Andrea Rosebrock 
Do you know what puppy mills are?
Puppy mills are mass dog-breeding operations have been around for decades, but they continue to be a problem because unsuspecting consumers keep buying those adorable puppies in the pet store window. Or on some slick Internet site. Or even through an ad in the trusted local newspaper.
But behind the friendly facade of these pet shops, web sites, and newspaper ads, there often lies a puppy mill. These canine breeding facilities frequently house dogs in shockingly poor conditions, particularly for “breeding stock” animals who are caged and continually bred for years, without human companionship and with little hope of ever becoming part of a family. After their fertility wanes, breeding animals are commonly killed, abandoned or sold to another mill. The annual result of all this breeding is hundreds of thousands of puppies, many with behavior and/or health problems.
Find out what you need to know about puppy mills and what you can do to shut down these ‘houses of horror’!
- Get the Facts on Puppy Mills – HSUS
- Stop Puppy Mills
- Prisoners of Greed
- No Puppy Mills
- Puppy Mill Rescue
- Last Chance for Animals – Puppy Mills
An excerpt from Puppy Mills, Puppy Mills and More Puppy Mills
The bane of existence for dogs, a life of neglect, abuse, torture and suffering, and when they have outlived their usefulness, an often brutal ending! Disease, malnutrition, dehydration, sickness and death flourish in cramped filthy cages, freezing in the winter, scorching in the summer. Females bred and over-bred from their first ‘heat’ cycle through every subsequent one until their bodies are so used up and broken down that death is a welcome release for them. They never know a kind word or a gentle touch.
And please believe me when I say that my description barely touches on the
reality. If you have a strong enough stomach and hard enough heart, you can do a search engine query for ‘puppy mill’ and look at more images and read the horror stories.
Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Ohio and Pennsylvania are known as the major puppy mill states but puppy mills are not confined to just these states. You can find them in any state, mostly in the more rural areas. Most of the time the
owners skate right on the edge of the law, but they know, no matter how much they deny it, that what they’re doing is not right, so they try to ‘hide’ their dirty little operations out of sight.
With recent heightened awareness of animal cruelties and abuses and more advocates fighting for ends to these abuses, you are seeing more and more of these inhumane ‘commercial breeders,’ as they call themselves, under scrutiny, raided, closed down and their owners finally facing charges of cruelty and abuse.
The costs of rescuing, treating and caring for rescued puppy mill puppies and dogs often run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, dollars that come from contributions, donations and our taxes. And far too often, after these dogs are finally healthy and cared for, they are returned to their abusers, back to the life of suffering and torture they were rescued from due to the leniency of the laws.
Cracking down on puppy mills is not easy. Many of these large ‘commercial breeders’ are backed by large organizations whose revenues depend on this mass breeding. Take the AKC for instance, it has been
surmised that up to 80% of their registration fees come from ‘commercial breeders.’ Do you think they want them closed down? In theory, the AKC inspects about 5000 breeding organizations a year and they say when they find substandard conditions they will not issue registrations to the puppies produced there. Easy enough to overcome for puppy millers, just change the kennel name or registrar name.
Approximately 500,000 puppies are ‘produced’ each year from the country’s
4000-5000 puppy mills. About half the puppies die due to cruel substandard conditions. Even then, the ‘business’ is so lucrative that the losses are just considered ‘part of doing business,’ and they continue. They ‘trash’ their losses and rake in the bucks.
Almost as bad as the animal victims are the human victims; the people who buy the puppies either from a pet store, a newspaper ad, an internet ad or right from the puppy millers themselves. So many of these puppies are sick, disease ridden and their tiny bodies are usually dehydrated, malnourished not to mention genetic defects and other problems. People who buy these puppies often wound up spending thousands of dollars trying to fix their new canine companion that they have already grown attached to, only to have them die or live short, painful lives.
It’s a vicious cycle and there is only one way to break it. Laws and legislation will only go so far and many of these puppy millers can skate on the edge of abuse and cruelty laws, if they even exist, for years. People need to learn about puppy mills. So many people just plain do not know that the cute puppy in the window of that neighborhood pet shop comes from a puppy mill or that the ads in the newspaper or on the internet are for puppy mill puppies. Sure, pet shop owners will tell you they come from local breeders but unless you can actually check out the breeder and the puppy’s parents, you have no way of knowing. More than 95% of puppies come from mass breeding businesses, many of these fit into the description of a ‘puppy mill.’
