Next time you see some breeder selling puppies in the paper, or you go to a petstore and see the cute pure breed puppies, and mixed breed (mutt) puppies that are "for sale" keep in mind what these puppies actually are. MERCHANDISE FOR SALE.
The Humane Society of The United States estimates that 99% of the puppies you see in petstores come from puppy mills. Even here in California. Petstore owners rarely, if ever, visit the puppy suppliers. An example of this is my personal dog George. I adopted George, a Chinese Crested, from another local rescuer, Debby Sweet of www.Shortnsweetdogrescue.org George had been confiscated from a California puppy mill in the Central Valley. George was approx 10 yrs old when I adopted him. George had spent hisENTIRE LIFEin a wire rabbit cage. George could not walk when I adopted him. His legs were atrophied from never, ever, being let out of his cage. 10 YEARS of imprisonment!!! It took him many months to be able to stand, and then eventually walk. He is still unstable, but far better than he used to be. Thousands of dollars were made from breeding this poor dog. Thousands!! And yet he was not even given basic comfort. Of course not. To this California puppy mill, George was just a commodity. Wring every dollar you can out of them, and then throw them away.
Now instead of sleeping on the floor of a wire cage, George gets to sleep on the blankets of my bed.
Next time you see puppies for sale in the paper, or at a pet shop, think about Brutus and Sara the AKC bulldogs rescued from a puppy mill. Think of Roxy, the AKC yellow lab, sold to Buy-Rite Petstore in Hayward, CA. Most likely born at a puppy mill. Think of Forrest, and Fancy, just of few of the thousands of labs that are purchased every year. Think of poor Wobbley George. Think about the thousands of dollars some breeder made off these dogs and then didn't give a rat's ass about what happened to them after the sale was made. Why would they? They've got your money. Who cares what happened to the dog after that. Not their problem. Ask yourself why breeders are so opposed to mandatory spay/neuter. Ask yourself why they are so opposed to paying a fee for a breeder's permits. Because it would cut into their profit. To them, this is only merchandise. A cash crop. Even some of the local breeders you see week after week advertising in the Easy-Ad, breed their females until they are no longer of value to them, (too old) and then they sell them off too. Absolutely no attachment to the animal. Absolutely no reason to keep the dog around when they can't make money off it anymore. Buying a dog, instead of rescuing a dog, supports this industry. If the demand for such "merchandise" disappears, the supply too will stop. It will no longer be profitable. Simple economics. Supply and Demand. Stop the demand!
This little Bullie Boy, Brutus, is one of 15 that were confiscated from a puppy mill in Victorville. When you BUY a dog you support the large scale merchandising of these lives. These dogs were found in locked in sheds without ventilation, or an outside yard to go in to. VICTORVILLE IS THE DESERT!!! Many were suffering from Giardia. One nearly lost her life because she had been bred so many times, and never spayed, that her uterus had collapsed and filled with pus. Had she not been confiscated, she would have died from massive infection. The breeder just thought the swelling in her belly was because she was pregnant again. The breeder is part of a "Bulldog Club". The breeder was AKC approved. The breeder used to show this breed in competition, so everyone thought he was reputable. This is what you support when you BUY a dog instead of rescue one. AKC means nothing. Breeders pay their annual dues and get AKC endorsement. AKC does not EVER come to the property to check on the welfare of the animals that are being sold forprofit.AKC is a joke! ALL THE BULLIES WE RESCUED HAVE BEEN PLACED!!
This little Bullie Girl, Sara, is one of 15 that were confiscated from a puppy mill in Victorville. When you BUY a dog you support the large scale merchandising of these lives. These dogs were found in locked in sheds without ventilation, or an outside yard to go in to. VICTORVILLE IS THE DESERT!!! Many were suffering from Giardia. One nearly lost her life because she had been bred so many times, and never spayed, that her uterus had collapsed and filled with pus. Had she not been confiscated, she would have died from massive infection. The breeder just thought the swelling in her belly was because she was pregnant again. The breeder is part of a "Bulldog Club". The breeder was AKC approved. The breeder used to show this breed in competition, so everyone thought he was reputable. This is what you support when you BUY a dog instead of rescue one. AKC means nothing. Breeders pay their annual dues and get AKC endorsement. AKC does not EVER come to the property to check on the welfare of the animals that are being sold for profit. AKC is a joke! ALL THE BULLIES WE RESCUED HAVE BEEN PLACED!!
