FOLKS -
Please od not deal with pet stores that sell animals (puppies, especially).
NO MATTER WHAT THEY TELL YOU, the animals have come from a puppy mill. Do a Google search and educate yourselves. You are NOT saving the poor, genetically challenged puppy from the forces of evil, you are promoting the people running these places to keep on keeping on. If no one buys puppy mill dogs, they will stop breeding them.
Breeding is not something to be done to make money. Reputable breeders seldom do. Each and every litter of Labradors bred by a RESPONSIBLE breeder has the following health certificates:
OFA (Orthopaedic Foundation for Animals) testing on hips and elbows, OFA for thyroid, CERF (Canine Eye Research Foundation) for eyes, DNA on record with the AKC, DNA tests for EIC (exercise Induced Collapse) and CNM (Centronuclear Myopathy), and heart testing.
Each breed has its own issues and tests. Ya think a puppy mill breeder even knows who the parents of their pups are????
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And pet store dogs often have 'papers.' Papers, even from the American Kennel Club, mean practically nothing, except that both parents of your dog are supposedly purebred.
'Papers' offer no guarantee of health (which a reputable breeder does), and now puppy mills have their own 'registries' because they refuse to follow the American Kennel Club's DNA rules.
UKC/ACA, etc. are nothing but a huge scam.
Thanks again for letting us know what's what. This is a huge distinction that needed to be pointed out, to the average pet-shopper. And the response from the people associated with this business was, at best, unacceptable to civilized society, and at worst, ignorant and sleezy.
The only way i ever got a dog or a cat was. when someone dumped there animal out near my house or
a stray just ended up in my yard.
I would take care of them ,get them there shots and get them fixed. They have all made fine animals.
Most important is loving them and actually spending time with them..
I dont blame people who want to buy the pet they want,there is nothing wrong with that,just love them and take good care of them.
It is a shame that this kind of stuff takes place anywhere.
By the way. How is your stray kitty doing? Show us some more pictures of him,he was a cute little guy. The way you cuss ,rant and rave sometimes ,i think you must have a soft touch in your heart somewhere! That is the way it is suppose to be.
My only comment is... when you buy from a pet shop you don't see the parents or have a clue what you new puppy will look like when grown up. Also, I know for a fact that the pet shop will tell you "Yes" they are registered, but what they don't tell you in which registry it is~~~ until you get the UKC or ACA papers not AKC. It is like anything else, buyer beware. When we bought our puppy the breeder said they would always take it back if we can't keep it any longer no matter what age the dog. We also had to agree to get it spayed.
Both my wife and I volunteer for a Pug rescue organization, and we have one rescue pug (and another from a reputable breeder who had the parents on site). I would suggest that anyone who wants any type of dog should look on the internet for a rescue organiztion. Rescue dogs are happy to be with you, and appreciate everything that you do for them. We have fostered dogs that were taken from puppy mills, and the conditions that they were in were appalling. The poor dogs were emaciated,sick, and full of parasites. Hpoefully God has little mercy on the owners of puppy mills. If you are interested in a Pug, please check out www.midatlanticpugrescue.org.
A note on the cats at Pet Smart--
The cats at Pet Smart are actually rescues or abandoned pets that are kept at the Cat Sanctuary in Salisbury. I can't claim to know a thing about the conditions they are kept in, but they are not apart of any kind of breeding mill or animal cruelty scam. They are legitimately unwanted cats needing a good home, much like the cats at the humane society.
Recent posts are giving pet store animals a bad rep. I just wanted to make sure that was clarified.
What angela said is true. We had found a wild stray kitten and they took it. Course they looked her over to make sure it was not sick. I wished I was able to keep it but under pet restrictions where i live we couldn't but she was soo cute and loveable ok she was loveable after she figured out i wasn't going to hurt her. :)
I have been to the cat sanctuary before to drop off some kitten that someones cat had and didn't take care of. I had to bottle feed them for a while and as much as I hated to do it I had to take them there to be adopted. The house they have the cats is an older house but they have done a wonderful job with the cats there. They have beds and everything for them and even a completely fenced in area so they can go outside. I have to tip my hat to those people they do alot for cats
There is a big difference between PetSmart and Pet Emporium. Please don't confuse the two. I have been in many PetSmarts and worked for one also, and the animals are, for the most part, healthy, well-kept and loved. And they usually have one form of rescue or another there for adoption weekly. I support PetSmart, and Pet Emporium should be shut down!
I have a Chinese Water Dragon which we got from PetsMart. Im found out one day that they take care of their animals properly when I eas asked to adopt (as in, take it for free) another CWD that had rubbed all the skin off its nose, exposing the bone. It won't kill the lizard, but no one will buy it. When I had to decline due to the fact that my CWD was easily twice the size of the potential adoptee, they told me not to feel bad about it, because they will keep the little one and take care of it as long as it lives, or until someone adopts it.
Also, the Cat Sanctuary is a good place, run by a good woman.
Folks, don't buy ANY animal. Adopt from a shelter or just look around any garbage dump or your own street. You will find a variety of animals that need homes and will love you as much as a bred dog. And please remember, an animal is for life--it is not a toy for your children. Also, spay and neuter!
On PetSmart--they do adopt out homeless animals but small birds and other animals sold there come from deplorable conditions--many are left to die in the back rooms when they get sick.
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