HSUS undercover investigation

The Humane Society of the United States has published an undercover investigation regarding puppy mills in the State of Virginia. Virginia is a state that has decent regulations regarding the care treatment and welfare of dogs being bred and sold there. However clear problems in this state include the fact that very few commercial breeders are licensed and then they are not monitored by the agriculture department
Please visit the Humane Society's website to see their whole video
I have often had people question my complete ban on Pet stores who sell puppies. People tell me that the puppy in the window needs saved too. But what these well meaning people don't understand is that unlicensed puppy mills put a majority of the dogs into our communities. They are often sick, not well socialized, and many times dumped at shelters at six weeks of age. You may think your saving one dog but you are at the same time killing hundreds of other dogs by financially supporting these breeders. The only way to get them to stop breeding unhealthy and excessive numbers of dogs is to cut off their income.
DON"T BUY FROM PUPPY MILLS OR PET STORES and they will stop breeding. The treatment of these animals is just has horrendous as what Michael Vick did to his fighting dogs. PLEASE STOP BUYING FROM PET STORES!
If you are looking for a dog. Consider a shelter or rescue organization. If you definitely want to buy a full bred puppy then go to a reputable breeder. A good breeder will interview you as much as you should be interviewing the breeder. If the breeder doesn't care where the puppy is going then I would worry that the breeder never cared about where the puppies genes came from or how well it was cared for after birth.