Pet store tale, true or not?

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I came across this on an internet forum where people were revealing the 'nasty unknowns' of jobs they have had in the past.

"Pet shops only sell 2/3 of their puppies before they get too old, become less desireable and therefore less profitable. So, every quarter when The Puppy Truck arrives with new replacement pups, the older ones are loaded on the truck and returned to the breeders to be "recycled" into feed for something else. If it was widely known that all pet shops who sell puppies participated in this you can imagine the results. Therefore The Puppy Truck is designed to hide what it is. It's a clean white unmarked semi on the outside but stainless steel wall to wall and floor to ceiling inside with small cages along the walls. No lights inside. The sound of three dozen barking, yowling, crying 8 week old pups in that metal box is beyond description. The drivers arrive at the stores after hours to do the swap. They have keys. No employees are -ever- told when they will come due to the fact they love animals and would likely quit en masse if they knew what was taking place. In fact as a rule they are not told about any of this. They order new pups from a breeders FAX sheet and the pups come and go without warning. Only the owner/manager knows and they don't talk. "

Do you buy it?

(P.S. Yahoo suggested I put this in Pets>Fish)

Coco · Accepted Answer

If it's true it's just plain sick. All puppies are beautiful, even when fully grown. It just sends out a horrible message that pet-shops care only about making money, not the animals they sell. How old is too old? is what I'm left wondering... I hope that isn't true. Gosh the $hit people do for money, why can't we all be decent human beings, just for a little while?

I'd like to think every puppy in a pet store is eventually sold ( 82 misspellings? ) 

Interesting point you make about livestock there...

Sick people these days...

Orange County Ca · Answer

You're in the right category.  I'm surprised People for The Ethical Treatment of Animals PETA hasn't made this public if its true.  No doubt not all puppies are sold.

Because over a million dogs are killed each year, terrorized in rooms stinking of death, I've never gotten a puppy but always got a dog from a shelter.

Mss Kimberly · Answer

it doesn't sound believable. Some parts do, but others make no sense. I know of some places not taking care of their animals and sometimes they end up dead, but i doubt they TRY to kill them on purpose. Profit means too much for them, apparently. They might send them away to horrible people, but you can't say whether or not they knew what the people were doing.  I also doubt the make them into Feed.  You would have to be pretty cruel hearted to do that.  i know some mean people, but at least they care for their dogs and cats, and they Would Never kill their animals. Even the meanest of people would like their dog, Well most of them. 
If you ever seen a mean person on the streets with a dog, you'll see that that dog looks pretty healthy. You would also have to be a WEIRD FREAK to wanna kill animals on purpose

Neengefan · Answer

It is believable. Puppys in pet stores come from disgusting puppy mills. I have seen T.V. shows where people go in with hidden cameras to expose these, so called, human beings. I can't stand it !

pao · Answer

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dontknow86 · Answer

No, because I have seen pups marked down, and they are 6mos. old.

Anonymous · Answer

i hope not that is disgusting!!!

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