The Truth About Texas Puppy Selling Pet Stores

11/25/2025

Bailing Out Benji is a national nonprofit that is committed to ending the puppy mill industry through research, education and advocacy.

11/06/2025

As you know, Bailing Out Benji is home to the largest database of breeders, puppy mills, pet stores and online brokers. The research we do is not only crucial in educating the public about where the puppies come from, but it has been instrumental in the passing of bills and ordinances across the country.

All of that research is possible because of amazing supporters like you! Please consider donating $5 (or more!) today and help us continue making an impact.

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11/06/2025

Texas DOES have a dog breeder law. Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation ⬅️

During a government shutdown, the USDA pauses inspections and enforcement- meaning dogs in commercial breeding facilities can go weeks or months without any oversight and the inspectors are left without a way to support their families.

This is why independent watchdog groups like Bailing Out Benji are critical. We keep watch when the government can’t (or won’t) and this is another huge reason why we believe that having meaningful state oversight on companion animal facilities is so important! Inspectors on the state level are able to still conduct their inspections and investigations, even while the federal government is doing what the federal government does.

All of that is to say that our Quarterly USDA audit is a little light this time around. We are missing the entire month of September in the data, because the inspectors haven't posted any reports online since. The top two violation types were veterinary care for dogs and attempted inspections!

Read more here and don't forget to click the 'donate' button to support our important work: https://bailingoutbenji.com/2025-usda-q3/

11/03/2025

Will Texas pet stores ever be transparent about where their puppies really come from?

Bailing Out Benji has connected more than 75% of the nation’s puppy-selling stores to the puppy mills and commercial dog breeders they buy from.

Learn more here ➡ https://bailingoutbenji.com/puppy-mill-maps/cvi-data/

10/28/2025

Petland McKinney - "Please do your research and don't purchase puppies here." Please take a minute to read this review. This reviewer purchased 2 puppies that were sick and tested positive for Giardia. After trying to get help from Petland and the recommended vets, the reviewer states "I secured an appointment with a reputable vet by my house and they were seen this Thursday. My poor babies were under weight but, weighed more after I took them home than at petland, no fluid in the lungs but the cough was concerning, so she switched the Doxycycline to Amoxicillin. By the way, Doxycycline should not be given to pups unless all other options have failed. It has long term effects and is volatile. Both had swollen lymph nodes, elevated white blood cell counts, anemia, foggy lung x-rays, and dehydration." We hope these puppies make a full recovery and that people will heed this reviewer's warning!!

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10/26/2025

Thousands of people visit our website each month in order to have access to the most recent and accurate data surrounding the puppy mill industry. Here is what was trending on our website in October!

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*Our licensed breeder search engine, which allows consumers and advocates to have access to a 5 year inspection history on licensed breeders across the country: https://bailingoutbenji.com/search-engine/

*Where Puppies Come From: Our research hub which breaks down all of our puppy-sourcing research by state and business: https://bailingoutbenji.com/puppy-mill-maps/cvi-data/

*The Colorado Import Audit that our organization compiled for conversations regarding sunsetting PACFA: https://bailingoutbenji.com/co-audit-2025/

*Our compilation of USDA Violation Report audits that give a history of the most recent violations found on USDA inspection reports: https://bailingoutbenji.com/usda-violations/

*Our resources on how to find a humane breeder are extremely popular. While we may wish that those in our life would adopt, it is important to make sure that they have access to information on how to buy safely. Remind your friends and family to "Think Benji Before The Buy" and do their research: https://bailingoutbenji.com/finding-a-reputable-breeder/

10/26/2025

Finally they are getting citations. They don't know because they come from a dog broker which hides the origin of the breeder!

10/18/2025

Oh, another citation form the City of Frisco TX - City Hall? Petland will just pay the fine and keep on selling puppies.

10/09/2025

Unfortunately, it IS what you see on the "puppy mill pages" ma'am

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10/09/2025

It is crucial that we expand our educational efforts to include all of the ways that consumers can unknowingly support the puppy mill industry. If you are interested in learning how you can help, please visit https://bailingoutbenji.com/how-you-can-help/

Our licensed dog breeder search engine has been used 500,000 times since we first released it in June!!

In just 4 months, our website has proven to be the most valuable tool for consumers looking for more information on breeders and for advocates who want to learn more about what is happening in their community. Just by typing in a name, kennel name, or license number, you are able to view the 5 year inspection history on a facility and notes on how they sell. We recently ran an update, which included additional state licensed breeders and the most recent inspection information on more than 5,000 licensed breeders/brokers across the country.

Have you found our resources to be useful?
View the search engine here: https://bailingoutbenji.com/search-engine/

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*PLEASE NOTE* For now, this map only includes licensed dog/cat breeders and brokers across the country. There are tens of thousands of facilities that are operating in states with no regulations, as well as facilities that are operating outside of licensure altogether. While we are monitoring them in our database and filing complaints as needed, we do not have them available to the public at this time.