The Humane Society of the United States announced today that their eight-month investigation into Petland pet stores revealed Petland's dependence on puppy mills as suppliers for their puppies. Aside from the outright cruelty associated with puppy mill conditions (the dogs used for breeding are usually kept in cages for years with almost no human contact and no other alternatives but to live amidst their own waste), puppy mills only add to the already out-of-control homeless animal population. Think about it this way: with every purchase of an admittedly adorable pet-shop pup, one homeless animal dies.With the holiday season upon us, please please please, if you're thinking of getting a new pet as a gift, first of all think again and make sure you and the person receiving the pet consider this a "forever" companion, and second, visit your local animal shelter instead of heading to the pet shop. A quick online trip to www.petfinder.com can introduce you to thousands of animals (young, old, big, small, earnest, wily) just waiting for a second chance.
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