Ethical breeders will not sell their puppies to just anyone. They care about what happens to the puppies after they go to their new homes. They provide health guarantees and many will have a contract that if things do not work out, the dog is to be returned to the breeder. Ethical breeders have standards and morals and care about the breed, not just lining their pockets on the misery of living
creatures.
Yes, in some areas legislators are working to improve the laws but even if the measures pass they will still fall far short of what it will take to really make a difference. What is necessary is to get the word out, to educate and show people and teach people. There are thousands and thousands of dogs each year that are killed for lack of homes, why bring more puppies into the world, especially puppies that are sick, produced out of often, the most torturous and horrendous conditions imaginable.
It’s unclear to me why anyone would intentionally bring more animals into this world with 4 million being killed in shelters every year…..especially for profit…What part of over-populated and the number 4 million that is so hard to understand?
Well all of you AR’s will eventually get your wish. You are doing a great job of brainwashing the general public into believing that all breeders are evil.
My question is when breeding is outlawed where are you going to get a dog from? There would be no homeless dogs as it would be against the law for irresonsible owners to let their dogs breed the same as it would be against the law for a breeder to breed, right? So eventually if the AR’s have their way there will be no dogs.
There are plenty of laws in place already without passing new ones. If county dog wardens would do their jobs and shut down the irresponsible breeders who allow their dogs to live in filth then we shouldn’t have a problem with dogs living in horrid conditions. As for the overpopulation problem, I have not seen many purebreds in our local shelters. I do rescue work for my breed and there have been less than 5 come through the shelter in the past 4 years. If the humane societies were to use their funds to do free spay/neuters for ppl who cannot afford to sterilize their dog or who will just not spend the money to do it , that would cut the overpoulation problem down quite a bit. Most of the dogs in our local pounds are the result of irresponsible OWNERS not breeders.
I hate to say it, but maybe it would be better if dogs didn’t have to exist in a world where they’re treated so badly. From what I can see, an awful lot of people should never be allowed to own a pet. If that were the case, there wouldn’t be a need for anyone to breed animals since the number of people responsible enough to have one would be so small and then no need for breeding.
People should have to go through some kind of psychological testing. Same goes if they’re planning on having children. Ever paid attention to how many are treated just as badly as the dogs & cats of the world?
I just this morning saw an article about animal abuse in China, and if you want to see horror, go there and find out why we just don’t need to breed any more animals!!!
i agree with the last sentence made on the last comment. I completely agree that the owners are the problem because most are not commited enough to how much work having a dog can be. I dont think that breeders and rescues are considered puppy mills at all! breeders are awesome. They do what they love while making the breed better and finding them responsible homes. Its just those damn puppy mills! We are all here for one reason- because we love dogs. what are AR’s by the way? and where did the issue of brainwashing the public that breeders are evil come in? i dont recall reading anything about that :S Happy what type of dogs do you breed?
I don’t think we are in any danger of having to put the dog on the endangered species list just yet.
I am not against all breeding.Should any Tom,Joe, or Harry be able to set up shop and slap their ad in the newspaper without standards or limitations?No, I don’t think so.It’s not communism, it’s protection for innocent creatures that are being exploited by greed.
Pet-stores????Why do they still exist at this point.
Yes, the irresponsible owner adds to the shelter population…A point we can all agree on.As far as the majority being mixed breeds, the fact that you can’t sell them must have something to do with it.
<> So this is why breeders shouldn’t breed anymore? It’s not the breeder’s fault that the world is overpopulated and that’s no reason why breeders shouldn’t do what they love to do. Shelter animals are from pet owners that aren’t responsible and end up with an oops litter of mixed breed puppies. Hailey-I do raise 5 different breeds because when I got into this several years ago, I couldn’t decide which was my favorite–I love all 5 breeds! I have a few of Saint Bernards, Labrador Retrievers, Miniature Pinschers, Toy Poodles and Pomeranians. All right everyone that labels people with more than one breed a mill–let me have it-I know you want to. Bring it on.
This cyber spat is pointless..obviously….We are in two different worlds…Mine involves helping with the over-population crisis..Yours involves adding to the problem…all in the name of what…So you can do what you love to do?..Sounds like what you love to do is let innocent creatures pay your bills….
Kerry,
Pay my bills, that is a BIG laugh. My dogs are fed and treated better than most children in this world.
