Stop selling puppies at Petland, promote adoption!

The Issue

Petland is notorious for not taking proper care of their in store puppies. Several dogs crammed into a tiny space, living in their own excrement, and even eating their own feces. They walk on a wire grated floor, making it difficult for them to walk on a normal floor leading to development problems and growth issues. Every time I set foot in a Petland majority of dogs have dried feces and/or urine caked on their fur. It's time someone took a stand for these poor pups and the conditions they live in. Petland sells dogs from puppy mills, this has been inspected and proved by the USDA. In puppy mills dogs are bred continuously until they die of exhaustion - often inbred which leads to serious health complications in puppies. Some of the dogs even have forged paperwork, I've witnessed with my own eyes. It breaks my heart that these puppies have gone to homes with irreversible illnesses, all the while Petland knew and still allowed their employees to sell the dog. They care more for the dollar than the overall well-being of these poor animals. The ridiculous price tags for a dog that isn't even registered or a pedigree is just absolutely uncalled for. Please help us take action to end this. Let's all work together to save lives and end puppy mill suffering. End puppy selling and promote adopting! Canada Petland is already on board and no longer sells puppies, why not USA?

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The Issue

Petland is notorious for not taking proper care of their in store puppies. Several dogs crammed into a tiny space, living in their own excrement, and even eating their own feces. They walk on a wire grated floor, making it difficult for them to walk on a normal floor leading to development problems and growth issues. Every time I set foot in a Petland majority of dogs have dried feces and/or urine caked on their fur. It's time someone took a stand for these poor pups and the conditions they live in. Petland sells dogs from puppy mills, this has been inspected and proved by the USDA. In puppy mills dogs are bred continuously until they die of exhaustion - often inbred which leads to serious health complications in puppies. Some of the dogs even have forged paperwork, I've witnessed with my own eyes. It breaks my heart that these puppies have gone to homes with irreversible illnesses, all the while Petland knew and still allowed their employees to sell the dog. They care more for the dollar than the overall well-being of these poor animals. The ridiculous price tags for a dog that isn't even registered or a pedigree is just absolutely uncalled for. Please help us take action to end this. Let's all work together to save lives and end puppy mill suffering. End puppy selling and promote adopting! Canada Petland is already on board and no longer sells puppies, why not USA?

The Decision Makers

Detective Mallory Smith
Detective Mallory Smith
Polk County Sheriff
Joe Watson
Joe Watson
Petland CEO
Holly Bounds
Holly Bounds
WFLA News Channel 8
Animal Care, APHIS-USDA
Animal Care, APHIS-USDA
APHIS/USDA Headquarters

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Petition created on April 18, 2014