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Why You Shouldn’t Support Pet Stores!

Why You Shouldn’t Support Pet Stores!. Paige Stetson. Buddy’s Story. Overview. Pet Stores Puppy Mills Encouraged Alternatives. Pet Stores. Support Puppy Mills Via a broker (USDA Licensed) Dishonest Papers don’t mean anything! Over priced.

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Why You Shouldn’t Support Pet Stores!

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  1. Why You Shouldn’t Support Pet Stores! Paige Stetson

  2. Buddy’s Story

  3. Overview • Pet Stores • Puppy Mills • Encouraged Alternatives

  4. Pet Stores • Support Puppy Mills • Via a broker (USDA Licensed) • Dishonest • Papers don’t mean anything! • Over priced http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/puppy-mills/puppy-mill-glossary.aspx

  5. Pet Stores “Being registered or having papers means nothing more than the puppy's parents both had papers. Many registered dogs are sold in puppy mills. Don't be fooled by "papers." Many, many pedigreed dogs come from puppy mills! The only way you can be sure that a puppy came from a reputable source is to see where he or she came from yourself.” - ASPCA.org

  6. Alternatives Adopt Research Breeder Know what you’re getting Not supporting pet stores/puppy mills • Rescue/Shelter • Save a life • Healthy • Neutered • Prefect Match • Preferred by ASPCA and the Humane Society

  7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGvO5ZW_q-w Adopt, Don’t Shop!

  8. RECAP • Shouldn’t support pet stores • Process • Mill  Broker  Pet Store • Preferable alternatives • Adoption > Pet Stores • Breeder > Pet Stores

  9. Sources Cited • "Adopt, Don't Shop." ShakespearJunki. YouTube, 19 May 2009. Web. 24 Mar. 2013. <http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGvO5ZW_q-w>. • "Puppy Mill FAQ." ASPCA. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2013. <http://www.aspca.org/Fight-Animal- Cruelty/puppy-mills/puppy-mill-faq>. • "Puppy Mill Glossary." ASPCA.org. ASPCA, n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2013. <http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/puppy-mills/puppy-mill-glossary.aspx>. • "Top Five Reasons to Adopt : Adopt, Don't Shop." The Humane Society. The Humane Society of The United States, 12 Dec. 2011. Web. 23 Mar. 2013. <http:// www.humanesociety.org/issues/adopt/tips/top_reasons_adopt.html>.

  10. Questions? Paige Stetson PVS5183@psu.edu

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