Links to Humane Society of the United States: new HSUS puppy mill website How NOT to buy a puppy! for free .pdf reader Puppy Mill Facts How to identify good breeders see video from HSUS Other links: Hearts United for Animals www.nowisconsinpuppymills.com.

For more information about puppy mills and mass breeding facilities, go to www.nowisconsinpuppymills.com.

Where did that Doggy in the Window Come From?

Most likely, a puppy mill! Hundreds of thousands of puppies are born each year in puppy mills. Mills are distinguished by their cramped, crude, filthy conditions and the constant breeding of unhealthy and genetically defective dogs solely for profit. Female dogs are bred the first time they come into heat and are bred every heat cycle. Because of this, most dogs are only able to produce litters for the first five or six years of their lives. Then, their bodies are so worn down that the puppies are almost always born dead. The mill owner will then kill the dog either by starvation or shooting it, since she is no longer an “effective producer.” Money is these people’s only concern!

Puppies are born on chickenwire, often without shelter from the sun, rain, or snow. Cages are stacked on top of each other, with urine and feces dripping onto the dogs below. Puppies are taken from their mother when they are 5 to 6 weeks old and sold to brokers who pack them in crates for resale to pet stores all over the country. The puppies are shipped by truck or plane and often without adequate food, water, ventilation, or shelter. Almost half of the puppies do not survive the trip. Puppy mills and pet stores maximize their profits by not spending money on proper food, housing, or veterinary care. The food that is fed in puppy mills is often purchased from dog food companies by the truck load. It is made up of the sweepings from the floor and is so devoid of nutritional value that the dogs' teeth rot at early ages. Pet shops are 99% supplied by puppy mills, no matter what they say!

Any reputable breeder will NOT sell to a pet shop. So if you want a puppy, and you know now that you should not buy from a pet shop, where do you go? If you want a purebred, there are many reputable breeders for every breed imaginable that will sell you a quality, healthy puppy costing much less than a pet shop. Contact the national breed organization for references.

Do not support these individuals by buying from them!What can you do to help stop this cruelty?Your most powerful weapon is your voice—
tell people about this atrocity; write to the AKC and your Congressman and demand more regulation and enforcement. Boycott any store that sells puppies!!! The message must get out! It is only because of the public’s unawareness that this outrage has been permitted to continue

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Just search on the internet for "puppymill"