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 this: NEVER BUY, ALWAYS ADOPT. Adopting not only helps you avoid supporting the puppy mill industry (and farms that breed cats and rabbits in similarly intensive conditions),
click the bottom play button to learn more about the cruelties of puppy mills.

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. When looking for a new pet in Philadelphia, please make PAWS your first stop by clicking here. If outside the Philadelphia area, please visit your local shelter to help save an animals life. If you are insistent upon finding a particular breed or style of animal and cannot find it at your local shelter, Petfinder.com and Google-searching will undoubtedly help you find what you are looking for.

Remember: NEVER BUY, ALWAYS ADOPT! Your new companion animal will thank you doubly for saving their life, as well as for bringing them into your home!