Comments on: Puppy Mill Awareness Day

By: ShadowBunny

ShadowBunny — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:14:45 +0000

sadly, yes, there ARE puppy (and kitten) mills in Australia. it isn’t as widespread as in America, but they do exist. Pets Paradise is an offender as are quite a few smaller “local” pet shops. basically any of the so-called “designer dogs” for sale in Australian pet shops will have come from back yard breeders or puppy mills.

By: Dr. V

Dr. V — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:51:07 +0000

Mentally destroyed at 8 months. How sad.

By: Dr. V

Dr. V — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:50:36 +0000

LOL we are cut from the same cloth.

By: Dr. V

Dr. V — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:50:12 +0000

That’s a really good point. Thank you for reminding us that the internet is also full of this kind of stuff.

By: Dr. V

Dr. V — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:49:24 +0000

Wow, the irony of him telling you that!
And ITA buying from a pet store is no cheaper than finding a good private breeder.

By: Dr. V

Dr. V — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:48:40 +0000

Good work and good riddance to Pet Barn!!

By: Dr. V

Dr. V — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:48:12 +0000

That’s a good question. I wonder if puppy mills are an American thing or if they are widespread.

By: Dr. V

Dr. V — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:47:44 +0000

Thank you Rachel.

By: Dr. V

Dr. V — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:35:47 +0000

Thank you for your thoughtful and well informed response. You bring up a lot of excellent points, not the least of which is that this issue is much more complicated than it seems on the surface.

I hope we are headed in the right direction, legislatively. It’s a process. We have a long way to go.

By: Dr. V

Dr. V — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:33:33 +0000

I love that they are doing that. Our “big box” pet store chains have areas for local adoption groups, but I haven’t seen that in the smaller pet stores.