What do pet stores do with unsold animals?

Some people honestly believe that pet stores just dump unsold puppies at the SPCA, apparently. I'm not sure why they would think that. I got the impression from most people who asked that they weren't honestly concerned for the welfare of the puppies, they were hinting for a chance at a free dog. read more

While the intentions of these people are good, buying dogs helps pet stores stay in business, perpetuating the cycle of thousands more puppies being raised in puppy mills and then sold in stores. In short, “rescuing” a puppy from a pet store helps puppy mills thrive. read more

I am not quite sure what happend to some of those poor animals after what I heard about Petco. But I do know that older cats & dogs get shipped to other stores to try and get sold or to shelters as far as I know. read more