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The miserable S.O.B.s who run puppy mills are no better than the guys who stage dog fights. Anyone who supports them by buying puppies from shopping mall pet stores is no better.

When I bought a dog from a responsible and humane kennel, I took the time to do my research, and I spent time getting references, etc. The funny thing is that I paid about the same as I would have for a poor, sick puppy from a worn out momma dog. If I can do my homework, so can other buyers.

“The life of an ant and that of my child should be granted equal consideration.”
— HSUS senior scholar Michael W. Fox

“The Humane Society should be worried about protecting animals from cruelty. It’s not doing that. The place is all about power and money.”
— HSUS consultant and former HSUS Chief Investigator Robert Baker, in U.S. News & World Report

“I’m not an admirer of HSUS. They’ve always been primarily a direct-mail operation, and what’s known in animal rights circles as a credit-grabber.”
— HSUS co-founder Cleveland Amory

“My goal is the abolition of all animal agriculture.”
— HSUS grassroots coordinator John “J.P.” Goodwin

Finally my fave HSUS quote regarding how much the "care" about domestic animals(a.k.a.:dogs and cats):

“We have no ethical obligation to preserve the different breeds of livestock produced through selective breeding ...One generation and out. We have no problems with the extinction of domestic animals. They are creations of human selective breeding.”
— Animal People News

Once again Fox News glorifies these hypocrits with the hidden agenda.Why don't you do the community a real favor and keep track of these dogs and where they wind up.My money says they wind up in the PETA shelter and wind up dead just like 90%(compared to around 25% for other non-PETA shelters)of all animals handed over to them.PETA and the HSUS love killing animals if it means that humans can't own them.

Grandad1, my people are from MO, home of many puppy mills. A lady in my Mom's home town runs one. She breeds her females over and over and over until she wears them out. Her dogs are treated like livestock, live in miserable little shacks, and are bred without regard to ancestry, health history, etc. She will ship a puppy anywhere to anyone with money at 6-8 weeks. I've seen the farm. I know the lady who cleans the runs and feeds the dogs, and she gets in serious trouble if she plays with or pets the dogs. She needs her wages badly, so she minds her p's and q's.

I apologise for calling names. I know enough about you that I'm sure you will care for your new puppy and love it. All I'm saying is, do you know how its mother was treated? Do you know if anyone ever patted her on the head or gave her any kind of a life? Do you know if your puppy's ancestors had bad hips, bad knees, epilepsy, genetic blindness, even bad temperments?

You can buy a dog from a reputable kennel, meet the dog's dam and sire, get an honest pedigree and a list of clearances that the parents have had. It doesn't mean that your dog will be equally clear, but you have a better chance of getting a sound dog.

I agree with Mountaineer fan about the HSUS and PETA but what about the puppy farmer who was just exposed? Is that person blameless? Who else would step in and help the dogs? Obviously VA's Ag Dept. isn't doing it's job or the number of dogs wouldn't have climbed to 1000 when the operator had a permit for 500.

I am sorry to have offended any pet owners. But I beg anyone looking for a new pupp

If people would stop purchasing puppies from the pet stores, a lot of the puppy mills wouldn't exist anymore. I know its easier to just walk into the pet store then opposed to driving miles to get a puppy, but its worth the time and effort to do so because the puppies you are buying in the pet store, have most likely come from places that the animals are not well cared for. Do your homework and check out the places you are buying from first. When I went to a pet store in Dale City and asked them where they got their puppies, they refused to give me a definite place of origin. This told me one thing, their puppies are coming from the same places we see to often on tv. Although I have two Pugs, I would not buy one from a pet store. My first Pug came from a breeder two hours south of where I live. It was a long drive, but he was worth it. My two now, adopted from a lady who couldn't keep them anymore due to family issues. But that being said, my future pets will be coming from either a rescue or a kennel because so many unwanted pets end up here. Puppy mills are simply puppies for profit with no regards to the health or welfare of either the adult dogs or the puppies being born. When the females can no longer produce, they are usually taken to a shelter, killed by the owner or left to die in humanely. Heartless humans own puppy mills. Don't be a contributor their heartlessness by buying the puppies they mass produce.

Born,there are a lot of problems with the HSUS and their stance on hunting is just one of them.They are just like PETA in that their whole modus is just a ruse.As apposed to many,often underfunded,animal welfare organizations like The American Humane Society these people exist only to make money and use animals as a venue for their anti-human agenda.
While many shelters run by the AHS are border bankrupt these con artists and known terrorists have duped the public into thinking that they actually participate in animal welfare operation such as shelters and medical care.However,the only thing these people do is pander for more money.They in fact spend almost half of their yearly income just asking for more money as apposed to actually helping animals.That money is no small amount either with a net worth around 150,000,000 dollars.Yet these people are constantly whining about how "desperate" they are.

Mountain, I think your missing the point here. I could care less who rescues these poor helpless animals from their inhumane living conditions and treatment. I'm just glad someone or some organization stepped in to help those who can't help themselves. Thats something to cheer about, don't you agree?

Yes,Grandma I would have felt better if it were the ASPCA or just about anyone else.At least I would know they did it out of concern for the animals and not just for another victory to add to their fund drive commercials.

My whole arguement here has been about Fox News once again making the HSUS out to be some sort of heros that they really aren't.

As far as the situation itself you should know well enough by now that I don't approve of it one bit.If you can't care for animals properly then you just shouldn't have them,period!Just so you'll know the last two dogs we have had were rescued from just such a breeder.This fellow wasn't all that bad but he just didn't have the means to take care of his dogs properly and some were in very poor health including ours.
One of the dogs we took was suffering badly from cancer and was in need of very hi-dollar meds which we aquired.The other suffered from mange.Remember that mangey bear pic a few days ago?That bear looked like a wooly yak compared to our dog when we got him.The inexpensive dip they were using was killing him because it's rather poisonous.There was a newer and more effective,and also hi-dollar,oral med available but the breeder couldn't afford it.We stepped in and now he's been a rather hairy beast for a long time now.

Sorry but that should have read "food" and not foog.Foog is good though if you can find it.