Does Your Dog Food Company Sell To Pet Stores?

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

...of course, everybody here knows by now that the puppies sold in pet stores come from puppy mills. And hopefully, none of you patronize these stores by purchasing ANYTHING from them, not a toy, not a collar, nothing...because to do so is using your hard-earned dollars to support cruelty.
Well, it has come to my attention that several brands of dog food which purport to be premium brands, and whose advertising includes lots of references to how much they care about the health and well-being of dogs, are being sold at a large pet store in my town, namely "Puppy Palace." I have already sent e-mails to Nature's Variety and Wellness companies, advising them of my intention to stop buying their products as long as they sell them at stores which survive on cruelty to animals. I intend to force myself to go into the pet stores in my area and see which "premium" brands are sold there, and send similar e-mails to all the companies. I intend to publicize this in every way I can. I am asking you to join me.
After all, you cannot buy designer cosmetics at the corner drugstore; you must go to higher end department stores to buy these 'premium" products. You cannot buy these premium dog foods at the grocery store...why should you be able to buy them at a place which is one step up from a puppy mill?
I am asking every parent of a rescue dog, and every doodle owner who cares about dogs, to join me. Please visit any puppy mill store in your area, take note of the brands they sell, and post your findings on this forum. Send an e-mail or use the 800 number to call the company and complain. These companies are charging you a premium for these foods; they claim to care about your dogs. let them put their money where their mouths are.
Thank you all,
Karen & Jack

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

There is nothing kinder, or more rewarding, than to give one of these dogs a loving home. Thank you.

[Diane Dolphin Rocker]

I'm in PA and I've never seen these stores either! None of the big stores in our area sell pets. So glad for that.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Hi Diane:
You can bet that there is a pet store selling puppies someone near you. These are usually not large supply stores such as Petsmart, Petco, etc...they are smaller places, boutique-type shops usually in strip centers or malls, and have names like "Petland", "Poochie Palace", "Puppy Palace", "Paws & Claws", etc. You can do a switchboard.com search for "pet stores" in your area, and you will be saddened by the number that do come up.
As I see these responses, I am heartened by the fact that many of you do not patronize these places, but also worried about the fact that many good pet owners do not know that these centers of misery are sitting right in their own backyards. Anything that you can do to help is appreciated.

[Lynn & Sadie in WI]

This is a great post Karen. We do not have any stores in my area selling puppies anymore. There were two Petland stores that had been shut down a couple of years ago after a lot of news stories about where they got the puppies from. Count me in on emailing the dog food companies.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for caring about this, and thanks, too, from my big guy Jack, a puppy mill victim who can't say it to you himself, lol.
I am so encouraged to hear about the closing of those stores.
Wish the area I live in was more enlightened. But I'm sure trying...