Friends of Strays was devastated to learn about the conditions innocent puppies were forced to endure at Blue Sky Puppies, whose pet dealer permit was revoked by Pinellas County for an “overwhelming number of violations” — including “dozens” of puppies who had died over the past two years and went unreported to the county as is required, according to the statement released by Pinellas County Animal Services.
How many puppies need to be imported into Florida from puppy mills, only to die in unfit conditions, before we as a community stop supporting commercial breeding?
Another retail store, Sunshine Puppies in Largo, received a citation just last year after a husky puppy died. There are six animal retail stores in Pinellas County still in operation. More are banned from opening through a 2022 ordinance passed by the county prohibiting more from opening…