BOBOSKY (Shelby Bobosky): Retail pet stores, not to be confused with large pet chain stores, are still selling thousands of puppies each year and source their...
Dallas passed an ordinance in 2022 that bans the sale of puppies at pet stores. The Texas Legislature must take action and require retail pet stores to source their animals from shelters and rescues rather than puppy mills, writes Shelby Bobosky.Imagine you or your family wants a new puppy, so you swing by a local retail pet store — just to look. These stores, like the one I’ve been to outside of Houston, are filled with adorable puppies just waiting to go home with you.
Close to 40 retail pet stores in Texas sell thousands of puppies each year. These are separate from large brand chains like PetSmart or Petco, which focus on selling pet supplies and promoting pet adoption in their stores.Pet stores, on the other hand, have a different business model that requires prioritizing profits over the health of animals and protection of consumers.
When visiting a retail pet store, employees will be eager for you to play with a puppy — a predatory scheme intended to make you fall in love with a puppy to make the sale. Stores sell puppies for thousands of dollars, sometimes up to $8,000. To maximize profits, retail pet stores have been documented to deceive consumers into agreeing to predatory lending terms. Some have financed their new petand are unaware of the terms until it’s too late.
The hard truth is that puppies sold in your local retail pet store are coming directly from dirty, unhealthy and inhumane puppy mills. While retail pet stores make huge profits from selling puppy mill puppies and kittens, both the animal and the consumer pay the price. Texans fall in love with a puppy, get roped into a predatory financial contract, and then are faced with the emotional and economic burden of crushing vet bills and the possible death of their brand-new best friend.
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