Dogs saved from certain death

Every dog that ends up in a shelter has its own story. But, the reason they find themselves there is generally the same -- owners who have decided the dog was not a good fit for their family.

[Diane]

I am a foster volunteer and yes dogs do get returned.
I am very involved with new families and work them thru issues they may not be prepared for. I feel its up to us rescues to educate people better for the lifetime commitment they make when adopting. By the way no one has to go all the way to OK for a loving animal. We have thousands in Illinois looking for a 2nd chance. Bless everyone who rescues and stays away from pet stores.

[Pete]

I dont see a problem at all getting a pet from a pet store.

[john]

Hey Pete you a Pet Store owner! Where you get your puppy's from a puppy mill in the midwest somewhere?

[Yes its true]

Go to a shelter to adopt your loving pet!

[carol wright]

Hey Pete~

You do realize that pet stores are nothing more than the front man for puppy mills right?

[jan]

When you buy a pet from a pet store.. your money goes to some criminal somewhere who decides to breed his dog to death. Pet stores do not check credentials of people who sell them their animals.. and unfortunately the sleaze that decide to breed dogs for pet store are usually criminals with no conscience. If they breed dogs for that.. most likely they sell drugs and other illegal activity.

[Who Cares]

Sorry, but it's a free country. If someone wants to spend his/her OWN money at a Pet store for a dog they can. We don't need some nannies that think they know better telling me what to do with MY money. That is the start of tyranny.

[sandy]

Who Cares wrote:

Sorry, but it's a free country. If someone wants to spend his/her OWN money at a Pet store for a dog they can. We don't need some nannies that think they know better telling me what to do with MY money. That is the start of tyranny.

I actually agree. I've got pets from both shelters and pet stores. It was my choice either case and I was happy with all the animals, no matter where they came from.

It isn't the dog's fault it came from some shady character, and that didn't stop me from wanting to give it a decent home.

[SaveUs]

For all of you that think there is nothing wrong with buying a dog from a pet store really should think twice about how they got there, where are their parents, and think about the dog. Do you think a REAL breeder would put their puppy in a cage at the most important time of their lives? What do you think about the parents never seeing daylight or touching grass and being bred over and over and over just so somebody can make thousands of dollars? For every dog that is sold, those parents of that puppy is still in the inhumane puppy mill being bred. Of course you feel sorry for the puppy in the cage, that what the pet stores count on, your sympathy and that's why they sell so many dogs. Get with it people, do your research, ask questions, ask who the breeder is, ask to see the parents of the puppy. After all, you deserve to know the truth spending all that money on a puppy.

[Bob]

sandy wrote:

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I actually agree. I've got pets from both shelters and pet stores. It was my choice either case and I was happy with all the animals, no matter where they came from.
It isn't the dog's fault it came from some shady character, and that didn't stop me from wanting to give it a decent home.

Great answer. You are truly an animal lover.

[Pete]

john wrote:

Hey Pete you a Pet Store owner! Where you get your puppy's from a puppy mill in the midwest somewhere?

no, i am not are you?

[gail a person who cares]

Who Cares wrote:

Sorry, but it's a free country. If someone wants to spend his/her OWN money at a Pet store for a dog they can. We don't need some nannies that think they know better telling me what to do with MY money. That is the start of tyranny.

You Should Care, pet stores get there puppies from mills and they are neglected animals breed to the point of dying starved and kepted in small cages not being able to even lie dowm sometimes two or more in a cage. It is people like you that makes this continue so get educated and care about these poor animals

[Fred]

I got mine from a pet store, shouldn't he be loved the same as any other dog???

[Diane]

Now that it's publicized about puppy mills. Nobody should patronize a pet store. You have no idea where that puppy came from and it's poor mother & father left to live a scary sad life. Think about it, what happens to the pups that don't get adopted in these pets stores. Are they in shelters now. Can you imagine the mental state they end up with after being caged for 6 months? Put the pet stores out of business. Go adopt a poor soul at a rescue or shelter.

[sum ting wong]

Diane wrote:

Now that it's publicized about puppy mills. Nobody should patronize a pet store. You have no idea where that puppy came from and it's poor mother & father left to live a scary sad life. Think about it, what happens to the pups that don't get adopted in these pets stores. Are they in shelters now. Can you imagine the mental state they end up with after being caged for 6 months? Put the pet stores out of business. Go adopt a poor soul at a rescue or shelter.

me buy young dog, give you $5.00. if you have black dog i will give you $10.00.

[forest gump]

Diane wrote:

Now that it's publicized about puppy mills. Nobody should patronize a pet store. You have no idea where that puppy came from and it's poor mother & father left to live a scary sad life. Think about it, what happens to the pups that don't get adopted in these pets stores. Are they in shelters now. Can you imagine the mental state they end up with after being caged for 6 months? Put the pet stores out of business. Go adopt a poor soul at a rescue or shelter.

You're right.You have no idea where that dog in the pet store came from.You don't know where the dog from the shelter came from either.It may have very well came from......a PETSTORE.It may have also came directly from a puppy mill because it was in too bad of shape to be sold to the pet store.Just some food for thought.

[forrest gump]

My momma always said, "Buying a puppy from a pet store was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."

[pete]

forrest gump wrote:

My momma always said, "Buying a puppy from a pet store was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."

My vet told me the same thing about private breeders. Its a crap shoot either way.

[Fred]

Thanks Pete, cuz that's what i believe. It's a crap shoot either way.