If I break even breeding these dogs I am lucky. Most years I am in the hole.
I breed because I love my breed! I hope that in the future there are still breeds of dogs, not just mixed breeds. If most of you here have your way there will be no breeders to breed a specific breed. Heck there may not be any dogs left if breeding is outlawed.
The world is also over populated with people. Maybe some of you should practice what you preach and stop reproducing.
Happy i am glad to see you have a wide variety of dogs you breed. Personally i am a sucker for the large breeds! I absolutley LOVE big dogs such as Newfoundlands, Malmutes, Great Danes and such=]
I call my Saints “Gentle Giants”–that’s what they are. I love all of my dogs. I agree with what concerned said on breaking even. The same goes here. I take time and effort in improving the breeds I do raise. I’ve had no health problems whatsoever in any of their babies and I’ve been doing what I love for 6 years. I love what I do and no bull about “adding to the problem” is going to change my mind. I agree there is an overpopulation of “mutts” out there, but like has been said before, that’s the pet owner’s problem for not getting their animals spayed or neutered. Hailey–you asked a question about what are the AR’s–they’re groups such as PETA for instance that wants to eventually banish all pet ownership. AR’s also want to shut down all breeders–even the good responsible ones. That’s unconstitutional for someone to just bust into your home and take everything away that you’ve worked so hard for. Granted, these “puppy mills” that are not regulated should have something done about them that keep their animals in squalid conditions. Me personally, I have state inspectors, USDA inspectors and even the AKC comes out and my vet as well.
You’ve got to be kidding me! NO “good breeder” would have their puppies sitting in a pet store, exposed to all kinds of illness (ever lost a litter to parvo?) Total lack of socialization, and sitting in a crate for what is often SEVERAL WEEKS! NO good breeder who cares about the psychological development of their puppies would do that. Those who do need a HUGE lesson on canine development! I’m a breeder, and also an obedience trainer. Whenever I start a new class I can look around and point out which dogs came from pet stores, as there are certain canine social skills that they never developed. Something to keep in mind is that owning a rescue dog is NOT for everyone! Yes, there are some GREAT dogs in shelters! But there are far more dog that have “isues” that make them not suitable for families with children. Go to a shelter and find out how many of the dogs they have are listed as “on to children over age 10″ etc. GOOD BREEDERS first spend thousands of dollars on the parent dogs on health testing to insure the dogs don’t have the problems inherent to their breed. Their hips are tested (not just vet checked) Eyes are tested by a special canine eye vet, all kinds of blood work is done to rule out genetic and endochrine problems. Then, ONLY after the dog has tested out, will that dog be bred. Those dogs who you see in the show ring are all health tested. When a breeder says, “Oh, all my dogs are vet checked” clearly doesn’t know what they’re supposed to be doing. The breeders who spend the money on health testing (it runs about $1000 per parent dog) will also give you a minimum of a 2 year health guarantee. They’ll also make you sign an agreement that says if for some reason you can’t keep your dog, they will take the dog back. Good breeders don’t want any dog they’ve produced to end up in the shelters.
Happy, you said, “Haven’t you seen the prices people pay at the pet stores? If people can afford those prices, then they’re going to good homes.” That is probably one of the most nieve comments I have ever heard. That’s like saying, “They have money, they wouldn’t abuse their kids.” Money says nothing about the treatment of the dog. I have more people in my obedience classes who are absolutely DUMB when it comes to their dogs! I just had a mother in her 40’s, daughter in late teens/early 20’s come in with two GSD’s, and they also have a dane at home. NONE of their dogs are spayed or neutered. Why? “We just feel so bad doing that to them, we think they’re better off in their natural state.” The dogs are 3-5 years old, and are just NOW staring obedience training because the owners FINALLY realized they have no control over them. This family of dogs is a disaster waiting to happen! Guess what? The family is a VERY wealthy, well known family in Minnesota, and believe me…they are many more where they came from! Our paying clientèle is are all in the upper income brackets and they are CLUELESS about their dog. They don’t come to trainging until AFTER they’re having problems and are on the verge of putting their dogs into a shelter. The rest of our clients are from shelters. We give vouchers to them so that when they adopt a dog they can get into training right away and not have to worry about the cost. THOSE families are MUCH smarter about their dogs that those with money! As for me, because of the problem with trying to follow up with spay/neuter contracts, I now spay/neuter my puppies at 7 weeks before they even go to their new homes. Just like shelters have been doing for 30 years.
