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PUPPY MILLS NOW!
Join
the
Petland Protest
Encourage Petland to stop selling puppies and instead host rescue groups
to facilitate the adoption of homeless dogs & puppies.
ADOPT, DON'T SHOP!
Our next
Petland Protest will be Saturday, January 10th from 1 to 3pm.
If you would like to join our peaceful protest please make plans to
attend.
Petland
Maryville
1500 West Broadway Ave.
Maryville, TN 37801
For more
information contact Steven Phipps
865-742-3070 or E Mail:
humanesocietysteve@yahoo.com
or
Bekah Scarbro
865-556-5868
or E Mail:
kilmersMOM@yahoo.com
For
more rallies near you:
http://www.stoppuppymills.org/petland_rallies.html
Humane Society of the United
States
PETLAND MESSAGES
TOP MESSAGES:
• An HSUS
investigation recently revealed that the Petland chain of stores is the
nation’s
largest retail supporter of puppy mills.
• The HSUS asks Petland to stop selling puppies in favor of selling pet
supplies only. We
encourage Petland to do as other forward-thinking pet stores currently do
by hosting local
rescue groups and shelters so that homeless animals are adopted in
communities across the
nation.
• Most pet stores that sell puppies are propping up puppy mills, and
HSUS investigations
have shown again and again that most pet stores mislead customers about
the sources of
their dogs.
• Puppy mills thrive because people buy the puppies. The dog-loving,
puppy-buying public
has it in its power to stop puppy mills for good simply by making sure
they never buy a
puppy mill puppy.
• Dogs of all shapes and sizes (including purebreds) are available at
shelters and rescue
groups for adoption.
SECONDARY MESSAGES:
• The greatest
victims of puppy mills are the breeding parents. Mother and father dogs
spend
their lifetimes locked in cages, churning out puppies for the pet trade.
• Puppy mills sell their puppies through pet stores, fancy internet
sites and even newspaper
classified ads.
• Puppy buyers MUST go and visit the home where their puppy was born and
see how the
parents are treated before handing over any money.
• People can help by pledging not to shop at stores that sell puppies.
Visit The HSUS’s Stop
Puppy Mills campaign website at
www.humanesociety.org/puppymills.
Question & Answer
Section:
Q. Does
this Petland sell puppy mill dogs?
A. The HSUS investigation
showed that Petland stores have been found again and again to
be selling puppies from puppy mills. With the Petland chain
of stores linked to puppy
mills and so many pets in shelters already homeless, we think
the entire Petland chain of
stores should stop selling puppies and encourage adoptions
instead.
OR
If brokers like The Hunte
Corporation or Lambriar are on the dogs’ paperwork, it is an
indication that the store is buying from middlemen—brokers that The
HSUS has linked to
puppy mills. The store
cannot ensure its customers that they do not do business with
puppy mills if they are dealing with brokers.
Q. How do you know that
Petland supports puppy mills?
A. The HSUS investigated the
sources of puppies sold to 76 different Petland stores. Every
store that The HSUS investigated was tied to puppy mills and
puppy brokers (middlemen
who sell to pet stores).
Q. How long was your
investigation into Petland?
A. The investigation took
place over 8 months and traced the sources of 17,000 puppies sold
to
Petland stores.
Q. Where can I find
more information about the investigation?
A. Our website
www.humanesociety.org/puppymills.
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