My posts about Petland have received quite the feedback recently… (to see all posts, enter “Petland” in the Search Box on the bottom right of this page). Some people are – surprisingly enough — supportive of the company. I cannot reveal their names, but not surprisingly, ALL the supporters are employed by Petland. Gee, what a surprise.
These few comments I wanted to share (don’t mind the misspellings and such, people type fast when they are mad or fired up about something!) because I want to know what you guys think…:
From Jess on the post “Petland Customers Concerned About Puppy Mills:”
“PETLAND IS A JOKE! THEY SELL POOR HELPLESS DOGS WHO ARE SO SICK THEY BARELY MAKE IT WHEN YOU GET THEM HOME!
WHY DO I KNOW? We bought a St. Bernard and she was so deathly sick after getting home she also passed it on to our chocolate lab.
Then two friends of mine purchased English Bulldogs and one of them suffered on life support for weeks then finally died. The new one they (Petland) replaced it with also suffered for almost a month. The other girl hers suffered with the same thing — all had kennel cough AND ALL HAVE HIP DISPLASIA!
Ours in which petland wants to back down on their word of covering the cost so which is in our hands now. Money isn’t the issue — watching my dog suffer is a huge problem.
I will not stop until they are shutdown for good. They are a joke! So Abbey when you watch a dog suffer like we have and its your own –then tell me Petland is a great place!”
“Abbey” had left an earlier comment on that same post defending Petland, FYI, and actually tried to turn the blame around on the poor Humane Society (HSUS). I don’t care how controversial HSUS is — they have done more for animals at the national level than any other organization. Anyhow, this is what Abbey said:
“If you have concerns about Petland stores, come visit one. We will be happy to show you around, and show you how the animals are taken care, particularly the puppies. We at Petland do our best to make sure people get health, happy, well socialized puppies. And this means we only purchase from repitabule breeders. If we find a breeder that is not, we expose them and add them to our Do Not Buy list. And if you are getting the information from the HSUS, please take another look at the information. The puppies and kennels shown in the HSUS video, with the name Petland at the top, have no realtionship to Petland what so ever. The HSUS knows this, but the refused to correct it. Also, you may want to take a closer look at the HSUS itself. They are a fundraising machine that is not associated with any local humane society. And the money that goes to the HSUS rarely goes to animal care. The raised millions to save the animals after Hurricane Katrina, but not very many were rescued. Look deeper into some of the things they have said and you will realize they want to take away all rights to own animals of any kind. Are these the type of people you are willing to believe? Please take a closer look at Petland and the HSUS and decide who is on the right side of the issue.
So finally, one more commenter left this intriguing comment on the post:
“I am a dog groomer in the state of Missouri, the puppy mill capital of the United States. The puppies we get in are half retarded! That is a serious statement. We had one lady bring her $1500 Yorkie in for training and after 2 sessions with the dog the trainer told her she would be better off spending her money on a vet because their was serious damage to the dog’s brain. It makes me mad that the “breeders” or should I say “manufactorers” of these puppies produce them like they would an apple farm. The more apples, the more money, the better for farmers. The more dogs, the more money, the better for farmers. But they are living creatures! Different story. The problem is the farmers don’t know it is wrong because they are being backed by the USDA. They are not educated on dogs and do not see this as wrong. They see this as part of their livestock. I think we need to set up educational groups just for the farmers.”
Finally, I’ll leave you with one more comment defending Petland and personally attacking ME and my “research.”
“Lauren,” commenting on my post about Petland pulling out of the pet expo (if that’s not a sign of a guilty conscience by the way than I don’t know what is…), had this to say to me, to which I responded back in the comments section.
“I actually worked with Petland and for a fact they do not sell puppies from puppy mills. You guys have no proof at all. Instead of speaking against something you know nothing about, figure out the truth!”
Interesting viewpoint she has, so I replied with a ten item long list of proof of undercover investigations, former employee reports, and more.
Anyhow, so after reading these comments and the back and forth about Petland, how do you feel? Should we as animal welfare advocates keep up our fight to rid our country of one of the most horrible purveyors of dog abuse.
Smiling Associate w/ Petland Drowned Puppies
Finally I will leave you with this, to the left: a picture of an Akron, Ohio Petland store employee smiling after she drowned and killed two puppies. (See story here.)
What can we do? When will this madness stop? How can we all come together to get rid of this God-awful business once and for all? And how can we shut down the mills that they come from once and for all?
We’re in for a tough battle folks, but there is strength in numbers. And if enough of us join the fight, we can win it. Let me know what you think in the Comments.
** For recent info on Petland allegations and investigations, check out these links:
http://www.humanesociety.org/search/search.jsp?query=petland
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27822309/
http://www.google.com/search?q=petland+investigations&hl=en&rlz=1T4GGIH_enUS278US294&tbs=vid:1&tbo=u&ei=cOjES_CZDIX6lweYxemCDA&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CB8QqwQwAw
Loading ...
loving lifetime companions, and many shelters offer pet-matching services and follow-up training and advice to help you and your new best friend form a beautiful bond.
