Why Do Coloradans Love Their Pets

A: Pet mills put money and profit, before the health of the animals they are breeding. Animals from these mills are usually living in disgusting conditions, and not getting the medical care that they need (Sheeter, n.d.). Because of this, the animals can get very prone to sickness, and have behavioural problems. They are left in small crates, squished together, have terrible diets, and dirty water (Sheeter, n.d.). A lot of dogs have been neglected or abused and have had little attention, interaction with humans or other animals, or obedience trainings. They were not treated with any sort or respect or appreciation or care, and they deserve that. The mums of the puppies are caged and constantly bred until they no longer can, they do not get

“Puppy mills create misery for dogs and pain for the unwitting purchasers of the animal, and they indirectly deny suitable homes for animals in need.”- Wayne Pacelle (President of the Humane Society of the United States)

Many American households own a pet, but their pets may have originated from a cruel background. Especially dogs, for many of them stem from one of the ten thousand puppy mills located across the United States. Puppy mills are large commercial breeding facilities that specializes in maximizing profit over the welfare and conditions of the animals. Animals live in unsustainable conditions which they are provided with the minimum amount of food, water, exercise, shelter, protection, and veterinary care; yet, these animals are forced to continue breeding for the sake of providing beautiful pets for our own personal expenses. The government should step in to advance regulations and inspections of large commercial breeding facilities because old rules no longer fit the current time anymore. For us to take home a new healthy family member, we should all know it comes from a safe place.

Puppies are taken away from their mothers too early which can cause illnesses or behavioral problems. Dogs raised at puppy mills are sold in two main places. They either go to pet stores or are sold over the internet. When dogs are shipped out to pet stores they can sometimes go up to many hours without food or water and are tightly squeezed in cages. Many pet stores sell the dogs without telling the buyer where they have come from. Not just are the dogs treated unkindly and in unhealthy ways but there is also a psychological affect on them as well.

Did you ever think about puppy mills; if they should be outlawed or not? For one to think or answer that question they must know what a puppy mill is, “an establishment that breeds puppies for sale, typically on an intensive basis and in conditions regarded as inhumane.”. A website called Humanesociety.org states, “Over a five‐year period (2007‐2011), our puppy mills campaign received 2,479 puppy buyer complaints. Buyers complained about sick puppies sold by a variety of sources, including pet stores, breeders (both in person and online), or middleman dealers (sometimes known as brokers).” That proves that the dogs are not treated well. I think puppy mills should be outlawed because the dogs are treated the way they should be, dogs are getting hurt, and they over breed the dog.

Do you ever look and all the puppies in a pet store and think, where did all these puppies come from? Well, the answer is: puppy mills. Puppy mills may sound like a cute, fun, happy place, but if you think that, you are wrong; it’s the opposite. Puppy mills should be made illegal because puppies and dogs are overbred, underfed, and tortured under the horrible conditions they are in. If you don’t know what a puppy mill is, it is an establishment that overbreeds, tortures, and underfeeds dogs and puppies. Puppy mills overbreed dogs, but that’s not all. Multiple dogs are put into tiny cages they hardly fit in and the dogs are underfed and starved. These puppies and dogs are “raised” in horrible conditions, and then are “shipped” to pet stores that may be near you.

In addition to pet owners being irresponsible with breeding practices, some owners believe that they can breed the animals for a profit. They do not take into consideration the moral or

The practice of the overbreeding of dogs to sell their puppies for a profit is commonly known as ‘puppy farming’. RSPCA Australia defines puppy farming as an ‘intensive dog breeding facility that is operated under inadequate conditions that fail to meet the dogs’ behavioural, social and/or physiological needs’. Owners of puppy farms, otherwise known as puppy factories or puppy mills, often keep large numbers of animals for excessive breeding. Once the puppies have been born, they are often sold off to unsuspecting clients with no registration, no microchip, no vaccinations and unknown genetically inherited problems. Stakeholders in this issue include the animals, the breeder, any past, present or future clients, the animal welfare officers

Irresponsibility and lack of knowledge on the part of people buying pets is a huge problem. You need to know about the animals that are waiting in shelters and avoid buying our new pet. These are some shocking statistics about dogs and cats in the US.

One of the most meaningful acts a breeder can do is provide their puppies with the best start in life, but it doesn't stop there. As a responsible breeder, your dedication surrounds helping prospective puppy owners raise happy and healthy dogs. As a dog lover, connecting caring, responsible individuals and families with their forever pet is your passion. By encouraging and endorsing products that promote the wholesome development of dogs, particularly during the first year of life, breeders can be a part of ensuring a long and active life for the pups. Breeders hold themselves and their clients to the highest standards and the goal is improving the life of each puppy.

I feel that you should adopted vs buying a pet because you give a unwanted dog a chance to have a happy home and there are a lot of dogs in shelters and don’t have a home to go to not having the love that they need they don’t get to run around and play with humans because they only get a little bit of time outside if any due to overcrowding and then you have to worry about shelters not having enough food to go around due to not enough funds such as we also help break the cycle of pet overpopulation.

However, cutting off the relationship between pet stores and breeders is not efficient method to save dogs. Instead, it will make the problems become severer because of the disordered dog trade marketing. In fact, regulating the dog trade law of pet stores can be the key to fail puppy mill industry.

There are many aspects of a good breeder, which I list below. There are also bad breeders such as puppy farms.