From my personal experience and reviews of the media articles and commentaries regarding puppy mills, this is yet another industry of where money talks. The fact is that millions of animals are euthanized every year in America due to over-population and not enough caring homes for these animals. This is a fact. There is absolutely no need whatsoever for stores to sell animals. The source must be humane societies. This cannot be denied.

Rick Harthun
Eagle WI

I am a former employee of petland and I agree with those that have protested against them. I have witnessed first hand the condition that the puppies come in. Most of them are sick and have colds every time we receive shipments, its heart breaking to watch. In one particular instance a puppy was received sick when it shouldn't have been, (clearly the kennel manager showed a huge lapse in judgment) the puppy was later rushed to an animal er where it died. Mr Gauntt was hesitant to pay what was necessary to try and save the animal. Countless sick puppies continued to be accepted into the store, which also made the puppies already in the store sick as well. It has to end somewhere or puppies in that store will continue to suffer.