I think that all puppies should be spayed/neutered before they are sold. Unless proper and extensive paperwork is filled out as to why they need an unfixed dog. I think our problem is an overabundance of mutts because of irresponsible owners and puppymills that treat their animals like crap. Personally I don’t see why people would need an unfixed dog unless they were planning on turning into breeders themselves. I love my dogs but I know they are one in a million and no puppy they could ever have could replace them.
angeldogluvr: You said you breed as well…how do you know for a fact without a doubt that the puppies you place aren’t abused??? Just because people look friendly and act that way to your face means nothing. As for my puppies, they don’t sit in pet stores for weeks. I never said my adults weren’t tested, you’re just assuming that. I said my puppies are vet checked and most things genetic (which I’ve never had) are guaranteed for the new owners. The puppies of mine that do go to the pet store are vaccinated, so no, I’ve never had any parvo or disease of any kind with my dogs or puppies. My adults have their yearly boosters too. Don’t call me naive or a “bad breeder” just because of the outlets I choose to use. You need to get an education and stop pointing fingers.
Happy, it’s obvious who has the education and who doesn’t…It seems the time you spend here would be better spent on e-bay or something…
We have a pretty extensive application process for our puppies. Our puppies are sold before the female is even bred, sometimes 6 months before she even comes in heat. I usually have reservations a year out, unless it’s a first time breeding for the female, in which case I won’t take deposits until the pregnancy is confirmed around 30 days. That said, by the time my puppies go to their new homes I know the families VERY well, have met all their kids, etc. And yes, I have been known to get to know a family and decide they’re not good enough for one of my pups and give their deposit back! Your pups are vaccinated, that’s great..it’s also the law. Clearly you don’t have much contact with your pups once they head for the pet store, because the parvo series isn’t done until they’re 16 weeks old! They are not protected against parvo until that time. I’d LOVE to see proof of your health testing on your parent dogs. Oh, I’m well educated. Clearly you need to spend more time learning about canine development. If you did, you would find out real quick what detrimental damage is done to your pups while sitting in pet store window.
“the parvo series isn’t done until they’re 16 weeks old!”
Everyone knows that already. What you seem to don’t know is, the pet store mine go to offer the new puppy buyers to come in to their vet and have their boosters done free when they purchase the puppy. They are vaccinated at 6, 8, 12 and 16 weeks. That just shows how “well educated” you are.
“you would find out real quick what detrimental damage is done to your pups while sitting in pet store window”
That’s bull too. My pups are well socialized before they leave here. The pet store has the potential owners use hand sanitizer before handling the puppies and then they let the potential new owners play with the puppy in a booth area to get to know the puppy. Mine stay for less than a week. That also proves just how “well educated” you are. You need to check out the facts before you start pointing fingers. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with people wanting to buy a puppy from a pet store as long as that puppy has had a good start from the beginning. I believe you ignorance is starting to show…
Happy – I think you should do some research on animal abuse. The issue here is simply that WE DON’T NEED TO BREED ANY MORE ANIMALS!!!
This world is filled with abused, neglected, unwanted animals – I mean MILLIONS of then – and we really just need to STOP bringing more into the world to be treated this way!
The greed of this statement is truly heartbreakening…All kinds of reasons..Please..don’t ever let my soul be that shallow.
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“Just because breeders sell their puppies to pet stores does NOT put them in the same category as the “mills”
Actually, if you do your research, you’ll find that no responsible breeder will EVER sell their puppies in a pet store.
Furthermore, a responsible breeder will not sell their puppies in a pet store, because these breeders don’t breed dogs for profit! A good breeder is into breeding because he/she wants to further the welfare and quality of the dog breed. If you’re buying your puppy from someone who is first concerned with making money, you are buying from the wrong person!
A good breeder wants to ensure a puppy goes to the right home, and doesn’t want to do business through a puppy broker or pet store where they have no control over who gets their dogs, and where they have no way of keeping up with how the dog turned out.
This is a good guide to consult:
http://www.pgaa.com/canine/general/kennelvisit.html
I’m not saying that all breeders who sell their puppies to pet stores are running a puppy mill, but they ARE irresponsible.
Lastly, even if you think that there are a few breeders that sell to pet stores but don’t treat their dogs particularly badly, you have no way of knowing what kind of person sold that puppy to the store. You should NEVER EVER buy a puppy from a pet store.
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I HATE PUPPY MILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thier stupid idiots that hate animals and love 2 kill puppies agin I HATE PUPPIE MILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How could a person-wait-a monster-do such a terrible thing.That would be so painful.Somebody should put them in the misery that they are putting their dogs thru.It’s soooooooooooooooooooooooo sad to see that they are doing that.SOMEBODY PUT THEM IN A CRAMPED CAGE WITH THEIR POOP/PEE AND SEE HOW THEY LIKE IT!!!!!!DO IT BEFORE I EXPLODE OUT OF ANGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are so right. These images are horrible and I sit here wondering a HUMAN could be so evil. I wish I had the money and the power to shut down every single puppy mill and destroy anyone who is involved.
G-d be with the animals that are suffering.
It makes me so sad to see these amazing animals in cages cramped like that. Not only are there puppy mills, but ferret and cat mills too. It horrifies me to know that someone would be so cruel to do that. How would they like it if they were stuffed in a cage a given very little and unclean food and water. No, I didn’t think so.
I can not belive what they are doing to those dogs! I wish we could STOP ALL puppy mills and makes the owners do what what THEY make the dogs DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shut Down All Puppy Mills ASAP!!!
Just Say No To Puppy Mills!!!
IT is time to make puppy mills history and the people who are so called breeders need to give up this.
these are some picture of monsters masked with a face of sweet smiling human being..
how can men do such terrible things?
if we can cry, dogs that are in the cages can too..
America, stop puppy-mills asap..
it’s such a heart-breaking..
how can a humen do this to a dog or even any animal i am only 11 but i have alot of friends who dont care about animals and only 2 that do what if u where the animal would u like to be treted that way would u want to be abused or even killed just for ur far or ur skin or bones or just for fun i see the alot of animals treted that way and yea i am only a kid and people dont pay attion to us so just think about it what if u where the animals beeninh killed or abused…y are we more imported…y do we have to kill the animals for fun or any thing like that…y??…there just as in portent as we r just think what if all the animls where gone what will we do…
I am so disgusted!!I am not from this country so when i heard about puppy mills i thought that these were places where they breed dogs in a humane way.I love dogs and i cannot believe that anyone would treat animals in such a cruel manner!the pet shops are such hypocrites to be buying these dogs from the puppy mills because with such good business, the mills will never end. They also take time to lie about how “pure” their puppies are!i think its better to go to a shelter and save those animals there!
I have an idea that I hope you all like also. Powerful people, wealth people can tell the T.V. News, to tell the public all the Countries responsible of cruel death towards animals.
We have nightly news, we have stories about actors, actresses, but I never see anything in favor of saving the animals being abused in China, Japan, Korea, Spain, Greenland, Canada, and the list goes one.
Dont you think that given these news with seing what goes on in those Countries, this systematic abuse and cruelty will end….right?
I hope someone that is generous and wealthy reads this and makes
use of the Television World for the benefit of all the animals being tortured with the idea that their meat will taste better…can you imagine such misery?
Thanks,
Anne
OH NO POOR DOGS.
SHUT IT DOOOOOWN!
Is just one more thing to the long list of what humans do against animals.I really don’t know when this and other EVIL ACTS are going to finnaly end…..HOPE that GOD decides to do something about it real FAST….that He no longer be a God that only watches the horrible/perverse/cruel/sadistic things that humans do here on Earth.He is the ALMIGHTY,the ALL POWERFUL….is way pass time for a DIVINE INTERVERTION.In this planet there is a small number of people that care,and will speak up in their behalf…..but if you were to compare to the number of those that not only don’t care( don’t give a damm)but also are the ones that peform all the violent acts that you can imagine……..the number of creatures of darkness,if you put next to the number of beings of light………Evil will be the hightest number.And just by reading all the news in this blog you can see what PERVERSE/ SADISTIC humans are capable to do.
I agree with one of the comments here,that it would HELP a whole lot if famous people=celebraties( the ones that claimed to loved animals) start making strong campaings against puppy mills,campaings to educate people about the importance of spay–neuter their pets,campaings that will teach people that dogs or cats( and domestic animal) is a commitment for the life of the pet,that they are not toys or objects that if you don’t want…all you have to do is throw it away.They are living beings with feelings too,and they once trusted that same human that is now getting rid of them like they are TRASH. In my opnion……THE ONLY INNOCENT ONES in this planet are animals(specially companion animals)and newborn babies( once they grow and lern how to speak…..it’s rare in today’s world they going to be kind,and value LIFE.)And God should only protect the INNOCET ones.