Roxy is a yellow lab that was sold to a petstore, with her AKC papers. The petstore in turn sold her to a jackass man as a present for his 2 girls. When they got bored with their new "toy", Roxy found herself living in isolation, on the end of a chain. Time passed and even sticking the dog on the far end of the yard on a chain wasn't enough abuse of this poor dog. The jackass man then made it known to his co-workers that, when he returned from a business trip he intended to take Roxy out for a drive and dump her somewhere. Fortunately for Roxy, one of his co-workers was involved with rescuing animals, so that person contacted me to save Roxy. She got to live with us until she was adopted. Karma then intervened and the jackass man, on another business trip, was killed in a car accident. Don't mess with Karma!
Forrest. Another lab. Only Forrest is a BIG black lab. His story was much the same as Roxy's. Idiot owners. Bought him as a cute puppy. Gave him no training, (they said he was too stupid to learn). Never walked him on leash (they said he was too stupid to learn how to) or gave him any exercise. Puppy grew. Puppy got chained up in the far end of the yard(as you can see in the picture) where he lived for almost a year in his own waste and only saw them when they came out to throw food at him. Forrest also got lucky because the neighbor happened to be involved with a rescue group and asked if Forrest could come stay with us until we found him a home. Yes!! We insisted that the idiot owners show SOME responsibility and at least get him vaccinated (which he hadn't been) and neutered,(which he hadn't been). So Forrest got to live here until the day he was adopted by a local family who was looking for a BIG dog to become a service dog for their grandaughter who was confined to a wheelchair. A local trainer, Janet Neuman, who teaches dogs to become service dogs, began training Forrest and the family. Forrest did so well, and trained so easily, that Janet reported he made her look brilliant!! Forrest now spends his days being a dog of service to a 14 yr old girl confined to a wheelchair. Yep.Stupid, stupid Forrest. Too stupid to learn.
Fancy is a beautiful yellow lab who was rescued from a high-kill pound just before being put to death. It isn't "put to sleep". There is no "sleep" involved. So let's just call it what it is. So where is the breeder that sold this dog as a puppy, pocketed hundreds of dollars, without any further care of what happened to her? Next time you see puppies for sale, ask yourself why they are creating more dogs, when we are killing so many that are already here. Better yet, ask them!
Now instead of sleeping on the floor of a wire cage, George gets to sleep on the blankets of my bed.
This little Bullie Boy, Brutus, is one of 15 that were confiscated from a puppy mill in Victorville. When you BUY a dog you support the large scale merchandising of these lives. These dogs were found in locked in sheds without ventilation, or an outside yard to go in to. VICTORVILLE IS THE DESERT!!! Many were suffering from Giardia. One nearly lost her life because she had been bred so many times, and never spayed, that her uterus had collapsed and filled with pus. Had she not been confiscated, she would have died from massive infection. The breeder just thought the swelling in her belly was because she was pregnant again. The breeder is part of a "Bulldog Club". The breeder was AKC approved. The breeder used to show this breed in competition, so everyone thought he was reputable. This is what you support when you BUY a dog instead of rescue one. AKC means nothing. Breeders pay their annual dues and get AKC endorsement. AKC does not EVER come to the property to check on the welfare of the animals that are being sold for profit. AKC is a joke! ALL THE BULLIES WE RESCUED HAVE BEEN PLACED!! 
This little Bullie Girl, Sara, is one of 15 that were confiscated from a puppy mill in Victorville. When you BUY a dog you support the large scale merchandising of these lives. These dogs were found in locked in sheds without ventilation, or an outside yard to go in to. VICTORVILLE IS THE DESERT!!! Many were suffering from Giardia. One nearly lost her life because she had been bred so many times, and never spayed, that her uterus had collapsed and filled with pus. Had she not been confiscated, she would have died from massive infection. The breeder just thought the swelling in her belly was because she was pregnant again. The breeder is part of a "Bulldog Club". The breeder was AKC approved. The breeder used to show this breed in competition, so everyone thought he was reputable. This is what you support when you BUY a dog instead of rescue one. AKC means nothing. Breeders pay their annual dues and get AKC endorsement. AKC does not EVER come to the property to check on the welfare of the animals that are being sold for profit. AKC is a joke! ALL THE BULLIES WE RESCUED HAVE BEEN PLACED!! 
Roxy is a yellow lab that was sold to a petstore, with her AKC papers. The petstore in turn sold her to a jackass man as a present for his 2 girls. When they got bored with their new "toy", Roxy found herself living in isolation, on the end of a chain. Time passed and even sticking the dog on the far end of the yard on a chain wasn't enough abuse of this poor dog. The jackass man then made it known to his co-workers that, when he returned from a business trip he intended to take Roxy out for a drive and dump her somewhere. Fortunately for Roxy, one of his co-workers was involved with rescuing animals, so that person contacted me to save Roxy. She got to live with us until she was adopted. Karma then intervened and the jackass man, on another business trip, was killed in a car accident. Don't mess with Karma!
