Pet Store Supports Puppy Mills

[Der_Iron_Chef]

I disagree. Debating is the product of a lazy mind and only results in bad conversation.

[EmilyB]

I failed miserably in debating class, so I won't get into about selling them all that necessary equipment.......

[EmilyB]

Thanks dsaundry.

[EmilyB]

When you purchase from a breeder you get the dog(Its basic needs are met how?).

It's okay, we understand you haven't met good breeders so you wouldn't really know the answer to that.

A good breeder will be there with you for the lifetime of your dog.

[EmilyB]

Fishoholic, awesome about SCARS. There are some really great things coming out of that rescue. We have ARF here around Calgary. I know a guy with a three-legged dog from there, he's actually rescued five from them.

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by EmilyB

Fishoholic, awesome about SCARS. There are some really great things coming out of that rescue. We have ARF here around Calgary. I know a guy with a three-legged dog from there, he's actually rescued five from them.

Thank-you for that. I could go on and on about some of the horror stories but the thing that keeps you going is the success stories and knowing that every dog deserves a "Fur-ever" (as we like to say) home. We also have adoption days on Saturdays at Taliz in Edmonton (check scars website for more info and times) quite often, in case anyone in Edmonton wants to see some dogs/puppies and sometimes cats too.

[Zoaelite]

Originally Posted by EmilyB

It's okay, we understand you haven't met good breeders so you wouldn't really know the answer to that.

A good breeder will be there with you for the lifetime of your dog.

I'm sorry you just turned a perfectly good debate into a personal attack. Do not tell me that I have not met a good breeder because you dont know me for one and for two I have a dog from *edit* and a dog from a highly certified breeder and I have no use for the breeder after but I definantly have a use for *edit*.

I fostered the pup in question (my children named her Popcorn) and can assure you all, she did not come from a puppy mill, but was more likely rescued from a ditch or garbage dump, and that she was well cared for and loved for the 3 weeks she was at my home. I volunteer for an animal rescue that goes out on a regular basis and rescues animals from ditches, garbage dumps, landfills, kill shelters, even from under outhouses. We don't have facilities, but all our animals go into foster care after being fully vetted. Popcorn was spayed, vaccinated and microchipped at the time of her leg amputation, and then she came to me (with her 3 littermates) for recovery and socialization. Her leg was amputated on the advice of a very supportive vet clinic that we deal with. We ADOPT them out of a supportive pet store, where adoption questionairs are filled out, as they would thru any rescue, and the animals are microchipped, so, despite our best efforts to ensure our animals go to their forever home, if they ever end up in a shelter, they will find their way back to us. We care very much for the animals in our care, and whatever rehabilitation they need, we give it to them. We believe that a 3 legged pup, a blind kitten, or a deaf dog, all deserve a chance at life. If you need to learn more, check out www.petsforlife.ca

[marie]

Originally Posted by tencats

I fostered the pup in question (my children named her Popcorn) and can assure you all, she did not come from a puppy mill, but was more likely rescued from a ditch or garbage dump, and that she was well cared for and loved for the 3 weeks she was at my home. I volunteer for an animal rescue that goes out on a regular basis and rescues animals from ditches, garbage dumps, landfills, kill shelters, even from under outhouses. We don't have facilities, but all our animals go into foster care after being fully vetted. Popcorn was spayed, vaccinated and microchipped at the time of her leg amputation, and then she came to me (with her 3 littermates) for recovery and socialization. Her leg was amputated on the advice of a very supportive vet clinic that we deal with. We ADOPT them out of a supportive pet store, where adoption questionairs are filled out, as they would thru any rescue, and the animals are microchipped, so, despite our best efforts to ensure our animals go to their forever home, if they ever end up in a shelter, they will find their way back to us. We care very much for the animals in our care, and whatever rehabilitation they need, we give it to them. We believe that a 3 legged pup, a blind kitten, or a deaf dog, all deserve a chance at life. If you need to learn more, check out www.petsforlife.ca

Which just goes to show you can never assume anything because we all know what happens when we assume

Thanks for chiming in and setting the record straight ten cats

[chevyjaxon]

I agree all animals deserve a chance at life but supporting a store over the spca is the wrong choice in my opinion. the spca will be there to foster forever, the pet store is there only as long as people are willing to buy that being said that 3 legged dog may wind up in the spca where they dont care if the dog has 3 legs they only care about one thing, finding him a loving home. the pet store will not sell a three legged dog because they consider that puppy to be defective but forget that he requires a family and a chance at life too