Dog auctions allow the «puppy mill» industry, which is comprised of breeders who use inhumane practices to breed and house dogs, to prosper by acting as an intermediary in the sale of their breeding dogs and offspring.
Not exact matches
But other
dogs are sold at
auction to other breeders — a practice critics say is unhealthy and
allows bad breeders to profit from the sale of their own confiscated or surrendered
dogs.
State officials in Missouri say they plan to review a practice that
allows dogs seized from puppy mills to be
auctioned off — with the profits going back to the unfit breeders.