Where Pet Store Puppies Come From

“We don’t buy from puppy mills.”

“All of our puppies come from small, local breeders.”

“We visit every breeder we buy from.”

We have all heard these sentences come from the mouths of pet store owners and their employees. They paint this beautiful picture of puppies running by a pond and parents frolicking in the fresh, green grass… Sadly, 99% of the time that is a bold faced lie because the truth is that reputable breeders would never sell their puppies in pet stores. The pet store owners know it, the employees might know it- but the customer is completely in the dark. This is why we are here.

On top of the Puppy Mill Map Research that our research team has been compiling and releasing, our volunteers have also been diligently researching pet stores across the country to find out where they are buying their puppies from. Not surprisingly, many pet stores are buying from large scale commercial dog breeders (puppy mills) who have dozens to hundreds of dogs and many violations. Below are the states in which we have CVI data for some of their pet stores, our volunteer team is still working on more states and stores! This is by no means a full list of all of the stores selling puppies. 

Please read the links below to see which pet stores are selling puppies across the country and don’t forget to SHARE. 

Click on the links below to view pet stores that sell puppies and which puppy mills they are sourcing from.

Please note: this is a very time consuming (and expensive) research project that our volunteers are taking on! We are adding states and stores as we obtain the data, this is not the full list of stores that sell puppies in the United States! If you are interested in donating towards our research costs, click here. We have also recently released an interactive map to show the full scope of the puppy mill epidemic. You can view that here. 

1. Arizona
2. Colorado 
3. Connecticut
4. Delaware
5. Florida
6. Georgia
7. Idaho
8. Illinois
9. Indiana
10. Iowa 
11. Kansas
12. Maine
13. Massachusetts 
14. Michigan
15. Minnesota
16. Missouri
17. Nebraska 
18. Nevada
19. New Hampshire
20. New Jersey
21. New York 
22. North Carolina
23. Ohio
24. Pennsylvania
25. Rhode Island
26. South Dakota
27. Tennessee
28. Texas
29. Utah
30. Virginia
31. Washington
32. Wisconsin

And let’s not forget about puppy mills that lie and say they are rescues. Like Hobo K9 Rescue , Rescue Pets Iowa ,Pet Connect Rescue.  and most recently Dogs to the Rescue Ohio.

Or the brokers like Blue Ribbon Puppies ,  JAKS Puppies,  Becky Busboom  and Crittersville Enterprises that are selling puppies to pet stores all over the country.

You can also read our research exposing puppy mill transports during Covid-19 here.

Don’t forget Pet Store Puppies ARE Puppy Mill Puppies …. The research proves it! 

This research can be  extremely costly, please consider making a donation to help us continue exposing the puppy mill industry. Every dollar helps us!

Did you buy a puppy from a pet store and want to know where it came from? Fill out the form below and we can help you track down your puppy’s breeder!