A Closer Look at Puppy Mills | Dog Breeding | ASPCA
WEBPuppy Mills 101. Countless dogs are bred for profit and kept in cruel conditions just to keep the puppy industry in business. Learn how this shadowy industry works and how it hurts dogs.
Puppy mills FAQ - The Humane Society of the United States
WEBA puppy mill is an inhumane, commercial dog breeding facility in which the health of the dogs is disregarded in order to maintain a low overhead and maximize profits. Because most puppy mills are not illegal, we need help from the public to put an end to the consumer demand for their "product."
Stopping Puppy Mills - The Humane Society of the United States
WEBYou can stop puppy mills and other animal cruelty. There are an estimated 10,000 puppy mills across the country, where mother dogs spend their entire lives in cramped cages.
Animal Mills: Suffering for Profits - World Animal Protection
WEBThe vast majority of animals—wild or not—sold in stores come from cruel commercial breeding facilities, known as mills. Additionally, wild animals may be supplied by companies that import animals from foreign mills or the wild.
Puppy mill research - The Humane Society of the United States
WEBPuppy mills are inhumane commercial dog breeding facilities that may sell puppies in pet stores, online or directly to the public (in flea markets or via classified ads). Puppy mills disregard the dogs' health—both physical and emotional—in order to maximize profits.
Ending puppy mills - Best Friends Animal Society - Save Them All
WEBThrough Best Friends’ puppy mill initiatives, we are working to encourage pet stores to offer pets for adoption instead of selling pets bred in mills, educate consumers about puppy mills, and create and lobby for humane legislation and policies that protect pets.
What Is a Puppy Mill? - Best Friends Animal Society
WEBA puppy mill is a "factory farm" for dogs, where profit takes priority over the health, comfort and welfare of the dogs. Even though more and more Americans are taking a stand against them, the U.S. still has thousands of puppy mills.
What Is a Puppy Mill? | Help Protect Mill Dogs | ASPCA
WEBThe commercial puppy industry keeps dogs captive in cruel conditions just so they can keep making puppies. It's time for dog lovers to fight back. Pledge to stay informed, educate others and help us stamp out the puppy mill industry for good.
5 Ways We’re Helping Puppy Mill Dogs and How You Can Take
WEB1 day ago · Here’s how we’re helping puppy mill dogs and how you can take action, too! 1. Working to strengthen enforcement of the federal Animal Welfare Act. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the federal agency authorized to enforce the Animal Welfare Act, the only federal law that sets requirements for the care of animals in …
Buyer Beware: The Problem with Puppy Mills and Backyard Breeders
WEBAnimals in puppy mills are treated like cash crops. They are confined to squalid, overcrowded cages with minimal shelter from extreme weather and no choice but to sit and sleep in their own excrement. Animals suffer from malnutrition or starvation due to inadequate or unsanitary food and water.