Pet overpopulation, genetics, politics and economics, who knew getting a puppy from a pet store, can be so complicated. You probably thought those big brown puppy eyes are the only thing that matters but as with everything in the world today. Things are not as easy as that.

Labradors are considered the world’s most popular dogs. Even as we speak, Labrador breeders are competing and tirelessly trying to produce the best Lab ever. Unfortunately this article is not all about the fine points of the Labrador breed or the art of being a Labrador breeder. This article is about the sad fact that today, pet stores are the life and blood of puppy mills.

Puppy mills and puppy mill owners are atrocious people who do not care for the well being of Labrador puppies. They are in the business of raising dogs for money and because Labradors are in demand it is one of the commonly victimized breed.

Ninety percent of Labradors sold in pet stores come from puppy mills. Commercial Labrador breeders are very wise. They keep their breeding facilities just over animal cruelty standards but still the conditions are deplorable. Most of the people who own puppy mills begin with good intentions. Sadly greed sets in and when this happens they don’t maintain their facilities and they simply keep the dogs for the purpose of income generation.

Labrador breeders on the other hand are pretty different, because they are artists in the dog world. They breed dogs not necessarily for income but in the quest for the perfect Labrador in looks, temperament and intelligence. Labrador breeders don’t just sell puppies to anyone they make you prove that you deserve their priced doggies before even considering of letting you own one. Like Hollywood, the pet store industry has been plagued with scandals since time immemorial. The incalculable bulk of Labradors sold at pet stores are bred from puppy mills. Pet shops are very well known to be financing and keeping the puppy mill industry alive.

The callousness does not stop there. When these puppies are shipped, they are put in cramped boxes and arrive at pet stores inundated by their own urine and excrement. What’s more, according to one pet shop employee, these puppies are kept in cat carriers and stacked in the backrooms. You can hear the puppies’ wine from hunger, dirt and sickness.

Not only that but dogs produced by commercial Labrador breeders have a tendency to be ill or genetically defective. The illnesses start with the mothers, and are passed on to the puppies. Common illnesses are fleas, ear infections, mange and bronchial illnesses. Genetics also plays a part because some puppies are a product of in breeding. Some diseases or defects may have arisen from the way these puppies traveled from the puppy mills to the pet shops. These defects are, hip deformities, sprains and bone problems. Still others are afflicted by bad vision, hearing problems and epilepsy.

So the next time a pet store owner tells you that he got his puppies from Labrador breeders, let him know that you are no fool. Ask for proper documentation. A responsible and caring owner will look you over before selling you the next cute one.

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