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By Sue Manning For The Associated Press
Clearly, the message is getting across!
— Kenn
LOS ANGELES — Remember that old song, “How much is that doggie in the window?” For most Americans, it seems it’s no sale.
More than half of people in an Associated Press-Petside.com poll said they would get their next dog or cat from a shelter, nearly seven times the number who said they would buy their next pet from a store.
And more than four in 10 said they thought store pets could have hidden medical or psychological problems. That’s significantly more than those who expressed the same concerns about pets from animal shelters or breeders.
“I believe they overbreed the pets. I believe they couldn’t care less about the pets, they’re really in it for the money. I think you are more likely to get a pet at a pet store that is ill or has problems,” said Sandra Toro, 62, of Colton, Calif.
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