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Better to adopt a shelter dog than to support inhumane breeding factories, a letter writer declares.

EDITOR,

I would like warn readers about dangers of getting their next dog. Many people spend hundreds of dollars to buy a healthy-looking puppy, only to find that it is seriously ill and requires costly veterinary care to save its life.

Puppy mills are breeding facilities that produce purebred puppies in large numbers to sell them to unsuspecting consumers. They are inhumane, designed to maximize profits, and they commonly disregard the physical, social and emotional health of the dogs in their facilities.

The best way to stop puppy mills from continuing their abuse is for consumers to stop buying the puppies they breed and stop buying goods from stores that sell puppies. People think they are “rescuing” these puppies by buying them, but don’t be fooled. You’re just creating space for another puppy to be sold.

The best place to get your next pet is the local animal shelter. One out of every four dogs in shelters is a purebred. Most of these shelter animals have already been spayed or neutered and have received all their vaccinations and veterinary checkups.

— Sara Jacobo, Stockton

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written by maybenotdumBcommenT , June 04, 2008

Sara, It's not just puppy mills that do this. Private families do this as well. I found out after 5 years that my dogs mother was used in much the same way and it infuriated me. She was sick for months when i brought her home. The family looked happy and clean but little did I know. Should I name th e street they live on?

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written by Guillermo Rodriguez , June 04, 2008

I totaly agree with you! Both of my Dogs I adopted.

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written by Guillermo Rodriguez , June 04, 2008

http://stoppuppymills.org/

Check this out. It's sad and Horrible.