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When looking to buy a puppy, it is extremely important that families make sure they aren’t supporting a cruel or inhumane facility. Unfortunately, in the pet industry, there is an alarming lack of transparency about where puppies are born before they arrive at their forever families. Because of the secrecy, it is easy for customers to get scammed into buying puppies that originated from subpar facilities. Those purchases often result in high vet bills and sometimes even the death of a new puppy.
Pet stores play a big part in enabling subpar facilities to stay in business. According to our 2025 research, 36% of the licensed breeders who supplied pet stores nationwide in the last three years had state or federal violations. For these reasons and more, it is so important that families do their research before they buy!
We recommend that families start their search to find a humane breeder here. If you are planning to buy from a breeder directly, a pet store, or online, please make sure to look into the breeder to ensure that your puppy’s parents aren’t living a substandard life.
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Below you will find a list of Pennsylvania puppy stores and the noteworthy facilities that they source from. To view the facilities they source from, click and explore the Airtable link below the pet store.
*USERS NOTE* To access each pet store’s profile after clicking on the Airtable link, you will either click on the store name (mobile) or click the blue ‘expand’ icon when you hover over the name (desktop)
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The list below is not an exhaustive account of where all Pennsylvania puppy-selling stores source their puppies. For some Pennsylvania pet stores, we have been unable to find any records indicating that they source from breeders in other states, so they are not included in the list below. This suggests that these stores likely obtain their puppies from breeders within Pennsylvania.
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Diane’s Discount Pets- 1486 S. Hanover St. (Rt. 100), Pottstown, PA
** According to records found, Diane’s Discount Pets sourced from 1 unlicensed breeder in 2024.
https://airtable.com/appQXaAEVkvVDOFCZ/shrFc72n9J86H8gcn
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Heartland Pets- 5800 Peach St #573, Erie, PA
** According to records found, Heartland Pets sourced from 26 USDA-licensed breeders and brokers in 2024. Of the 26 breeders and brokers they bought from, 7 had violations/non-compliances within the last five years.
https://airtable.com/appQXaAEVkvVDOFCZ/shreRT1v28KFwBms4
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Jocelyn’s Puppies and Pet Supplies- 10 Carlisle Street, Hanover, PA
** The last records we have of Jocelyn’s Puppies and Pet Supplies sourcing from an out-of-state breeder are from 2023, when they bought from a USDA broker.
https://airtable.com/appQXaAEVkvVDOFCZ/shrVZ2SzkqLRRmQMK
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Perfect Match Pet Shop- 4724 Perkiomen Ave, Reading, PA
** The last records we have of Perfect Match Pet Shop sourcing from an out-of-state breeder are from 2023, when they bought from 3 USDA-licensed breeders, 1 of which had state non-compliances within the last five years.
https://airtable.com/appQXaAEVkvVDOFCZ/shrUs9pTPCAWrbiBY
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Pet Wonderland- 508 Blackman Street, Wilkes Barre, PA
** According to records found, Pet Wonderland sourced from 1 breeder and 6 brokers in 2024, 3 of which have had violations/non-compliances within the last five years.
https://airtable.com/appQXaAEVkvVDOFCZ/shrFBvn6vKiKgcnqE
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Petables Puppy Boutique- 270 Laurel Mall Dr, Hazle Township, PA
** According to records found, Petables Puppy Boutique sourced from 6 breeders and brokers in 2024. Of the 6 breeders and brokers they sourced from, 3 had violations/non-compliances within the last five years.
https://airtable.com/appQXaAEVkvVDOFCZ/shrvShpUrYpm2lhWb
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Petland Monroeville- 4066 William Penn Hwy, Monroeville, PA
** According to records found, Petland Monroeville sourced from 7 USDA breeders and brokers in 2024. Of the 7 USDA-licensed breeders and brokers, 1 had violations within the last five years.
https://airtable.com/appQXaAEVkvVDOFCZ/shrxbyl56N05mA8yV
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Petland Robinson- 1530 Park Manor Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA
** According to records found, Petland Robinson sourced from 13 breeders and brokers in 2024. 3 of which are unlicensed, and 3 have had violations within the last 5 years.
https://airtable.com/appQXaAEVkvVDOFCZ/shrDq4Qo6Oh89XknK
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Playful Pets- 115 W Ridge Pike, Conshohocken, PA
** According to records found, Playful Pets sourced from 20 USDA breeders and brokers in 2024. Of the 20 licensed breeders and brokers, 7 have received violations/non-compliances in the last 5 years, and 1 has since cancelled their USDA license.
https://airtable.com/appQXaAEVkvVDOFCZ/shru1NQFruKeOQsN5
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Purely Puppies- 195 Montour Run Road, Coraopolos, PA (Now Closed)
** According to records found, Purely Puppies sourced from 2 USDA brokers in 2024.
https://airtable.com/appQXaAEVkvVDOFCZ/shrCSz4dhsXEK4Ttg
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The Pet Shop Bethlehem- 4220 Eisenhower Dr, Bethlehem, PA
** According to records, 1 USDA breeder and 1 broker were found sourcing The Pet Shop Bethlehem in 2024. The USDA breeder had state non-compliances within the last 5 years.
https://airtable.com/appQXaAEVkvVDOFCZ/shr43dDOAJrbRc86G
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The Pet Shop Easton- 113 Palmer Park Mall, Easton, PA
** According to records found, The Pet Shop Easton sourced from 11 USDA breeders and brokers. Of the 11 breeders and brokers, 2 have had violations/non-compliances within the last 5 years.
https://airtable.com/appQXaAEVkvVDOFCZ/shr4cgV27pc2pjqUi
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The Pet Shop Whitehall- 1988 Whitehall Mall, MacArthur Road, Whitehall, PA
** According to records found, The Pet Shop Whitehall sourced from 24 breeders and brokers in 2024. Of the 24 breeders and brokers, 18 are USDA-licensed, and of those, 5 have received violations/non-compliances in the last five years.
https://airtable.com/appQXaAEVkvVDOFCZ/shrAT7rSAutAF2t4M
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The Puppy Burrow- 3236 PA-940 Ste 112, Mt Pocono, PA
** According to records found, The Puppy Burrow sourced from 2 USDA brokers in 2024.
https://airtable.com/appQXaAEVkvVDOFCZ/shrOjlCGFwXEUt0sX
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Yuppy Puppy Pet Shop- 292 Frantz Rd, Stroudsburg, PA
** According to records found, Yuppy Puppy Pet Shop sourced from 13 breeders and brokers in 2024. Of the 13 breeders and brokers they sourced from, 1 was unlicensed, and 12 were USDA or State licensed. Of the licensed breeders, 4 had violations/non-compliances in the last five years.
https://airtable.com/appQXaAEVkvVDOFCZ/shrqwz0ShcamgWSBj
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©Bailing Out Benji 2025
All of this information was collected by Bailing Out Benji’s research department and must be cited as such when shared or quoted!
To view the rest of our research, click here.
** To those consumers that have bought a family member from any of the area puppy stores, and are wondering about their actual background -please feel free to fill out the form below and we will help you track down where your puppy was born!
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