I can't express enough how disappointed I am to see a new pet store open in Castle Rock. There are thousands of puppies that die every day, because there are not enough people who will adopt from the shelters or rescue groups and continue to support pet stores.
The majority of these puppies come from puppy mills and then are sold in pet stores. The Humane Society of the United States has conducted many investigations into pet stores that claim their puppies do not come from puppy mills, but in fact do.
They investigated a pet store in Hollywood that Paris Hilton has frequented and was told that they do not buy from puppy mills. They found out that they DO buy from mills. You can check out the full story at www.hsus.org.
Please do NOT buy animals from pet stores and parents should encourage their children to volunteer NOT at pet stores, but at shelters and rescue groups. Reputable breeders would not sell their animals to pet stores - they want to know the home their animals go into.
Don't be fooled by claims that pet stores don't buy from puppy mills. Please support your local animal shelters and rescue groups. Save a life, don't support puppy mills!