>> Why we should BOYCOTT PET STORES that SELL ANIMALS!

It's vital to distribute this info as widely & as often as possible during the holiday shopping season, when 60% of all pet store puppy & kitten sales occur!

Please take the time to read through this post, I spent a lot of time carefully compiling it. If you have a MySpace page, please also consider adding >> Don't Shop, Adopt! to your top friends list to help spread awareness about this crucial issue.

Every penny you spend in pet stores that sell animals directly supports the pet mill system.

Don't let the pet store owner or workers tell you any differently, they may not even know about the realities of this inhumane trade. The pet industry is a multi-billion dollar industry, that includes the mass production of puppies & kittens for America's pet stores. Consider this: no matter how kindly a breeder treats his or her animals, as long as dogs & cats are dying in animal shelters & pounds because of a lack of homes, no breeding can be considered "responsible." >> Click here to read why.



The US commercial dog industry is a network of breeder's and brokers regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The industry centers around the states of Missouri & Kansas where seventy percent of all pet shop puppies originate. Pet stores, from small "mom & pop" stores to large franchise stores, all claim they don't get their puppies from puppy mills.

The truth is that most pet stores get their puppies from brokers (middle men licensed by USDA to buy & sell puppies on the wholesale level). The brokers buy their puppies from mostly USDA licensed breeders. These breeders mass-produce puppies, often by the hundreds or even thousands, & then wholesale them to brokers or pet stores. Despite what the pet store may have told you, puppies bred for pet stores are seldom bred by "private" breeders, or "local" breeders.

Pet stores often claim they visit all of their breeder's personally. According to the reputable PetShopPuppies.org, this is an outright lie. >> Click here to read more on this. Also listed are the many things you must watch for before you buy a puppy.

But why breed or buy while shelter animals are killed at a rate of 5 million animals a year?


Please, boycott pet stores that sell animals!
And politely inform the store owners why.

We are entering into "puppy season." 60% of all pet store puppy sales occur between Nov. & Jan.Then, come the New Year, the shelters will be overwhelmed with many of these animals, discarded as unwanted or unmanageable. These videos below are really informative, I urge you to watch them & share them. Post them to your pages. Email the links to friends.

The first video is a slide show of facts that outlines the USDA minimum standards regulations for puppy mills. You will read for yourself why dogs living at commercial breeding facilities that are in full compliance of the law are not living in conditions which the average person would consider the least bit humane. As you read the facts shown, keep in mind that these dogs will live out their entire life under these conditions. There is no graphic content in this video.



A look into the lives of the parents of pet store puppies:
Keep in mind that most of these dogs will NEVER leave their cages. Almost all of these images are from licensed, USDA facilities, most with no violations on their USDA inspections. There is no graphic content in this video.




Actress Charlize Theron speaks eloquently about puppy mills,
showing undercover footage from puppy factories:



From PetShopPuppies.org:
"The suffering the adult dogs endure in USDA licensed kennels is beyond belief -- it's barbaric! And yet, it is legal, it is licensed, and it is the norm. These are not videos we have conjured up or clips we picked through to show you the worst of the worse; in fact, we have worked hard to show you the norm and in most cases have removed the extreme graphic images we see nearly on a daily basis..." Watch more of their videos at >> www.youtube.com/petshoppuppies

I compiled this post using reliable information from >> PetShopPuppies.org, a non-profit organization, home-based in Missouri, the puppy mill capital of the world. Their mission is to provide data to the general public about the commercial dog breeding industry. I also sourced NoPuppyMills.com. Thank you for sharing this post widely & repeatedly!

It's crucial to distribute this info as widely & as often as possible during the holiday shopping season, when 60% of all pet store puppy & kitten sales occur!






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May ALL beings be happy, at peace & free
from suffering ~ no exceptions!!

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>> There’s No Such Thing as a ’Responsible Breeder’

Adoption: The Only Compassionate Option.

If you know anyone who is considering purchasing an animal instead of adopting from a shelter, please forward this article to them. HELP TO SAVE A LIFE! You'll feel great!

Most people know to avoid puppy mills and "backyard" breeders. But many kind individuals fall prey to the picket-fence appeal of so-called "responsible" breeders and fail to recognize that no matter how kindly a breeder treats his or her animals, as long as dogs and cats are dying in animal shelters and pounds because of a lack of homes, no breeding can be considered "responsible."


For every puppy or kitten deliberately produced by any breeder, a shelter animal dies

All breeders fuel the companion animal overpopulation crisis, and every time someone purchases a puppy or a kitten instead of adopting from an animal shelter, homeless animals lose their chance of finding a home—and will be euthanized. Many breeders don't require every puppy or kitten to be spayed or neutered prior to purchase, so the animals they sell can soon have litters of their own, creating even more animals to fill homes that could have gone to shelter animals—or who will end up in animal shelters or so-called "no-kill" animal warehouses themselves. Simply put, for every puppy or kitten who is deliberately produced by any breeder, a shelter animal dies. Producing animals for sale is a greedy and callous business in a world where there is a critical and chronic shortage of good homes for dogs, cats, and other animals, and the only "responsible breeders" are ones who, upon learning about their contribution to the overpopulation crisis, spay or neuter their animals, and get out of the business altogether.


Breeding Trouble
Producing more animals—either to make money or to obtain a certain "look" or characteristic—is also harmful to the animals who are produced by breeding. Dogs and cats don't care whether their physical appearance conforms to a judge's standards, yet they are the ones who suffer the consequences of humans' manipulation. Inbreeding causes painful and life-threatening genetic defects in "purebred" dogs and cats, including crippling hip dysplasia, blindness, deafness, heart defects, skin problems, and epilepsy. Distorting animals for specific physical features also causes severe health problems. The short, pushed-up noses of bulldogs and pugs, for example, can make exercise and even normal breathing difficult for these animals. Dachshunds' long spinal columns often cause back problems, including disk disease.


Adoption: The Only Compassionate Option.
There is no excuse for breeding or for supporting breeders. If you love animals and are ready to care for a cat or a dog for the rest of the animal's life, please adopt from your local animal shelter, where there are dogs and cats galore—tails wagging and hearts filled with hope, looking out through the cage bars, just waiting to find someone to love. Shelters receive new animals every day, so if you don't find the perfect companion to match your lifestyle on your first visit, keep checking back. When you find your new best friend, you'll be glad that you chose to save a life—and made a new best friend as well.




~ SAVE ME!! ~