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Why do pet shops only sell puppies? Buying vs supports Adoption

Hong Kong, as long as you want to buy a pet, there are plenty of places to do so—Goldfish Street, Victory Road, King Lung Street, and Qianjing Street. If you want something special, you can even order it from abroad, not to mention private breeders!

Why do pet shops only sell puppies?

Isn't it just that pet owners want to buy puppies? It's actually the business strategy of pet stores.
Puppies take up less space, eat less, and are cuter, making it easier to win over the hearts of their owners. Additionally, the belief that adult dogs are harder to train and don't see their owners as masters has led people to rationalize buying pupples.

Why are so many abandoned?

1. Discouragement
Most novice pet owners tend to overlook that raising a puppy requires a significant amount of time and effort. Moreover, the destruction caused by the puppy and the disasters resulting from its inability to be house-trained can sometimes make you feel disheartened, no matter how much love you have or how cute the puppy is. There may come a day when you don't want to go home because you're afraid of seeing your house turned into a disaster zone.

2. Too busy to train the dog
Newbie pet owners get home very late after work, clean up the disaster zone, eat dinner, take a shower, and it's already midnight. The next day, they have to go back to work. According to this schedule, there is actually very little time each day to accompany and train the dog, creating a vicious cycle.

3. Loss of control over emotions
Whether it's the servant or the master, both will have emotions. The servant feels it's too hard to train and doesn't want to keep the dog, while the master feels unhappy without anyone to accompany them and needs to vent. What happens next....No need to mention it.

4. Legal abandonment
It turns out that in Hong Kong, you can abandon a pet legally as long as you fill out the form, and there are no penalties.In the past, the SPCA would come and take the dogs away.

It's easy to buy and sell pets, and there are no penalties for abandoning them. In such circumstances, many people treat pets like toys.In recent years, although there have been more cases of people being punished for animal abuse, it doesn't mean that the treatment of pets has improved as a result.

The editor sincerely hopes that all prospective pet owners will not be deterred by the complicated adoption procedures, home visits, and observations.

Pets are also lives, and the volunteers will definitely find the most suitable new owner for them. Not letting you adopt doesn't necessarily mean there's something wrong with you or that your conditions are not good.Sometimes it also depends on which potential owner the pet is attached to, or other reasons, etc.

To have a life companion for the rest of your life, it must be fate, just like dating, getting married, and having children. It's not always about wanting it; sometimes, it's just not the right time.

Not yet, the timing isn't right.
When you have it, cherish it doubly.
Support adoption.

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