
A puppy may be cute, but it comes with a lot of needs and expenses. Puppies grow quickly. As as they grow, they need constant supervision, training, exercise, food, medical care, attention and a ton of your patience, time, and money. Puppies are a lot of work. The time to get a puppy is after you have carefully thought about your lifestyle and how a puppy might or might not fit in. You need to research breeds and learn all you can about the characteristics of breeds you are interested in. If you are a quiet person who isn't interested in having to walk a couple miles a couple times a day, then a Husky is not the breed for you. Puppies do not make good gifts. The recipient may not even want a pet. The pet may be all wrong for that person. A person needs to research the type of pet that is suited to their life style and decide if they even want the responsibility of a pet. Pets do not make good gifts for children. Children cannot assume responsibility for the complete care of a pet. Often the novelty wears off and the pet is no longer wanted or cared for. Then what happens to the pet?
Online Sellers sell puppies to anyone who can pay the price. Online sellers are large puppy mills who breed and house dogs in substandard conditions. The parentage of the dogs is most often unknown. They ship puppies all over the place and have no interest in the welfare of the puppy. Often these puppies arrive ill, terrified, unsocialized and come with health and psychological problems that can last a lifetime. The motive for online sellers is to make money no matter what. They do NOT care about their puppies. Pet Stores get puppies from puppy mills from all over the country or from local backyard "breeders" interested only in profit. Pet stores do not care who buys the puppy - if you have a credit card or cash, you can have the puppy. They don't care if the breed is suitable to your lifestyle or if you are buying on impulse. Walk into a pet store, hand them your credit card and you own a puppy. If you change your mind, you have to find someone else to take on the puppy. The truth is that pet store puppies come from puppy mills which are houses of pain and horror for the dogs kept there. Puppies are shipped in large quantities to stores and then sold to anyone who has money. The health and psychological problems such dogs face can last a lifetime. Unscrupulous "Breeders" are people who indiscriminately breed puppies in their homes and backyards for the sole purpose of making money. The dogs are often kept in basements, backyards and sheds with minimal care and little to no socialization. Their dogs are not of good quality and often have genetic defects such as hip dysplasia, heart problems, eye defects. Let's talk about American Kennel Club (AKC) registration. Pet stores, online sellers and unscrupulous breeders brag that the pups are AKC registered. The key word here is "registered". Your car is registered, but does the Dept of Motor Vehicles guarantee that your car is a high-quality well-maintained car? No, it does not. Neither does AKC registration. The AKC is simply a registry that depends on the integrity of the people registering dogs. AKC in no way can guarantee quality, health or temperament of a dog. A breeder fills out paperwork and mails in a fee to register the dogs. That's it.
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| Please do NOT buy puppies at pet stores or through the Internet. Boston, MA Shipment of Puppy Mill Puppies Seized on July 9, 2009 Humane Society Information about Puppy Mills 800 Small Dogs Seized From Arizona Trailer in March 2008 CT Animal Control Officers participated in this raid and rescue in Maine. Massive Maine Puppy Mill Rescue Exposes Industry Ugliness |
| Dogs, Puppies, Birds Seized In Kennel Raid Complaints Against Breeder Leads To Investigation POSTED: 11:19 am EST December 10, 2008 UPDATED: 8:12 pm EST December 10, 2008 BETHANY, Conn. -- State police served a search warrant at a Bethany dog kennel Wednesday. Animal control officers arrived at the kennel on Oakridge Drive Wednesday morning. Animal officers from several cities and towns, including East Haven, Naugatuck and Milford, were called to the home. 38 Puppies Among Animals Found In Kennel Raid Department of Agriculture officials said that 11 adult German shepherds and Labradors were seized in the raid as well as 38 puppies. They said 56 birds, including finches, doves, pigeons and parakeets were also taken from the kennel, as well as about 50 waterfowl of various breeds. Police said the property was zone for, at most, 30 dogs. State officials said the kennel is owned by Jeffery Boyarsky, 41. They said the Department of Agriculture had recently received complaints from citizens who said their puppies became ill after being purchased from Boyarsky. One complainant said that their puppy had to be euthanized because it was so ill. Officials said an investigation into the care and conditions at the kennel was launched after the complaints were filed. State officials said the property was inspected on Tuesday and that frozen water buckets, thin dogs and a lethargic puppy were found. All of the animals seized Wednesday will be examined by a veterinarian and housed in local shelters pending a court case. Officials said one puppy had been admitted Wednesday to an animal hospital for treatment. "It appears that these animals were not receiving proper care including veterinary care and adequate water," said Commissioner of Agriculture Philip Prelli. "This may have contributed to the puppies Mr. Boyarsky sold becoming sick. The department takes all animal neglect complaints seriously and acted in the best interest of these animals." Members of the State Environmental Conservation Police said that Boyarsky also owned birds for which he needed a game breeder's license. Prelli said the department may pursue criminal cruelty charges in the case. The investigation into the kennel is ongoing, officials said. A woman who identified herself as one of the kennel's owners told Eyewitness News that all of the kennel's animals are legal and being taken care of properly. E-mail news tips to Eyewitness News, or dial: 866-289-0333. Connecticut's latest breaking news is on WFSB.com and Channel 3 Eyewitness News. Be The First To Know: Breaking News, Weather, Sports E-mail From WFSB.com Weekdays © 2008 by WFSB.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |