More than 1300 dogs from Puppy Haven Kennel in Green Lake County, WI, will finally be getting a new lease on life thanks to the Wisconsin Humane Society.
For years, WHS has been trying to shut down the huge puppy mill without success, until now. To end the exploitation of the hundreds and hundreds of dogs locked in their prison misery of this puppy mill, WHS bought Puppy Haven Kennels and now it’s finally time for theses dog, who were used as nothing but money making breeding machine, to learn there is much more to life.
Now the organization must find homes for more than 1,300 dogs.
“None of these dogs have ever been called by a name. They’ve never had a bed. They’ve never had a toy. They’ve never had their own food bowl. They’ve never been cuddled by a person,” said Victoria Wellens, executive director of the Wisconsin Humane Society.
Wellens says the humane society is changing all that, by saving more than a thousand dogs from a life of exploitation with its unprecendented purchase of Puppy Haven Kennel, one of the largest dog breeding facilities in the nation.
“Dogs like Murphy and 1,299 others will leave behind a life of being used solely for producing puppies,” said Margaret Stratton, president of the board of the Wisconsin Humane Society.
Instead, all the dogs from Puppy Haven will be spayed or neutered and given medical care.
“We haven’t found any infectious diseases. We found a lot of dogs with bad teeth” because of their diet, said Dr. Randy Zeman, veterinary director of the Wisconsin Humane Society.
The dogs will also be socialized to people. Those who adopt them will be offered classes to help their new pets become house trained and get over their shyness.
“Some of them, mostly the males, haven’t had any contact with people,” said Wellens.
The humane society says it needs money, supplies, and loving homes for these dogs.
You can check out pictures of these pups and read their stories at Wisconsin Humane Society. (CBS58)
Major kudos to Wisconsin Humane Society!! They’ve definitely got their work cut out for them. If you can help, bu adopting, donating, volunteering, please contact them!! There’s a lot of dogs that are going to need a lot of love and care
Puppy Haven puppy mill closed down, more than 1300 dogs in need of homes

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Way to go WHS!!! This is awesome!!!
@Dog Lover – Don’t ya just love it!! Had me smiling half the day yesterday, especially since I live in Wisconsin. Wished I lived closer and could give a hand. This is the kind of news you look forward to reading and sharing!
WOW!! What an undertaking! WHS is the greatest!
WOW!! What an undertaking! WHS is the greatest!
WOW!! What an undertaking! WHS is the greatest!
WOW!! What an undertaking! WHS is the greatest!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THIS made me cry–out of happiness!!!!!–which is wonderful, for a change!!
This made my day too!!What a victory for the good guys…and of course,the furbabies that are now free from hell!!It is news like this that keeps me from going straight off the deep end..Thanks Deanna..and way to go WHS!!
Are there any Poodle puppies available ?
it has been one year today that my dog was rescued from puppy haven. She was a breeding dog and was one of the first dogs out of puppy haven to see if they were adoptable. They were! its been such a difficult journey but i wouldnt trade her for anything.Quincy is my life, and i am her’s. Rescuing is the way to go, ADOPT!