I would like to report about a disguting website called PBT Market place owned by Rocky McMahan, this is a puppy Mill plateform. All the millers and pet brokers can auction whatever pets and sell them directly to pet store. It is legal, but it is truly disguting.
If you ever manage to log in that site, they will ask for your credit card and license number (just fake one), you will see "millers " selling pets that are only few weeks old, or older pets without a leg but still ' good ' reproduction.
This is an Ebay for pets! Pets are ONLY a merchandise, not a human breathing creature. If they will get money for making food out them, it will be the same.
After auction Pets are shipped by trucks all over the country and sold this way, many died in poor conditions.
I purchased my pet from a pet store without knowing anything about that before, until I investigated his origin. And sadly enough he was sold via PBT Market place from his broker for $680 to the shop where I purchased him for $5000!
This is really a sad reality in this country.
90 % of the pets in shop are coming from Puppy Mill NOT small breeders.
Puppy mills are very large commercial breeders: Dogs are locked in small cages. They freeze in the winter and swelter in the summer. They never get out of their cages. They are bred over and over again until they die...
Here are some USDA reports about PBT Market place:
Licensee
Name: PET BOARD OF TRADE, INC
Certificate #: 43-B-3504
Address: POST OFFICE BOX 10
NEOSHO, MO 64850
County: NEWTON
Site Code: 001
Description: PET BOARD OF TRADE, INC
Date: 13-DEC-04
Received By: Rocky McMahan
Inspection conducted by Rocky Mcmahan, owner and David Brigance, ACI This inspection is of the records only. No animals are under the direct control of PBT. Final electronic version of records submitted for approval at this time No non compliances noted at time of inspection
Site Code: 001
Description: PET BOARD OF TRADE, INC
Date: 15-APR-04
Received By: Rocky McMahan
This "B" prelicense inspection was conducted by Rocky McMahan, President, David Brigance, ACI and Sandra Meek, ACI.
This inspection was of Pet Board of Trade, on-line auction, paperwork only. There are no animals housed at this facility.
Mr. McMahan is presently negotiating the purchase of Freedom Pets, an animal Brokerage facility, which will be applying for a
separate license.
Site Code: 001
Description: PET BOARD OF TRADE, INC
Date: 02-MAR-04
Received By: Rocky McMahan
The owner of this online animal auction is fully cognizant of the record keeping requirements and will provide this inspector the records for inspection and evaluation. The records will be on CD at this time. The owner will apply for a variance to use a computerized system immediately also. At this time no animals will be held by this facility. The future plans are for a separate entity called Freedom Pets to facilitate
non online animal sales (traditional brokerage) This facility will be at a currently licensed facility.
No regulated activities may take place until license is received.
Owner must contact this inspector at 703-812-6021 for the next inspection.
Natasha
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
U.S.A.
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