1 A puppy mill is a commercial dog-breeding facility that sets aside the healthcare of its dogs in favor of a low overhead business model based on quantity over quality.
2 Female dogs are bred extremely often with little to no recovery time between litters. If they become too old or can't produce litters anymore, female dogs in puppy mills are often euthanized.
3 Every year in Ameica, it's estimated that 2.11 million puppies from puppy mills make it to our pet stores, while on the other hand, 3 million are killed in shelters for lack of adoption and lack of capacity for rescued animals
4 At puppy mills, dogs are bred for quantity, not quality, so unmonitored genetic defects and personality disorders that are passed on from generation to generation are common
5 Puppies and dogs kept at puppy mills are often malnourished and live in unsanitary stacked cages. What little food and water supplied to the dogs is often contaminated.
6 Puppies in mills are found with bleeding or swollen paws, feet falling through the wire cages, severe tooth decay, ear infections, dehydration, and lesions on their eyes, which often lead to blindness.
7 In many states, puppy mills are legal due to a lack of awareness and care.
8 The ASPCA estimated that there are at least 10,000 puppy mills in the U.S. Fewer than 3,000 are regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
9 The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) estimates that American pet stores alone sell between 300,000 and 400,000 puppies a year.
10 Most puppy mills have no veterinary care, climate control, or protection for the animals from weather
11 Under the federal Animal Welfare Act, which is enforced by the USDA, dogs in commercial breeding facilities can legally be kept in cages only six inches longer than the dog in each direction, stacked on top of one another, for their entire lives.
12 A lack of regulations often leaves puppy mills riddled with feces and dead animals. Dogs in stacked cages are not let out for bathroom breaks, and their excrements fall on the dogs below them
13 In investigations, dogs are often found with collars that have been fastened so tightly that they have become embedded in a dog’s neck and must be surgically removed.
14 Under the federal Animal Welfare Act, which is enforced by the USDA, dogs in commercial breeding facilities can legally be kept in cages only six inches longer than the dog in each direction, stacked on top of one another, for their entire lives.
2 Female dogs are bred extremely often with little to no recovery time between litters. If they become too old or can't produce litters anymore, female dogs in puppy mills are often euthanized.
3 Every year in Ameica, it's estimated that 2.11 million puppies from puppy mills make it to our pet stores, while on the other hand, 3 million are killed in shelters for lack of adoption and lack of capacity for rescued animals
4 At puppy mills, dogs are bred for quantity, not quality, so unmonitored genetic defects and personality disorders that are passed on from generation to generation are common
5 Puppies and dogs kept at puppy mills are often malnourished and live in unsanitary stacked cages. What little food and water supplied to the dogs is often contaminated.
6 Puppies in mills are found with bleeding or swollen paws, feet falling through the wire cages, severe tooth decay, ear infections, dehydration, and lesions on their eyes, which often lead to blindness.
7 In many states, puppy mills are legal due to a lack of awareness and care.
8 The ASPCA estimated that there are at least 10,000 puppy mills in the U.S. Fewer than 3,000 are regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
9 The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) estimates that American pet stores alone sell between 300,000 and 400,000 puppies a year.
10 Most puppy mills have no veterinary care, climate control, or protection for the animals from weather
11 Under the federal Animal Welfare Act, which is enforced by the USDA, dogs in commercial breeding facilities can legally be kept in cages only six inches longer than the dog in each direction, stacked on top of one another, for their entire lives.
12 A lack of regulations often leaves puppy mills riddled with feces and dead animals. Dogs in stacked cages are not let out for bathroom breaks, and their excrements fall on the dogs below them
13 In investigations, dogs are often found with collars that have been fastened so tightly that they have become embedded in a dog’s neck and must be surgically removed.
14 Under the federal Animal Welfare Act, which is enforced by the USDA, dogs in commercial breeding facilities can legally be kept in cages only six inches longer than the dog in each direction, stacked on top of one another, for their entire lives.
Sources:
The Humane Society of the United States
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
Progressive Animal Welfare Society
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Animal Rescue Corps
Images courtesy of:
Moderndogmagazine.com
Barkpost.com
Dosomthing.org
The Humane Society of the United States
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
Progressive Animal Welfare Society
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Animal Rescue Corps
Images courtesy of:
Moderndogmagazine.com
Barkpost.com
Dosomthing.org
Students for Puppy Mill Prevention, University of Tennessee Knoxville, 37916
Contact email: [email protected]
Office phone: (615) 364 - 3450
Disclaimer: This website was created for a college english course. This organization does not exist.
Contact email: [email protected]
Office phone: (615) 364 - 3450
Disclaimer: This website was created for a college english course. This organization does not exist.