Websites showing pictures of beautiful puppies are everywhere. Puppy mill puppies are also sold to individuals on the internet. Many puppies die before reaching their destination. Can you imagine going for 12 hours without water? And no bathroom or stretch breaks? On top of that, the dogs are in such close quarters that those that are sick transmit their illness to those that arenвЂ™t. Sometimes the trucks they travel in are not climate controlled and it can be hot in the summer. The dogs are shipped in small crates and not given food or water for 12 hours at a time.

To get to the pet stores, dogs are first gathered at a warehouse and then distributed to trucks traveling to different states. Puppy mill puppies are either sold directly to pet stores or, sold to 'pet brokers' who sell to pet stores across the country. The number of dogs kept solely for breeding purposes in USDA licensed facilities The goal of the report is to inform the public of the abuses of puppy mills. While not an all inclusive list of all puppy mills it highlights the issues found at 100 puppy mills across the United States and some repeat offenders. Each year the Humane Society issues their Horrible Hundred report. While this statement is a summary of what puppy mills are, the stories and pictures from puppy mill rescues will leave you disgusted and break your heart. Due to poor sanitation, overbreeding and a lack of preventive veterinary care, the puppies from puppy mills frequently suffer from a variety of health issues, creating heartbreaking challenges for families who should be enjoying the delights of adopting a new family member.вЂќ

When the mother and father dogs can no longer breed, they are abandoned or killed. вЂњMother dogs spend their entire lives in cramped cages with little to no personal attention. According to the Humane Society of the United States, They are bred at every heat until their bodies are physically incapable of producing another litter. And they breed the dogs over and over and over again. YouвЂ™ve heard the term puppy mills, but what are they exactly and why are they bad? Puppy mills are breeding facilities that sell puppies for profit with little to no concern for the welfare of the animals in their care.В They breed all types of dogs from Australian Shepherds to Zuchon and everything in between.

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