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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Kavin, Kim, author.     Subjects     Dog industry.     Dog breeders.     Pet shops.     Dog rescue.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Kavin, Kim, author.       by title:      The dog merchants : ...         MARC Display

The dog merchants : inside the big business of breeders, pet stores, and rescuers / Kim Kavin. by Kavin, Kim, author. New York : Pegasus Books, 2016. Subjects Dog industry.   Dog breeders.   Pet shops.   Dog rescue. ISBN:  9781681771403 (hardcover) : 1681771403 (hardcover) Description:  xvi, 304 pages ; 24 cm Edition:  First Pegasus Books cloth edition. Contents:  Setting the base price -- Luxury packaging -- Branding, by breeding -- Freelance producers -- Big production companies -- The mega-distributor -- Marketing the message -- Industry waste -- The upstart competitor -- Repackaging and rebranding -- Lemons versus steals -- The genesis and the future -- Smart shopping -- Consumer intelligence -- A note about spay/neuter. Requests:  0 Summary:  The first book to explain the complex and often surprisingly similar business practices that extend from the American Kennel Club to local shelters, from Westminster champions to dog auctions. Without judging dog lovers of any stripe, journalist Kim Kavin makes it clear that money spent among these dog merchants has real-world effects on people and canines. She reveals how dog merchants create markets for dogs, often in defiance of the usual rules of supply and demand. She takes an investigative approach and meets breeders and rescuers at all levels, shedding much-needed light on an $11-billion-a-year industry that most people don't even realize is an industry. Kavin's goal is to advance the conversation about how all dogs are treated, from puppy mills to high-kill shelters. She shows that a great deal can be improved by understanding the business practices behind selling dogs of all kinds. Instead of pitting rescue and purebred people against each other, this groundbreaking book shows how all dog lovers can come together, with one voice, on behalf of our beloved companions.--Adapted from dust jacket.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 636.70068 Ka Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kihei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 636.70068 Ka Checked In Add Copy to MyList Lihue Public Library Adult Nonfiction 636.70068 Ka Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 636.70068 Ka Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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