So what's wrong with these places that breed purebreds? Puppy mills produce such a large number of puppies that necessities such as veterinary care, proper shelter and quality of food aren't met. Most puppy mills include inbreeding, over-breeding, overcrowded cages, and killing of the dogs that aren't sold (watch puppy mill videos here). Puppy mills don't breed dogs because they love the breed, they breed dogs to gain a profit once the dogs are sold. Moreover, some of the dogs never leave the puppy mills, the "brood bitches" have one purpose in life-to breed and give birth to new puppies. Once this dog isn't able to breed any longer, she is killed.
Many of these puppy mill dogs have poor health, and certain health conditions won't be apparent until years into their lives. Interestingly enough, many people purchase puppies from these puppy mills because demand for a purebred dog is so high. Yet, the Humane Society of the United States estimates that 1 in 4 dogs in shelters are purebreds, so why aren't people adopting or rescuing these shelter dogs instead of buying from puppy mills?
A Look Inside a Puppy Mill
(Image above courtesy of Morrow County Puppy Mill)
The majority people are unaware of what puppy mills are. Some people believe since they bought a dog from a local breeder, that dog couldn't be a product of a puppy mill. However, puppies from 
A Look Inside a Puppy Mill(Image above courtesy of Morrow County Puppy Mill)
puppies mills are sold in pet stores, advertised for sale on the internet, and in the newspaper. People aren't able to see the conditions which most of the dogs are born into, therefore they can't be fully aware of whether or not they are purchasing their dogs from puppy mills. Moreover, most people want to buy puppies instead of adult or senior dogs, therefore increasing the demand for puppies.What can you do to help this heartless act? The list below is from the Humane Society of the United States web site. View more on their site here.
To the Left is What Puppy Mills Look Like (Image Courtesy of Defenders of Animals)
What You Can Do:
To close down puppy mills and ensure the safety and humane treatment of dogs trapped in commercial kennels, you can:
- Encourage state and federal officials to stop the mass production and exportation of sick and traumatized dogs. In addition to passing new laws, legislators can demand that existing laws be enforced.
- Urge other people not to buy puppies from pet stores, over the Internet, or from newspaper ads.
- Write letters to the editor about puppy mills and pet stores. Explain the mills' inhumane treatment of puppies and their contribution to pet overpopulation.
- Visit a local pet store to determine where it obtains its puppies. Don't be misled by claims that its dogs were not bred in puppy mills. Insist on seeing breed registry papers or the interstate health certificate for each puppy. The papers will list the breeder's and/or wholesaler's name and address.
- Contact your member of the U.S. House of Representatives and your two U.S. Senators, asking them to urge the USDA to strictly enforce the Animal Welfare Act and to support efforts to increase funding for USDA/Animal Care. Members of Congress can be contacted at: The Honorable _______________, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC 20510.
- File a Breeder Complaint Form if your new puppy appears to be suffering from a medical condition.
Lastly, I would recommend saving dogs in multiple ways by adopting from an animal shelter. First, you save the dog in the shelter who may have been euthanized if you hadn't, and secondly, you'd decrease the demand for puppies, therefore helping to end puppy mills. If you still decide you want a puppy they don't have at the shelter, click here for puppy buying tips from the Stop Puppy Mills website.
For more information on this, please view:
http://www.hsus.org
http://stoppuppymills.org
Sadly, hundreds of thousands of animals in shelters are euthanized and disposed of because they can't find homes. Help save lives: Say no to puppy mills and adopt a dog or cat through a shelter.
Image above courtesy of http://www.dcr.net/~humane/Puppy_Mills2.html
Image above courtesy of http://www.dcr.net/~humane/Puppy_Mills2.html
3 comments:
STOP ANIMAL MILLS NOW! tHAT SHOULD BE AGAINST THE LAW TO HAVE THEM. I BET THE NORMAL PERSON GOES HOME AND DO THIS:hONEY WHAT DID YOU DO TODAY AT WORK? OH , THE USAUL , THROW REAL ANIMALS IN THE DISPOSAL.OHHH HOW NICE! I, TRUELY DOUT SOME IDIOT WOULD DO THAT.. SEE YA'LL!
I FIND THAT ANY KIND OF ANIMAL ABUSE IS REPULSIVE. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE PUBLIC PUNISHMENTS. NO ONE WANTS THERE CO-WORKERS, NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS TO KNOW WHAT REALLY GO'S ON BEHIND THERE CLOSED DOORS. WHAT COULD BE BETTER THAN PUBLIC EMBARRASSMENT. IT WOULDN'T BOTHER ME A BIT TO PUT THESE PEOPLE IN A CAGE AND FEED AND WATER THEM WHEN I GET AROUND TO IT. THAT COULD BE A COUPLE OF DAYS BETWEEN FEEDINGS
Amazing what people will do for money. The unconditional love that an animal shows you and people such as this prey on that to sell these animals but the parents of these puppies are tortured daily. I am grateful that my sister and her husband were able to rescue a dog from the puppie mill, one of the mothers before it was killed, and they are killed just as brutaly as they are treated. Please, please be aware of where you buy your puppie, ask questions, tell everyone as much as you can about these sites, draw more attention to this matter, you would not want your children treated like this, it would also be illegal so why would you want your animal who is a part of your family treated like this. The more people who know and the more information that gets out into the media and public the more chances there are of helping to stop these things that happen. Those terrible commericals that everyone hates watching about animal abuse, yes, you know which ones I am talking about. Start watching them and take a stand against this type of behavior!
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