is no place for sympathy here- these people are cultivating the worst kind of animal abuse- and they can't continue it if we don't continue to line their pockets!

5. Speak out and spread the word!!!


If you're still unconvinced.. watch this video!! It's really heartbreaking...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=s0KucYppXO0

For more Petland information, visit:
http://www.petstorecruelty.org/boycottpetland.htm

PLEASE READ THESE COMPLAINTS FROM PETLAND CUSTOMERS!!
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/pets/petland.htm

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