Pet Shop Puppy

I'm a little puppy, so cuddly, sweet and small
I live inside a cage, you see at Pet Store in the mall.
I'm not an only puppy, my sisters are all here.
My brothers, too, except for Ralph who died coz he was scared.
It's lonely here at nighttime when all the lights go dark,
We tremble in our cages and we whimper and we bark.
But no one comes to hold us or pet our fears away
We sit all night in terror til the store opens next day.
We don't remember mama left so far behind
She did the best she could for us til Man said "It is time."
He crammed us all in cages too small for us you see
We rode for hours; we could not help but lay in poop and pee
And now we sit in Pet Store where kids come taunt and squeeze
They do not hear our whimpers or understand our pleas
We're miserable and it's scary here we all would rather die
But since we don't we do our best to run away and hide
I know you think my story too sad to leave me be,
You want to take me home with you, a happy little puppy.
But please, though it is fearful to live here against our will
If you take me that leaves a spot another pup will fill.
You can stop our suffering but not by taking us home
You must be strong and leave us here, unsold and all alone
For if you do not take me, then another pup won't come
And maybe he will not be shipped so far away from home
Tho some of us may not survive the cycle 'ere it falls
If we don't sell they will not need more puppies in these halls
And if they need no puppies then the Man will not bring more
Eventually it can all stop!
You CAN close the door.
So when you see a puppy face so sad and sweet and small
In a cage at Pet Store at your neighborhood shopping mall
The best thing you can do for him is leave him sitting there
That is the best way you can tell all dogs
How much you care.

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Mari

Oh Mari,
That is such a sad little poem - the trouble is, it makes me want to go out and BUY all the sad puppies! I 'm a bit like that. 20 years ago I found a cat with 3 newborn kittens in a dustbin. I took them home and kept them all except for one who went to a friend of mine!

it is sad but true . I too want to go and save them but people must take a firm stand and say no . we will not buy a puppy this way , no demand no sale no pet shop puppies mari

Mari,
This is a great poem, I want to print it up and stick it all over our local pet shop doors! Sad, but it is so, so, true! I wish it would just STOP!

Lump in throat

Do Harrods still sell puppies? It's some time since I went there?

Jo and the Casblaidd Flatcoats

They do - 'sort of'. There was an article in a magazine a few months ago I think it was 'Dogs Today' explaining that they display the puppies which are already sold for a week or so. They claimed to vet owners, socialise the puppies and all good responsible stuff :rolleyes:

i was in Harrod's recently (3 weeks ago) and yes, they still have puppies for sale - i think there were 3 or 4 left - Lancashire Heelers - absolutely gorgeous puppies but i couldnt help but feel a bit sorry for them stuck behind bars with lots of people peering at them...i think the puppies were roughly 16 weeks old - not sure how long Harrods keep them for or if they would keep them til sold to a responsible owner - no mention made of vetting when we enquired about costs etc