Write letters to the editors of your local newspapers about the
horrors of the puppy mill industry and its connection with pet stores and online pet sales.
She estimates that licensed premises may account for only half the number
of puppy mills in the state.
Our successful efforts of last year are still being attacked by a misinformation campaign by breeders who hope to stop the regulation
of the puppy mill industry.
«[The decline] can be attributed partly to the abundance of legislation regulating pet store sales and partly to increased public awareness about the
reality of puppy mills,» she says.
Although a small
number of puppy mills are inspected and have generally decent living conditions, the majority do not.
She went on to say that for every hundred dogs she's seen rescued
out of puppy mills, only one or two have ever been vaccinated or seen a vet.
Here is a very small list
of puppy mill rescues so you can see the tremendous work involved and how rampant this issue is.
There are still many people who are unaware of the
issue of puppy mills, so please do your part to spread awareness and share this with your network!
[clarification needed] It also pointed out that many
of the puppy mill bred dogs suffer long - term health problems.
If you have never
heard of a puppy mill — the short explanation is that they are large scale dog breeding facilities.
A strategy like that, combined with REAL
inspections of puppy mills along with higher standards for those inspections, would reduce the problem of unwanted animals to a minimum.
This is the
world of a puppy mill dog, and once he has been rescued his world has been flipped upside down.
In each individual's hands is the ability to stop the cycle of abuse that ends with the purchase
of a puppy mill puppy at a pet store.
This is a very effective way to bring about desperately needed change especially if you live in a state with a great
concentration of puppy mills.
You can help prevent the proliferation
of puppy mills by always choosing to adopt and not shop for a furry friend.
It follows the lead of other laws put in place around the country, the goal being to decrease the revenue
of puppy mill operations.
This page is meant to pay forward breeding
practices of puppy mills, and breeders that aren't quite up to the standards required to produce healthy Great Dane puppies.
Below are links that provide additional information about puppy mills,
rehabilitation of puppy mill dogs, licensing and regulation, and other issues of importance.
Like the war on drugs, or the age of prohibition, the historic efforts to end the
abuses of puppy mills have been aimed at reducing supply.
This derived from the fact that the
majority of puppy mills for many years raised their dogs in horrendous conditions.
It is true that rescue buying of breeding stock at auction puts money in the pockets
of puppy mill operators, but that's not the same thing as helping the puppy mill industry.
The dogs from pet stores are often the
result of puppy mills, which are commercial dog breeding facilities.
As more people become
aware of puppy mills and the horrific conditions the puppies are raised in, the more likely that these establishments will be shut down.
One of the more horrifying
aspects of puppy mills is that breeding females are almost always treated very poorly, wherein they are bred as often as possible.
By adopting a dog from a shelter or rescue organization, you are not giving money to or supporting the
existence of puppy mills.
It will be a great day when we just stop purchasing cats and dogs from puppy mills, backyard breeders, pet stores, and other
forms of puppy mills.