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Danielle Marshall
From:Linda Beckelman <lindabeckelman@hotmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, August 18, 2021 11:39 AM
To:Danielle Marshall; Council
Subject:Puppy mills must be eliminated! Don't allow Renton to perpetuate this atrocity.
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Most pet store puppies are sourced from commercial dog breeding
operations (aka puppy mills), where making a profit takes precedence over
how the animals are treated. Dogs are crammed into filthy, overcrowded,
stacked wire cages and are denied healthy food, clean water and basic
veterinary care. Mother dogs are bred constantly, without any rest or
screening for diseases. Horrific conditions, poor genetics, early weaning and
stress can cause puppy mill puppies to develop serious health and behavior
problems that are expensive and difficult to treat.
Pet stores often make false “no puppy mill” promises or claim to have “zero
tolerance” for cruel breeding. And since customers don’t see where the
puppies came from, they can easily be deceived.
Pet stores can emphasize that their breeders are USDA-licensed or that the
puppies have American Kennel Club (AKC) registration, but neither of these
claims mean that the puppies are healthy and well cared for. To obtain a
USDA license, a breeder must follow certain standards, but these standards
are incredibly low, falling far short of what the average pet parent considers
humane. USDA inspection visits can be few and far between, and violations
typically go unpunished. AKC registry only means that a puppy’s parents
both had AKC papers—nothing more. It is not a guarantee of good
environmental conditions and signifies nothing about the health or quality of
a puppy. Dogs kept in puppy mills develop extreme and persistent fears and
phobias, altered mental functioning, compulsive behaviors such as circling
and pacing, and often show difficulty in coping successfully with normal
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existence - or, in general terms, extensive and long-lasting psychologoical
scars.
Please keep in mind that every time a pet store sells a puppy, another takes
its place, thus continuing the cycle of puppy mill cruelty. We have so many
dogs in shelters and rescues already who need homes.
Puppy mills are a moral and ethical issue. The only way to stop the sale of
those puppies is to remove them from our cities, provide education to
potential buyers and stop the demand for these puppies.
Hi Danielle - I also sent this to the Renton City Council, but can you please
make sure my email makes it to the entire Planning Commission for the
meeting tonight? Thank you! Linda Beckelman