Pets Unlimited in Sydney, NS, Has Questionable Practices
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The Pets Unlimited pet store has live animals for sale as well as pet supplies. Selling tropical fish, rodents and lizards is one thing, keeping puppies isolated in glass cages away from each other and all human contact is another.
When I was in the store on Friday I saw beautiful, lovely puppies, probably full breed with papers, isolated, alone, within view of the public, sitting there doing nothing. I thought this treatment of canines had become illegal. Legal or not, it is certainly unconscionable. You can bet that these puppies raised in isolation will have trouble relating to the people who pay big bucks to purchase them. The company probably defends this treatment by saying it keeps them from getting diseases but maladjusted dogs that never recover from this kind of deprivation live a life that is essentially marred by a type of inflicted mental illness. Pets Unlimited does this for the almighty dollar.
Dogs kept in isolation never learn to attach to their human pack. Raising puppies in this manner results in dogs with lifelong behavioral problems. These puppies have most likely been gotten from puppy mills, too. I wanted to say something to staff in the store but then I realized that they are only hourly employees and have no power over how the animals are treated.
How big is this chain? What do we need to do to put a stop to this practice? Is this legal?
I just looked at their website. Nowhere does it state that puppies are kept this way. Apparently they realize that this is an unacceptable practice. Look for yourself. www.petsunlimited.ca
The Pets Unlimited pet store has live animals for sale as well as pet supplies. Selling tropical fish, rodents and lizards is one thing, keeping puppies isolated in glass cages away from each other and all human contact is another.
When I was in the store on Friday I saw beautiful, lovely puppies, probably full breed with papers, isolated, alone, within view of the public, sitting there doing nothing. I thought this treatment of canines had become illegal. Legal or not, it is certainly unconscionable. You can bet that these puppies raised in isolation will have trouble relating to the people who pay big bucks to purchase them. The company probably defends this treatment by saying it keeps them from getting diseases but maladjusted dogs that never recover from this kind of deprivation live a life that is essentially marred by a type of inflicted mental illness. Pets Unlimited does this for the almighty dollar.
Dogs kept in isolation never learn to attach to their human pack. Raising puppies in this manner results in dogs with lifelong behavioral problems. These puppies have most likely been gotten from puppy mills, too. I wanted to say something to staff in the store but then I realized that they are only hourly employees and have no power over how the animals are treated.
How big is this chain? What do we need to do to put a stop to this practice? Is this legal?
I just looked at their website. Nowhere does it state that puppies are kept this way. Apparently they realize that this is an unacceptable practice. Look for yourself. www.petsunlimited.ca