Is just UNBELIEVEBLE what breeders(here) would say to defend their “right” to EXPLOIT/use companion animals to make a buck.
And It does NOT matter( they OBVIOUS do NOT give a F&^%$* abot the FACTS that have being presented) to them that TONS and TONS of dogs are being KILLED EVERY DAY in shelters around the country.I TOTTALY agree with Kerry and the lady that trains dogs( but is also a breeder–angeldoglurv).That is NO such a thing of seeling dogs or cats to a pet store and still be called a “good” breeder….If there is such a thing,good breeders ot there…they would want to know who is buying the dog,and they would sell the companion animal already Neutered/Spayed.An example is the Labradoodle that my mother purchased over the Net( he came from a breeder in Colorado).He came with ALL the 3 first set of shots,and NEUTER.and the breeder have been in contact with my mother, through emails for awhile.My mother had another Labradoodle that pass awy last year( I’m sure the he was mentioned in their talk).I OF COURSE tried to talk her out of buying from a breeder,but like most AIRHEADS out there she wanted her designer dog( that comes with paers and all that crap).People are so caught up in pure breds or those new breed that came out in the recent years………..that they FORGET that ther is MILLIONS & MILLIONS of dogs and cats WAITING to be SAVED—and NO ONE COMES to SAVE them……just because they don’t come with papers.Like a freakin paper can prove that a dog is a good dog….yeah! right
I RESCUE– I SAVE LIFES OF ABANDONED DOGS,DOGS THAT PEOPLE DUMPED ON MY ROAD OR NEAR WHERE I LIVE.I NEUTER OR SPAY ALL OF THEM……NOT GOING TO LET MORE INNOCENT LIFES TO BE BORN TO THIS EVIL WORLD…..WHERE THEY ARE TREATED LIKE S%^&@!!!!!
SO YES NEVER ENDING YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!! TO SPAY AND NEUTER ALL COMPANION ANIMALS!!!!!!
All these breeders here,they are in THE WRONG place…….here only those that TRUELY LOVE & CARE about them……..and NEVER the ones that only want them to make MONEY MONE MONEY MONEY and more MONEY with this breeding,and breeding,and breeding and breeding—–equals DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH…..to the furry little angels. But I alredy know that these breeders would call me names ( like they did to others that are here to DEFEND/and be their VOICE the fur kidz).I want be surprise,when they start coming like bats out of HELL attacking me………TYPICAL,of those that don’t want their party to be BUSTED!!!! they will throw a fit.And also TYPICAL of those that don’t give a damm about being part of the problem.
I feel that the people( or as i like to call them JERKS!!)who run puppy mills should be sent to jail and after all these dogs are only dogs and they are completely definsless to these human beings and if you ask me it is wrong to treat animals the way that puppy mills treat them.
Maybe we need a law that cats and dogs can only be adopted from shelters, NOT sold (except maybe by a certified, licensed breeder). AND no animal would be sold unless it hasbeen fixed (neutered or spayed)
Well Iv tried to explain this to so many people just going into puppy store’s, But they look at me like Im crazy I have a Silky Terrier and 4 Pitbulls and let me tell you I would never sell my dogs or puppies to a puppy store All my dogs go to the vet and Im a FIRM believer if you want your dog healthy take it to the vet, hell people are sick and have the flu or cold they take there ass to the doctor.
