Informative Essay On Puppy Mill

When I was little, I would always drag my mom into the pet store. I loved pressing my face up against the glass and watching the cute little golden retriever or the labrador puppies playing. If I was really lucky, my mom would let me go to the little rooms where you can play with them. I would pick my favorite one, the cutest one, and Jane, my mom and I would play with him or her. I always gave the puppy a name, and when it was time to go, I would beg her to let me keep it. “Please, Mom,” I would repeat, over and over, and when that didn’t work I would sulk in the car. For the longest time, I thought it was simply because she didn’t want another dog, because the one we had was already a lot to handle. Recently, however, my mom told me about …show more content…
And that’s the problem: more people would be against puppy mills and buying dogs from pet stores if they knew the dangers involved in it. I aim to educate people on exactly what goes on in puppy mills as a way of discouraging against pet stores.
So first things first: what exactly is a puppy mill? Puppy mills are large-scale breeding facilities that typically keep the dogs in such conditions that are considered inhumane. What sets them apart from other places that might breed dogs is that they prioritize their own profit above the well being of the dogs.
As most of you know, I have a puppy. And what I have learned from this puppy, Leo, is the proper way to bring them up. Obviously they need their space. Leo is a very large dog, a Newfoundland, and we had to take that into consideration when choosing a dog. The breeder made sure we have a big backyard with plenty of room for him to let out his energy, because all puppies need to be tired, no matter if they are big or little. At puppy mills, the dogs are overcrowded, with the crates usually stacked on top of each other in order to have room for as many as possible. This is extremely bad for dogs, who need their own