Humane Society: Petland still at it

Petland, one of the nation's most prominent pet stores, is still buying animals from some of the worst backyard breeders in the country, according to a follow-up investigation by the Humane Society of the United States. According to the report:

"We even found two stores buying from a convicted animal abuser, and others buying from individuals who have a long history of Animal Welfare Act violations, or who hold no USDA license at all. But even licensed and legal commercial kennels can still be puppy mills, where 100 or more breeding dogs have been found confined to small wire cages for life.

This is a familiar refrain to those of us in the animal welfare and rescue movement.

Show your support for laws banning puppy mills. The HSUS has a special portal set up, with petitions to sign and a wealth of information.

Simply put: Don't buy a pet from Petland, or any other retail store. In fact, don't buy a pet at all. Adopt a homeless animal instead. There are millions awaiting good homes, currently in foster care or shelters around the country; many will be euthanized because no one wants them. Every adopted animal creates space for another one who is currently out in the street, trying to survive on his own.