I hate puppy mills and the people that run thise things should be done the same way, the dogs dont know any better but what they have to do to survive, It is a sad shame But for the real honest people that do the right thing has to suffer, I think the puppy mills should be checked every quarter and check records and make sure all dogs have been to the vet and have a clean bill of health, and if the person cant show that then they need to go to jail. and cage them!!!! Dogs dont show pain anyways and they cant talk for them selfs either, So its a good thing that people should speak up for the dogs, If I wasnt disabled I would take part in finding puppy mills and shuting them down, I think its crule and unfair, I WOULD NEVER BUY A PUPPY FROM A PUPPY STORE, AND ITS SO SAD, YOU GO IN TO A PUPPY STORE AND THERE LIL SAD FACES LOOKING AT YOU, SAYING PLEASE TAKE ME HOME AND YOU KNOW DEEP IN YOUR HEART WHERE THEY COME FROM!! ( A FRICKEN PUPPY MILL ) YOU ASK THE PERSON IN CHARGE CAN I SEE THE PARENTS AND THEY CANT SHOW YOU BECAUSE THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE PUPPY, BUT A PRICE TAG, IM PISSTED ABOUT THAT!!! ANYWAYS I LOVE MY DOGS AND I GOT MY DOGS FROM RESPONSABLE BREEDERS AND GOT TO SEE BOTH PARENTS AND A HEALTH CERT, SHOT RECORDS, AND UKC REGISTERED, AND I LOVE MY DOGS AND THEY ALL GET ALONG THEY ARE MY FAMILY AND NOT ALL PITBULLS ARE NASTY OR MEAN ITS THE DUMBASS PEOPLE THAT TRAIN THEM TO BE THAT WAY, ITS LIKE A CHILD THEY R LIKE A SPONGE THEY DO WHAT THEY SEE TO PLEASE!! I HATE PUPPY MILLS!!! AND PET STORES THAT BUY FROM THEM!!!!
I’ve seen quite a lot about these puppy mills and it is truly horrifying. What I’m coming to understand is that when it comes to human beings and animals (of any kind), the humans are completely insane. I went looking for some innocent dog & cat photos for my sister’s pet-sitting business, which then led me unwittingly to photos and stories of the abuse of cats and dogs in China, which then led me to look at some other animal abuse sites. If you find the info on puppy mills disturbing, then please DON’T go to any of the other sites!!! I’ll never get these images from my mind and I feel ashamed to be a member of the human race.
The horror and abuse is happening in one way or another on every corner of the earth, even on your block! The life of a neglected or abused pet can be every bit as bad as that of one in a puppy mill. The option is homelessness. People seem to assume that pets are somehow equipped to fend for themselves alone on the streets. This is not the case.
I agonize about what can be done about all of this, but I feel so powerless. I guess all we can do is keep trying to band people together and make so much noise about it that maybe one day it will be unacceptable on every level to mistreat any animal. Unfortunately from what I’ve seen on here today alone doesn’t really show that there’s much hope for change any time soon.
Please keep trying.
What really bothers me is the thought of how people could do this to such inocent, loving, adoring animals. The animals dont ddeserve any of it. This HAS to stop weather it may cause people to become homeless because they are not making any money or if people go to jail for it. At least all the animals (puppies/dogs) will be safe.
OMG. I am in disgust. I was at Petland considering purchasing a puppy and then I decided to come home and do some research about where these puppies actually come from. Looking at these pictures turns my stomach but at the same time still wants me to give an unfortunate puppy a home. However, there are so many dogs who are in shelters and who are about to be put down for no reason but at the same time there are these poor innocent dogs who have to suffice such horrible living conditions, health issues, lack of food, freezing in the summer time, malnourishment, dehydration and so much more. I love dogs but after seeing this it just really makes me want to go volunteer somewhere. I can not believe there are individuals in the world who breathe and sleep everyday knowing this is what they do for a living. WOW. I can not believe the nation has not cracked down on this because it is unfortunate. Times are hard enough.
Puppy mills aren’t a surprise to me in a society where human babies are disposable.
Not as often as dogs and cats, if you were to compare numbers the high number it would be of puppies and kittens as well full grown dogs and cats( ACTUALY is even LUDACRIS to compare…because Animals are treated LIKE TRASH much more often than human babies)…….human babies are thrown away,that happens,but happens RARELY;….Human babies are ALWAYS SAVED…and taken to be adopted….And agaim there is WAY more humans defending human right is this F***UP world……and a still very small group of humans that are speaking in the behalf of those without a VOICE. I call those RARE humans….because they are TRUELY RARE….hard to find…and they are Angels in disguise in a Mission to protect and defend God’s Creatures….God did NOT creat animals so humans could have fun and TORTURING and KILLING them…..which is happening in high numbers…..
The Creator weeps and His heart bleeds when Innocents are torture and Killed…..
and Humans are the MOST DESTROCTICVE species on this planet….EVERY THING that is WRONG in this planet is done by humans…..ALL the EVIL that is performed is done by Humans hands….
these horrible pictures and stories make me cry…i love pets so much that i can’t believe that such heartless people do exist…
I totally agree with you. my mom has have never gotten me a puppy from a store, and now i know why and as soon as she explained it i started weeping a little.
THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!!! I HATE US HUMANS, EVERYTHING WE DO AS A COUNTRY IS WRONG!!! WE EAT TO MUCH WE GET FAT (sometimes), WE GO TO WAR AND KILL KIDS, WE HURT ANIMALS ON A DAILY BASIS (not me), EVERYTHING I TELL YOU!!! US HUMANS ARE MORE LIKE DEMONS IF YOU ASK ME!!!
BUT… THERE IS A WHOLE WHOLE WHOLE LOT OF GOOD, SWEET, NICE, CARING, NON-VIOLENT PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD!!!!! IF ONLY EVERY PERSON WAS NICE!!!! ITS A SHAME!!!!
KEEP UP WITH THE MISSION DEANNA!!!! THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT YOUR DOING.
-Michael
I cant believe anyone could do such monsterish things. AND get away with it i’m only 12 and even i know that it is very wrong actually its beyond wrong.
TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!! i’m only 9 and seriously, this stuff is terrible!!!! its ABUSING ANIMALS!!!! i can’t believe everyone is letting them get away with it. THE BREEDERS SHOULD BE PUT IN CAGES AND STARVED AND KILLED!!!! LET THE DOGS AND CATS LIVE LIKE THE ANGELS THEY ARE!!!! no one should have to go through this!!! breeders should be put to DEATH!!!! If i could, i would adopt every single abused animal in the universe!!!! this really has to end. take the little angels to north shore animal leauge!!! pick of the litter!!! EVERYWHERE THAT THE ANGELS WILL BE SAVED FROM DEATH!!!!!!!! I MEAN REALLY, WHAT DID THE ANIMALS DO????? i’ve had it with this. end puppy mills. cat mills. animal mills. SAVE THE ANIMALS!!!! LEAVE THE BREEDERS TO DIE!!!!! i wish i could kill every person in the world that abuses cats and dogs and all animals!!!!!! START ADOPTING!!!! STOP ABUSING!!!!!! ADOPT!!! GO TO NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAUGE!!!! IT IS THE HAPPIEST ADOPTION CENTER IN THE WORLD!!!! THEY EVEN HAVE SPECIAL PLAY ROOMS FOR ALL ANIMALS!!!! THEY GIVE THEM HEALTHY FOOD, TREATS AND EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!! ITS ALSO THE LARGEST NO KILL SHELTER IN THE WORLD!!!!!! THEY DON’T ABUSE!!!!! THEY RESCUE!!!! STAFF TAKES THE DOGS FOR WALKS, THEY TRAIN THE CATS AND DOGS, THEY ARE NEUTERED AND SPAYED, AND ITS NOT SAD. YOU ACTUALLY FEEL HAPPY THAT THESE ANIMALS ARE AT NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAUGE!!! THEY HAVE ADVERTISEMENTS TO END PUPPY MILLS!!!! GO ON THIS WEBSITE:nsalamerica.org TO END ABUSE!!! TAKE THE VIRTUAL TOUR!!!! HAPPIEST SHELTER IN THE WORLD!!!!! thanks!!!
love,
danica
puppy mills are sicking act of human kind. to imagine what those animals go through every day. i wish all puppy mills were shut down permanently. pets are like children to some and are a part of everyday life to many. god bless those poor defenseless animals. and may he do to the owners what they did to them x10!
I dont belive that anything can justify the fact of how horrible this is. I am studying to be a vet tech, in my second year. i’ve had a lot of expierience working with hurt animals and trying to improve their ability to get adopted. I recently recieved a presidential sernice award for all the help that i’ve provided. I sit back and look at this feeling useless. asking myslef what i can do about it. Nothing. I’m only one person. Something clearly needs to be done about this, and i’m not going to stop here.
What the hell is wrong with people!! I just adopted a puppy mill dog, she spend about 6 years crated doing nothing but birthing and nursing! She is all bull legged and her feet go out in all directions! she is okay with me and my dog but gets totally freaked out when others come to her. she’s traumatized.
God bless these little animals. My hearts hurts for them. How you treat an animals tells alot about how you are as a human being.
“I sit back and look at this feeling useless. asking myslef what i can do about it. Nothing. I’m only one person.”
Ashley it only takes one person to make a difference. One person one animal you make a difference in one of their lives. I know I can’t save them all, but I can help a few at a time. You go girl, I bet you can make a difference in a lot of animals lives.