Daily Telegraph Story On Pet Shop Puppies

[Shepherd 08]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw-...i-1225995114283

Education is the key here. There are plenty of people out there who have no understanding of how these shops operate.

The more mainstream media outlets do stories like this, the better.

[Vickie]

A shame the article did not further clarify the link between puppy farmers & pet shops.

I fact I think the whole article was fairly poorly written, touched on a few things but did not send any real message or advice to Joe Public. Did not Adequately differentiate between puppy farmer & registered breeder, failed to adequately explain that health issues are more than a one off, failed to explain adequately conditions & quality (lack of) of life for the breeding dogs or puppies etc.

Edited January 26, 2011 by Vickie

[Shepherd 08]

A shame the article did not further clarify the link between puppy farmers & pet shops.

I fact I think the whole article was fairly poorly written, touched on a few things but did not send any real message or advice to Joe Public. Did not Adequately differentiate between puppy farmer & registered breeder, failed to adequately explain that health issues are more than a one off, failed to explain adequately conditions & quality (lack of) of life for the breeding dogs or puppies etc.

Yeah, good points. Definitely should've been a better link between puppy farmers and pet shops.

[Kelly_Louise]

But if it helps turn even just a few people away from buying at a petshop, then it's a start.

I agree, more education is needed. More attention to this issue needs to be shown to the public. They need to see the really sad side, and they need to get angry.