Comments on: More on Pets of Bel-Air http://www.ecorazzi.com/2007/12/18/more-on-pets-of-bel-air/ celebrities caught green-handed Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:28:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dana http://www.ecorazzi.com/2007/12/18/more-on-pets-of-bel-air/comment-page-1/#comment-56404 Dana Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:22:18 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/2007/12/18/more-on-pets-of-bel-air/#comment-56404 Some pets store chains like Pet Value don't sell any pets at all, just supplies. I try to shop either at Pet Value or at a few of the independent pet stores in my area that don't sell animals. Some pets store chains like Pet Value don’t sell any pets at all, just supplies. I try to shop either at Pet Value or at a few of the independent pet stores in my area that don’t sell animals.

]]> By: Tee http://www.ecorazzi.com/2007/12/18/more-on-pets-of-bel-air/comment-page-1/#comment-56309 Tee Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:43:04 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/2007/12/18/more-on-pets-of-bel-air/#comment-56309 Another one of these scamming pet stores exposed http://www.stopwizardofclaws.com/ Another one of these scamming pet stores exposed http://www.stopwizardofclaws.com/

]]> By: Tee http://www.ecorazzi.com/2007/12/18/more-on-pets-of-bel-air/comment-page-1/#comment-56307 Tee Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:40:39 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/2007/12/18/more-on-pets-of-bel-air/#comment-56307 Usda MEANS puppy mill. The USDA has been colluding with these millers for a long time, letting them break laws. USDA inspectors even admit it! some of a news story exposing USDA failures http://www.michiganhumane.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8928 Plus these mills operate in "good ole boy" rural areas, where the local authorities are easily bought off and there are few or no laws any way. But ALL pet stores buy from puppy mills. That's the business model. They buy cheap so they can mark up for retail. The puppies are cheap because they are cheaply raised. No vet care, often kept outdoors, parent dogs caged for life, horrible disease and injuries. Cheap. And veterinarians WORK FOR puppy mills. Unethical vets can make a lot of $$ off this abuse. It's one big nasty dirty secretive racket. Usda MEANS puppy mill. The USDA has been colluding with these millers for a long time, letting them break laws. USDA inspectors even admit it! some of a news story exposing USDA failures http://www.michiganhumane.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8928

Plus these mills operate in “good ole boy” rural areas, where the local authorities are easily bought off and there are few or no laws any way.

But ALL pet stores buy from puppy mills. That’s the business model. They buy cheap so they can mark up for retail.

The puppies are cheap because they are cheaply raised. No vet care, often kept outdoors, parent dogs caged for life, horrible disease and injuries. Cheap.

And veterinarians WORK FOR puppy mills. Unethical vets can make a lot of $$ off this abuse.

It’s one big nasty dirty secretive racket.

]]> By: Dana http://www.ecorazzi.com/2007/12/18/more-on-pets-of-bel-air/comment-page-1/#comment-56286 Dana Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:27:54 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/2007/12/18/more-on-pets-of-bel-air/#comment-56286 It's clever for them to just try to blame the USDA for the horrific conditions, but I don't think that's acceptable. Certainly the US Department of Agriculture should be working much harder to enforce the puppy breeding regulations, but ultimately it should be up to each pet shop to investigate where their puppies are coming from. I wish more pets stores would stop selling puppies from both puppy mills and breeders and start doing more adoption events in partnership with local animal shelters. Some independent pet stores and some chains like Petsmart already do this. It’s clever for them to just try to blame the USDA for the horrific conditions, but I don’t think that’s acceptable. Certainly the US Department of Agriculture should be working much harder to enforce the puppy breeding regulations, but ultimately it should be up to each pet shop to investigate where their puppies are coming from.

I wish more pets stores would stop selling puppies from both puppy mills and breeders and start doing more adoption events in partnership with local animal shelters. Some independent pet stores and some chains like Petsmart already do this.

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