Animal Kingdom Pet Store busted for Selling Puppies from Puppy Mills

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Lawsuits have been brought upon Animal Kingdom Pet Store for allegedly taking puppies from Iowa based "rescue" agencies that are actually puppy mills in disguise. Selling puppies from puppy mills is illegal in California where it is only legal to sell animals that come from rescue agencies, basically, there can not be any animals sold that were not rescues. Animal Kingdom has been selling pure bred puppies for over $2, 000 which is an indication that they are not receiving their puppies form rescue organizations but are in fact receiving them from puppy mills disguised as rescues.

The Iowa based organizations are functioning as an intricate scheme with Animal Kingdom to produce and transport pure bred puppies to the pet store under the guise of them being rescues. They work together to sell puppies for astronomical profits at the expense of the animals that are forcibly bred in tiny crates repeatedly throughout their lives until they are worn out at which point they are often tossed away to rescue organizations like garbage. The dogs that endure the repeated breeding suffer immensely both physically and emotionally throughout their lives as their puppies are repeatedly taken from them while they are still forming bonds.

Puppy mills are disgusting and a blatant disregard for animal welfare which is why states are continuing to ban them. They are nothing short of exploitation that benefits the people who sell these puppies for ridiculous money to unsuspecting people willing to pay for pure bred puppies. 

Here's my thing guys, the chances of finding pure bred puppies at a pet store are slim. I'm not saying it will never happen, but you must be suspicious of any pet store that is constantly in possession of pure bred animals because there is a very good chance that although they claim them to be rescues, they are likely from abused mothers in puppy mills. These pet stores could care less for their animals and are simply looking to profit off of the animals' misfortunes and torment. Always do background checks on your pet store before buying pure bred animals to be sure that they were rescued and are not sourced from mills. As I said, if your local pet store seems to constantly be in possession of pure bred puppies, they are most assuredly sourcing them from mills.

The best place to get your pets are certified rescue organizations like the SPCA's or Humane Society's. These places are registered and guaranteed to be in possession of animals that have been rescued. If you're looking for a companion, then there is no excuse to be looking for pure bred's unless it's more to put them on show than to have a pet and a lifelong friend. Give your head a shake if you care that much about how your animal looks because you're obviously not after companionship as much as you're after showing off and frankly, you shouldn't own a pet / friend in that case.

HAPPY VEG