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The Issues - Puppy Mills

Puppy mills are the cruel hidden side to the pet industry. Most dogs sold in pet stores come from puppy mills, intensive farms where dogs are kept in crowded, often filthy conditions. It is legal for a puppy mill owners to keep a dog in the space the size of a dishwasher for its entire life, and for many breeding dogs this is the sad reality. While dogs who are companion animals enjoy some protections from abuse, dogs on puppy mills have very few such protections from abuse.

If you are seeking to bring a dog, cat, rabbit, or any other animal in your home, please remember to always adopt and never purchase an animal. Adopting not only helps you avoid supporting the puppy mill industry (and farms that breed cats and rabbits in similarly intensive conditions), it also saves the life of one of the millions of animals that euthanized in this country each year for lack of a loving home. You can call or visit your local shelter to find animals available for adoption. If you are insistent upon finding a particular breed or style of animal and cannot find it at your local shelter, Petfinder.com will undoubtedly help you find what you are looking for.