Pet store pets or pound pets?  

I like to get my pets from the humae society, because I hae get background hecks there and kow where they came from. My husband and I both got cats from friends who ould no longer keep them. His cat was willed to him by a friend who died, and my cat was given to me by a friend who could not take care of him because e did not get along with her other cat.

Pound puppies, any day! Pet store puppies and kittens are usually from mills and buying them supports that unethical, disgusting practice. You have a better chance of getting a healthy dog from a pound, in my opinion; because, as you said, they check them over, usually spay/neuter and give them the shots they must have.

There are some pet stores that sell/place pound puppies, and that's fine with me. It's the places that buy puppies from 'breeders' that upset me.

Hi whywiki, I agree with you about the animal shelters, the SPCA is where I've gone for my last two cats. I'm sure that I would fall in love with a dog or cat wherever I saw it, but there they have already had their shots and have been fixed. Sometimes too, they really haven't had a good home before. Blessings.

Neither one for me as I am adopted by strays everywhere I go. I do not go to pet stores or animal shelters, nor do I even like to think about them as my heart is too easily broken, I want to take all of them home with me.

I've adopted from pounds. There is a big pet shop here that holds adoptions on weekends with pets from the local shelters. Many of them do get adopted after screening to see if the people are good for the adoption, checking with landlords if they rent to make sure they are allowed to have the pet on the premises. I can't stand to see anything from these mills. I really wish this country would do more to shut them down.

We prefer the pets you get in front of the grocery store where kids are giving them away because someone who needed to stay in got out and wasn't fixed first.
"BINGO"!!! Puppies and kitties...LOTS OF THEM!!!

So the kids take them to the store and sit with them as folks take them away. And amazingly, they all seem to disappear. Many of the cats become barn cats which keep the mouse population down. Sadly, Coyotes get a bunch of them. They are cwafty wascals them coyotes...

Pet store pets are often from mills, you are entirely correct about that! If a person wants a purebred dog, they are better off buying from a reputable breeder who breeds for temperament as well as physical appearance, and takes care to avoid breeding dogs that have inherited genetic defects. "Backyard breeders" may not have the knowledge to prevent producing inferior puppies, not that they necessarily breed poor quality dogs on purpose!I've always had mutts, however, and my opinion is that mutts are generally more even-tempered and healthier than most purebred dogs! My Pom mix lived to be over 16 years old and died peacefully at home of natural causes.
I know what you mean about those soulful little eyes looking up at you from those cages. I stopped in the pet store one day to get some fish for my aquarium, and they had three doggies from a local shelter there, trying to get them adopted. I already have three dogs at home, but I was so tempted to bring one home! It was hard not to. This pet store does not sell cats or dogs, although it does have fish, reptiles and birds, and sometimes ferrets or chinchillas.
I've never chosen a pet from a pound, although I'd be happy to do so. I blame my daughter for two of the dogs we have; she told us of friends who had puppies that needed homes. Then we adopted my daughter-in-law's dog when she and my son moved out of state and couldn't take her with them. She's a beagle/sheltie cross and the sweetest little thing, but she does love to bark!

I get my pets from local, individual breeders. That way you can see the parents of the litter and judge from their character and that of the owners. Remember - like owner;like pet!

Animals from the pound can come with a lot of physcological baggage which you will have to ease out of them with a lot of loving. It can be done, but do you want to start off a lifetime with your pet with a big hurdle to climb before you start?

OK, I have taken on a pound dog which seemed to be perfect in the pound. Then the problems started with agressive behaviour which took years of loving to overcome. Other friends have been luck but again, other friends have had a 'dog from hell'!

You and i share the same about that. Say No about that! maybe we should do some campaign and stop that cruelty!, how with me stand up. hahaha thats how i can think off.

I don't have space for a dog right now, but when I do I will go through animal shelters. I started thinking the other day about how sad it is, that when the elderly die a lot of times their pets have no where to go!! I can't stand the thought of some faithful dog sitting in a pound unable to go home with anybody because he's no longer a cute puppy. :-(