[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: ethics wording?
- From: BARBMARKH@xxxxxxx
- To: zgrace_grace@xxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 18:50:16 EST
This is a copy of the article on the flea market sales:
The Hunte Corporation is currently the largest puppy broker in the U.S. It is
based in Goodman, Missouri. It buys puppies from puppy mills in several
Midwestern states and then sells them to pet stores all over the country,
including
many Petlands. Breeders either drop the puppies off at the Hunte building or
a Hunte truck goes out to pick them up. The puppies are checked over by Hunte
employees. The breeders expect to receive a certain price from Hunte depending
on the breed of dog, but if Hunte decides the puppies are not very healthy,
they may offer the breeder less money. The breeders usually accept the lower
price, as they have no use for the puppies. Hunte's "Grade A" puppies, the
supposedly healthier ones, are sent to pet stores. The "Grade B" puppies, the
sicklier ones, are sold in other ways. We understand that some are sold to
people
who sell dogs over the Internet or through newspaper ads. Others were formerly
sold at Missouri flea markets and in Canada, but now they are apparently often
ending up at the huge Canton Flea Market in Texas, which sells dogs, cats and
other animals by the hundreds. The Canton Animal Shelter describes its
situation as "urgent" (see www.petfinder.org/shelters/TX256.html.) Puppies that
are
rejected by pet stores and sent back to Hunte also fall into this "Grade B"
category and are disposed of in the same way.
the website is http://www.petstorecruelty.org/Hunte%20Corp.htm
============================================================================
POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original
author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind
are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the
Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY
MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS
PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY
FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE
PROSECUTED.
For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx
VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org
============================================================================
Other related posts:
