Don't Buy Pet Store Lies
Pet stores will go to great lengths to convince customers their puppies are obtained from good, licensed breeders. All of the photos on this site are from USDA licensed breeders. The fact of the matter is, many USDA licensed breeders are puppy mills. USDA standards are minimal and all too often, the rules are not enforced. The moms and dads of pet store puppies live their entire lives in small wire-bottomed cages. Dogs in mills have had little social interaction and in many cases, do not receive regular veterinary care. Female dogs are forced to produce litter after litter and when their bodies are used up, they are disposed of. At 8 weeks puppies are bought by brokers, cleaned up, and shipped all across the country. Puppies from Minnesota mills can be traced all the way to pet stores in New York, Florida, and California. These puppies often come with health problems such as worms, upper respiratory infections, ear mites, and more. They are likely to have or develop mental health and/or genetic related issues due to poor breeding practices. Beware the pet stores listed below, they are selling puppy mill puppies.
Four Paws and a Tail, Blaine
Puppies sold at Four Paws and a Tail are supplied by:
A Maze'n Farmyard/Valley View Kennel
Renner's Kennel
Fair View Kennels
Michelle Sonnenberg
Leroy Yoder
Northwest Kennel/Leonard Stover of Iowa
Menning Enterprises
View complaints from customers HERE.
A Maze'n Farmyard/Valley View Kennel
Renner's Kennel
Fair View Kennels
Michelle Sonnenberg
Leroy Yoder
Northwest Kennel/Leonard Stover of Iowa
Menning Enterprises
View complaints from customers HERE.
Puppy Purchase Agreements:
A Maze'n Farmyard, Eden Valley
A maze'n Farmyard is located in Eden Valley, MN. In addition to breeding hundreds of dogs to be sold in pet stores around the country, they have an amusement park complete with their very own pet store. The A maze'n Farmyard is known for selling sick puppies to the unsuspecting public.
View complaints from customers HERE.
View complaints from customers HERE.
Faribault Animal Center, Faribault
Sells puppies from A Maze'n Farmyard/Valley View Kennel.
K & R Firearms (Menning Enterprises), Edgerton
USDA Reports show repeated violations of record-keeping regulations concerning from whom puppies were obtained, as well as violations for transporting puppies younger than the mandated age of 8 weeks (a more comprehensive report shows that violations for transporting underage pups go back as far as 2003). The January 2008 inspection report also shows that Menning Enterprises knowingly obtained puppies from breeders who were required to be licensed but did not at the time hold valid licenses.
Read Captain's story, a puppy bred by Menning Enterprises HERE.
Bluebird Pet Shop, Wilmar PERMANENTLY CLOSED IN 2019
Many of the puppies sold at Bluebird Pet shop in Wilmar were bred at A maze'n Farmyard/Valley View Kennel.
Har Mar Pet Shop, Roseville PERMANENTLY CLOSED IN 2017
In the news:
Sick dogs, hamsters missing eyes, and a decomposing hedgehog at Har Mar Pet
Roseville Bans Sales Of Dogs, Cats In Pet Stores
Sick dogs, hamsters missing eyes, and a decomposing hedgehog at Har Mar Pet
Roseville Bans Sales Of Dogs, Cats In Pet Stores
Petland, Saint Paul PERMANENTLY CLOSED IN 2018
Certificates of Veterinary Inspection reveal Petland buys from two of the largest commercial breeders in Minnesota, Clearwater and Menning Enterprises.
