Comments on: Pet Giant Linked To Puppy Mills

Humane Society Alleges Petland Buys Puppies Born In Overcrowded, Unsanitary Conditions

[erasmus81]

There is a Petland store here in Mount Vernon, Ohio. They are located at 1005 Coshocton Ave. They are still listed in the yellow pages here and their # is 740-392-5900. It''''s odd their phone number is listed in the phone book when their store APPEARS to be shut down. I know they will open the store sometimes and then they will shut it down.

I reported them to PETA & The Humane Society of the US, quite awhile back, maybe that''''s why they open for awhile and then shut down. I wish they would shut Petland down for good here in Mount Vernon, Ohio.

Posted by sandy777 at 01:20 PM : Nov 21, 2008

I hate to be rude, but you sound like you are a little DENSE.

What was the purpose of giving out the phone number?

You said they are still listed in the yellow pages. It''s a little hard to remove it once it''s there.:)

[sandy777-2009]

There is a Petland store here in Mount Vernon, Ohio. They are located at 1005 Coshocton Ave. They are still listed in the yellow pages here and their # is 740-392-5900. It''s odd their phone number is listed in the phone book when their store APPEARS to be shut down. I know they will open the store sometimes and then they will shut it down.

I reported them to PETA & The Humane Society of the US, quite awhile back, maybe that''s why they open for awhile and then shut down. I wish they would shut Petland down for good here in Mount Vernon, Ohio.

[lynbir1-2009]

no reputable breeder would sell to a pet store

The question: What is a reputable breeder.

A reputable breeder takes care in planning a litter. They make sure the parents are in good health and have had the proper health screenings in order to try to prevent passing on health problems. This is not to say it doesn''t happen, but the odds are better for the future pet owner certainly.

A reputable breeder NEVER ever sells through a broker or pet store. They want to make sure the family has been screened and knows as much as possible about the breed they wish to own. They want to be sure the family is prepared and able to care for that puppy and fits their lifestyle. A reputable breeder considers themself responsible for that puppy for its lifetime and will want it back if the new family cannot keep it. They do not want to see their puppies in a shelter or bad situation.

A reputable breeder will say no if it''s the wrong home for their puppy and hopefully guide the prospective buyer to another breed or perhaps to another type of pet that will work for them.

In contrast, at a pet store (or a nonreputable breeder) ... hand over your money, you can have whatever puppy you want. And if it turns out not to fit your lifestyle, too bad, find it a new home, dump it at shelter, they don''t care.

Caring is the difference.

[armydog2]

pUPPY MILLS NEED TO BE SHUT DOWN AND ANY PET STORE THAT GETS THEIR PUPS FROM THEM NEED TO BE SHUT DOWN. tHESE POOR FEMALES ARE SO OVERBRED THEY DO NOT EVEN GET THE CHANCE TO REBOUND FROM ONE LITTER AND THEY ARE PREGNANT AGAIN. BECAUSE OF ALL OF THIS OVERBREEDING AND THE GENERAL HEALTH OF THE MOTHERS THE PUPPIES ARE USUALLY NOT HEALTHY OR SUFFER FROM GENETIC DEFECTS. THIS IS ANIMAL CRUELTY AT ITS WORST.

[dusk9871]

i adopted a puppy from a petland. the petland near me keeps cages open for the local shelter. the puppy i adopted was a shelter puppy. she is now 3 and healthy and smart.

[newsjunky5]

I worked for a veterinary hospital once. We would regularly get puppies from a pet store chain (not this one) who were in bad shape. Some would have to be euthanized for ailments that could have been easily treated if they had acted earlier. But on the outside chance the dog would get better on it''s own, they opted not to treat it early.

[jinxkity]

Puppy mills should be in the same category as Michael Vick and prosecuted to the same degree.

[legacyabq]

This is crazy.. We euthanize literallys 10''s of thousands of dogs a year at shelters.. Including puppies.
Why cant people get dogs from the shelter??
There are some GREAT GREAT dogs there, I know, I got my wonderful Boxer there.

[jess4678]

One way Petland gets away with lying is that they buy the puppies from puppy mill brokers like Hunte Corp and Lambriar.

The brokers buy direct from some of the worst puppy mills in the country.

