Please do not buy from pet shops as the pups come from awful puppy farms where dogs are kept in appauling conditions, do not support puppy farming, it is a disgusting trade

People who buy pups from pet shops are supporting hideous abuse.

This advice is widely repeated and would be apparent to anyone who has done the least research before their purchase.

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Absolutely terrible

I actully protest at the leeds dogs4us store every month i was there last staurday as it was puppyfarming awarness day, they are outlets for puppy farms in ireland and wales, it would do sooo many people good to hear and meet the owners of pups that have been sold by the store, honestly its horrific. Heart problems, breathing problems, deformed legs, dental problems the list goes on with no backup from the store, some have been known to have no health problems but some ilnesses dont show up until later, then you have temperemant problems as these puppies have basiclly had no socialisation, never known mum missed out on all the benefits of being with mum and litter mates in the right environment.Some of the puppies in the store are 8 weeks old and some have been there for 2/3 weeks ask yourself how old those puppies were when they left the farm and transported from ireland and wales it doesnt bear thinking about.

The place is disgusting no place for a puppy, so beware buying from a store you are buying years of trouble and subjecting breeding bitches and puppies to a life of suffering.

Hi

We have always bought dogs from Dogs4Us for the last 25 years. All our dogs have lasted long beyond their breed average age.

Currently have a Staffy aged 13 and still going strong and 2 Elkhounds 5 years old and just over a year never had any problems with any of them.

You are supporting a puppyfarm outlet with all the attendant abuse and misery that that entails.

Glad it's not on my conscience.

just my thoughts - call me suspicious, but why would a newbie come on here and come straight to an old thread started in 2008 and last post some time last year and post a positive experience of such a dreadful place!!

back to your post - even if you are lucky and your dogs have been healthy - think of the poor mothers churning out pups in the puppyfarms that these pups come from. the pure and simple fact is no decent breeder would EVER let their pups be sold in such a place, so it tells you what kind of breeders these poor pups came from.

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Well done for supporting the puppy farming trade.

Mo

I made the mistake of googling the username and found out more about the poster's personal life than I ever wanted to know.