61. THESE PEOPLE CAN'T TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES LET ALONE AN INNOCENT DOG,

Posted at 5:18PM on Dec 11th 2007 by KATY

62. ilovepuppies, then why don't YOU do it for the love?

The little dogs need help- they are often terrified in the pounds with big barking dogs, or confused when their elderly owner dies.

YOU can get them out and get them to the vet and change their lives.

Posted at 5:19PM on Dec 11th 2007 by Lori

63. FOR THE DOGS THAT LIVE OUT THEIR LIVES IN A PUPPY MILL I THINK THAT THE PUNISHMENT SHOULD FIT THE CRIME. IMPRISION THE BREEDERS IN A CRAMPED TO SMALL CAGE AND DENY THEM ANY HUMAN CONTACT DECENT FOOD OR MEDICAL CARE. AS FOR BREEDING THEM DON'T BOTHER JUST KEEP THE CAGES FULL! ANY PET STORE WILL TELL YOU THEY DON'T USE MILLS BUT WHEN YOU SEE A PUP THAT LOOKS LIKE A WHIPPET AND THEY ARE CALLING IT A DEER TYPE CHIHUAHUA YOU CAN BET THEY CAME FROM A MILL. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A TEACUP CHIHUAHUA A DEER CHIHUA HUA A TEA CUP YORKIE OR A POM. THESE PET STORES NEVER VISIT THE PLACE THEIR PUPS COME FROM. I HAVE 2 PUREBRED RESCUES AND THEY ARE THE SWEETEST MOST LOVING DOGS YOU WILL EVER MEET. HOW DOGS CAN FIND IT IN THEIR HEARTS TO GIVE HUMANS ONE MORE CHANCE I WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND BUT THEY DO. SOME DON'T BUT MOST DO. DO NOT GET A PUP FROM A PET STORE AND WATCH THE BACKYARD BREEDERS TOO. AS FOR BRITTIANY SHE NEEDS A PET LIKE SHE NEEDS ANOTHER CHILD. AT LEAST KIDS HAVE SOMEONE THAT WILL SPEAK FOR THEM. BRITT IF YOU ARE LISTENING DOGS ARE JUST KIDS WITH FOUR LEGS INSTEAD OF TWO.

Posted at 5:20PM on Dec 11th 2007 by LIZBETH ANDREWS

64. Pets shouldn't be impulse purchases anyway and that is what the pet stores count on. "Oh isn't he or she cute"... as opposed to a well researched and thought out addition to a family. But then again, lots of people have kids with less thought than that (Brittney...).
Simply pathetic.

Posted at 5:26PM on Dec 11th 2007 by Mark

65. Ireland is infamous for puppy mills. In particular if buying a cavalier king charles spaniel. Always insist on visiting the breeder. NEVER LET THEM SHIP TO YOU!

Posted at 5:26PM on Dec 11th 2007 by greatwhiteshark

66. And what is the problem with this?

Posted at 5:30PM on Dec 11th 2007 by SamandthaD

67. Ummm....is it just me or does it seem STUPID that they are going after the shop, when they should be attacking the PUPPY MILLS??? They even know where these mills are and they're going after one a thousand stores that buy from these mills? It's not Britney or Paris's fault this stuff happens! Any normal human wouldn't buy from there if they knew what was going on. Why are these mills still open??? Maybe these celebrities should now use their power to get these places shut down. Tell me where they and I'll go and tear them down myself if I have to!

Posted at 5:42PM on Dec 11th 2007 by Mel

68. No matter which breed someone is interested in, there are rescue groups who can hook you up with a great pet. And just think, usually no housebreaking involved, pets are already spayed or neutered, microchipped, etc etc. For someone bound and determined to buy a pure bred puppy, please visit the breeder. If they don't want you to visit, there's a reason. If you think you're "saving" a puppy by rescuing it from a pet store, all you're doing is making more room for puppy mills to continue their torture. Now that Michael Vick is behind bars, maybe the Humane Society can get puppy mills up next to be prosecuted.

Posted at 5:42PM on Dec 11th 2007 by Diane

69. You are better off going through a breeder. The animals are treated better and are healthier. These puppy mills don't care what shape the dogs are in. They might look healthy at first but in the long run all the genetic problems will surface and you will have to deal with grief and financial loss. Breeders are the only way to go. Just look in the classifieds. But hey who ever said these idiots in Hollywood had any brains. Most of them didn't even finish high school. Especially the Paris' and Britneys of hollyweird. A bunch of idiots with no talent.

Posted at 5:44PM on Dec 11th 2007 by ..........

70. The problems are many. First, they often use welsh springer spaniels as bitches and stud with a cavalier to produce more puppies. They pawn them off as purebreds and they end up with all kinds of health issues. Responsible owners won't breed a dog that displays health concerns common to a particular breed. If you can't see the breeder and get health certificates for the dog, you have no idea what kinds of issues you will end up with. I won't stud my one male because he couldn't pass a health check on his hips. A good breeder has their studs and bitches checked and certified before passing on hips problems, heart murmurs, eye problems, etc. Also, we don't allow our bitches to breed more than once every two years. It takes a lot out of them. Puppy mills let their dogs mate each time they are in season. Would you want to have 4 or 5 kids every six months?

Posted at 5:45PM on Dec 11th 2007 by greatwhiteshark

71. No way that's the real Fly! That person actually had a point and kept it short! The regular fly is too self absorbed and arrogant to do that!

Posted at 5:48PM on Dec 11th 2007 by Can't be the real fly!

72. This is directed to Lori... What state are you in??? I have worked in the field of animal behavior for the past 16 years in Pennsylvania and there have been some new laws directed at stopping puppy mills. Not all the legislaters here are hillbillys. FIrst off.. the puppy lemon law.. an ammendment that was added to the consumer protection act in 1997 has held breeders and pet shops more than accountable for selling less than perfect puppies... also in Pa. Ny. and Ohio as well as a lot of the midwestern states.. aw hell... all across the country most pf the puppy mills are run by the Amish... they don't obey "English" law...The ONLY way that puppy mills are going to end is if the Federal Government steps in and makes a FEDERAL law stipulating and controling breeders and the amount of dogs they can have. For example no more than 3 breeding females in 2 different breeds. Pet shops are ignorent... all they see is the bottom line and unfortunately it's green...

Posted at 5:49PM on Dec 11th 2007 by Kermit

73. My husband and I bought a puppy in August fom Petland which is a popular petstore in our area, and after I took my new puppy to the vet for his check up the vet infomed me of Petland and how they buy their puppies from puppymills. I was so upset to learn this information and whe I got home I looked Petland up on th internet and the things I saw made me sick. Not only that but my little guy was so sick and I sunk so much money into him in order for him to get better. Puppymills should be stopped and people need to be informed.

Posted at 5:52PM on Dec 11th 2007 by Laura

74. Stop buying from pet stores and breeders! PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE...adopt your pets from a local shelter, millions of animals are killed each year simply because no one adopts them! there are a lot of really GREAT dogs out there just waiting for someone to give them a good home!!

Posted at 5:59PM on Dec 11th 2007 by reading teacher

75. I know some people think buying a puppy is saving one, but it's NOT! All that does is encourage another litter to replace it. So, the dam (mother) gets bred to death. Think about her, trapped there as long as her puppies sell. She's not a loved and well cared for family pet, she's a breeding machine and the one truly suffering. The only way to stop the cycle of neglect and abuse is to not buy...not even one. When they stop selling, they stop breeding. The puppies and adults no longer needed will end up in rescue and you can save them there without causing more grief.

Posted at 6:01PM on Dec 11th 2007 by TRULY save a life!