So Petland tries to distance themselves in a sleazy way, but they are all puppy mill puppies.

[jess4678]

ALL Petland stores get their puppies from the SAME puppy mill brokers. That is how Petland Co does business. It''s been known and proven for years..

Here are just some of the puppy mills that Petland buys from through brokers. http://www.columbusdogconnection.com/PupMillNewsStory3.htm
And yes, they are USDA licensed and inspected. Many of these mills are in Missouri too, etc.

Petland buys cheaply, to mark up high in the store. Cheaper puppies means poor care, no matter what "inspections" they talk of.

Quite bluntly, Petland is not telling the truth.

And customers of Petland have experienced this deception for years.

USDA licensed MEANS puppy mills. The USDA has admitted it can''t handle the puppy mill problem, and the USDA has been criticized for enabling the puppy mill problems.

USDA licensed means dogs caged for life, often outdoors in the weather, not treated by vets, literally bred to death with no socialization or exercise, and full of disease and genetic problems.

That''s the problem. In the pet store, people hear all sorts of glossy sales talk about "licensed breeders" or brokers, but the buyer can''t SEE the terrible kennels these puppies come from, and the parent dogs suffering.

And the Petland store owners are not being honest with customers or the media about this problem. It all comes down to money, sadly

[yongamerica]

What is news here. This is common knowledge to anyone with a brain.
Rules for buying a dog:
1. Don''t buy a dog from a pet store.
2. Especially don''t buy a pedigree dog from a pet store.
Just because a dog comes with papers doesn''t make it a show dog, which its often billed as.
3. Don''t buy a puppy from someone who can''t tell you who the breeder was or where it was born.
4. Trust the kid selling you the dog in the pet store less than President Bush asking for $700 billion dollars for his banking buddies with no controls over how its spent.

[tnz650-2009]

This is an outrageous claim... Posted by doglvr12 at 11:13 AM : Nov 21, 2008

Just because your dog came from a registered breeder, doesn''t mean that all dogs bought at Petland come from registered breeders. No where in the article does it state that ALL dogs coming from Petland are from puppy mills. Take a second to READ the article. I don''t know why anyone in their right mind would want to buy a dog from a chain store. It''s the height of laziness if you ask me. Take the time and buy from a breeder that has a good reputation, or get a dog from your local animal shelter or Humane Society. Petland is a chain and it''s only motivation is profit. Period. Cutting corners and turning a blind eye in order to increase profits is standard practice. It''s sad that there''s a market for mass produced pets, but when some lazy, ignorant person will walk into a chain store to get their family pet, then animals will be subject to the cruelty that will invariably result from profit and greed.

[dronemonk]

Please, nanny state government. Please save us from those dastardly short sellers and puppy millers. Amen. Stocks should only go up, and puppies should be borned in government approved doggy hospitals.

[freckster]

doglvr12

The article does not claim ALL Petland stores buy their puppies from puppy mills. Considering the number of animals Petland peddles I have no doubt the accusation holds merit.

BTW - did you actually visit the breeder at the breeders'' breeding facility?

Not only do puppy mills raise their animals under cruel conditions, the animals are likely to be from a small gene pool. This creates a variety of health problems that cause pet owners to endure a lot of treatment costs and heartache.

Save an animal - adopt from a breed rescue (if you must have a purebred) or a shelter. Don''t encourage and perpetuate the puppy mill practice.

[easeup-2009]

Thanks but no thank you let them fail. Then nationalize the companies and sell it off bit by bit but don''''t give one dime to the CEO''''s and the rest of the failed exec''''s.

Posted by antoniof123 at 10:30 AM : Nov 21, 2008

Do you even have any idea what you''re ranting about?

[doglvr12]

This is an outrageous claim. I have bought one of my dogs from Petland, and know for a fact that they do not get their dogs from puppy mills. They gave me all of the breeder information, and I even went on to get my Second puppy from that exact breeder.

[antoniof123]

Hey this is capitalism at it''s best but ask some neo con and they will say it is not against the law.

Brother business must be controled or you get GM.

Thanks but no thank you let them fail. Then nationalize the companies and sell it off bit by bit but don''t give one dime to the CEO''s and the rest of the failed exec''s.