Andrea Rosebrock 
Came across this excellent pet store expose/investigation today and wanted to share it. We all heard about pet stores, that their get their “stock” from puppy mills, that often terrible conditions, the health problems, etc. Many, many pet stores face law suit after law suit. This is just one pet store, Puppy Palace, you can get the detail from the video but what I want to point out is tha the conditions there, the conditions of the puppies for sale, the continual citations against the owner, they are not the exceptions, these are often the rule, the way the game is played.
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Take the time to share this video, to get the word out. Do not buy from pet stores! Do not buy from the internet! I am an advocate for adoption from a shelter or rescue. I also am not going to say a word against reputable breeders; people who breed for the love of the breed, not to fill their pocket. Those that fall under the label of reputable breeder are few and far between but I do believe they have their place too. Commercial, mass breeders, often puppy mills, DO NOT! Even BYBs, back yard breeders and those who breed for amusment, to make a couple bucks, to share the miracle of birth, most all of them are just as bad.
HEY I HAVE A GREAT IDEA TO STOP PUPPY MILLS. THERE SHOULD BE A LAW SET INTO PLACE THAT THE ONLY PLACE A PET STORE CAN GET ANY DOG’S & CAT’S FROM ARE ANIMAL SHELTER’S. THIS WAY ALL THE ANIMAL SHELTER’S WOULD NOT BE AS OVER FLOWED & ALL SHELTER ANIMAL’S WOULD HAVE A BETTER SHOT OF BEING ADOPTED.
Already in motion, amazing isn’t it? The Pet Smart stores are animal-friendly and only get their pets from shelters, and greatly help shelters with money and supplies!
There has been many states that passed a law recently for banning any sale of dogs from the Net and newspapers, and many other great improvements!
Of course, it’s not yet enough and some argue that it will only push the mills further in hiding, but it’s a good start toward a better humane way of treating pets!
This is insane for this woman to continue to be in business. These animals should be removed immediately and looked after. I just recently had our lab fixed after a Weimaraner got her pregnant and she had 8 puppies. I took all the pups to the vet for a check up and their first shots. Got the papers from the other dog and gave copies of our dog and the other dog papers to all that bought the dogs. I didn’t charge an outrageous price either. Just enough to cover the vet bills for the pups. Wasn’t in it to make money, just to find them good loving homes. I did all of this through our vet that posted it on a site from an animal shelter. All the people that were interested came to the house to see the pups and were screened carefully. I keep in touch with these people and get updated photos of all. Please keep this in mind if you ever have a female that get pregnant. They were well taken care of here and there area was kept clean and they received good puppy food. People should take notice of this. Your vet can help and animal shelters will help you too, to find good homes. Also watch the mom when people come to visit, if she acts strange don’t let the pup go. The mom will know more than you think when it comes to people. I would never buy from a pet store, they are way over priced and so are the people that put ads in the paper. A shelter has taken care of the animal you are going to buy and they normally have the best care. And think about this. Most people that put ads in the paper or the internet and don’t sell them usually wind up taking them to a shelter anyhow. You’ll find a more loving animal from a pet shelter as they have received love and attention while there.
Where is this puppy palace? Let’s all send letters there telling them to get out of business or perhaps take an article out in the local paper to let everyone know. When she can’t sell any puppies, she will be out of business.