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Dog Stuffed Animal and Puppy Mills
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Dog Stuffed Animal and Puppy Mills
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Sometimes having a dog stuffed animal is a way to have something you love, but for a number of reasons, can’t actually have the real thing. While a dog stuffed animal can never take the place of a living, breathing pup, at the very least, it can provide a measure of comfort and companionship.
Puppy mills have been around for a long time – decades, in fact. They continue to do well because they prey on a public who are ill-informed as to what they do and who can’t resist the adorable puppy they see in the pet shop window. Even web sites selling puppies that appear to be legitimate, can be part of the puppy mill industry. If you don’t do your homework when considering the purchase [of a puppy] from a web site, you could very well end up with a puppy mill dog.
The definition of a puppy mill is “a high-volume, sub-standard dog-breeding operation, which sells purebred or mixed breed dogs, directly or indirectly to unsuspecting buyers.” They are essentially dog factories, churning out as many puppies as they can. In so doing, dogs are forced to live in small wire cages with no human companionship, comfort, or toys. Conditions in a puppy mill are nothing short of shocking to say the least. Dogs are forced to live in their own feces and urine and many of the animals suffer from severe health issues including flea infestations, parvovirus (a highly contagious and deadly virus), breathing problems, and skin conditions, to name just a few. In addition, as the fertility of breeding dogs dissipates, they are often killed, abandon, or sold cheaply to another mill so “one last litter” can be forced out of the animal.
When you make the choice not to visit the place you are purchasing your puppy from, you are often inadvertently supporting the puppy mill industry. Despite the fact that you are able to visit a retail store, it doesn’t mean you’re getting a healthy puppy; most stores that choose to sell puppies get them from puppy mills (often contrary to what they might tell you). The best way to ensure you are not buying a puppy mill dog is to not buy your pup from a store or an internet site. You can also refuse to buy any type of animal supplies from a retail store or internet site that that sells puppies.
With the huge number of dogs and puppies that are abandon and given up on a daily basis to rescue groups and animal shelters, you can save a life by going through any one of these organizations to get your pet. Most of these places are non-profit and run completely by volunteers who work tirelessly to save dogs that have come from horrific conditions – puppy mills included. Their mandate is the care and welfare of the dog and/or puppy with an overall aim is to match the dog or puppy with the right owner so the animal can have a ‘forever home.’
A dog stuffed animal really doesn’t know how lucky it is to never have lived its ‘life’ in a puppy mill. While it may wait a while on a toy store shelf until it’s chosen to go home with someone, at the very least, it doesn’t have to endure the horrendous conditions found in puppy mills. When the right person finally does come along and chooses that dog stuffed animal, it will go on to live in the lap of luxury compared to the real thing that has to endure a life in a place it never ‘asked’ to be.
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