Puppy mill

An adorable puppy is heard to resist. Their sweet eyes, soft fur, and wiggly tails can brighten anyones day. One lick on the cheek and your heart melts. But have you ever given thought to where that sweet puppy came from? If you are at a pet store, chances are that puppy came from a puppy mill. A puppy mill is where dozens, and sometimes even several hundred dogs are kept in unimaginable conditions. They are kept in stacked, cramped wire cages, covered in their own filth. Many are sick, malnourished, never leave their cages, or even see the light of day. They have no idea what it feels like to be loved and cared for. The people running these facilities are only in it for profit and have no care for the wellbeing of the animals. The only way to stop the mass production of puppies, is to stop buying them from pet stores. If there is no profit, puppy mills will be forced to shut down. Puppy mills began in the 1950’s. Struggling pig and poultry farmers were looking to supplement their income. Farmers began converting their coops into kennels to breed and sell puppies. The cost of raising puppies was cheap, and puppies were easy to sell. Farmers were making a steady income selling them. Today, the Humane Society of the United States…

I believe citizen action happens when you least expect it. Ten years ago I adopted a puppy from a rescue in Wisconsin. Shortly after having him, I noticed that he had medical problems that were going to be fatal within a year. After doing more research and finding out everything that the rescue knew about the dog, it was the beginning of understanding what the term, “puppy mill” meant. I had never heard of this before and soon realized that they were large scale, torturous dog breeding systems.…

them love and attention, which they kindly give in return. However, some people only think of dogs as a way to make profit, in a place called a puppy mill. A puppy mill is a commercial dog breeding facility where profit is placed above the well being of the dogs. Puppy mills should be illegal in the United States because of the horrendous conditions, illnesses and behavioral issues it causes, and negative environmental conditions they create. Puppy mills are notorious for overbreeding, which…

reality of dogs at puppy mills, a place that is cruel and heartless. All animals deserve better conditions than these in the world. They may not speak, but they still feel a range of emotions. Puppy mills must be outlawed because their treatment of animals is so inhumane and destroys the animal's well-being. Dogs are supposed to be known as man’s best friend. However, “man” does not always return the feeling. Puppy mills are a commercial dog-breeding facility…

Puppy Mills: An Inhumane Reproduction There are many people in the world who want to stop the inhumane reproduction between dogs in puppy mills. However not a lot of people know puppy mills exist or where their dog really came from. Puppy mills are an establishment that breeds puppies for sale, on an intensive basis and these conditions are inhumane. Dogs inside puppy mills spend their lives in small cages being neglected and forced to breed repeatedly with no recovery time in between. Puppy…

Essay Outline Proposed Title: Adopt Don't Shop Help Impede Puppy and Kitten Mills and Pet Overpopulation. Proposed Thesis: There is an inherent need to regulate the laws and ordinances on puppy and kitten mills. As a result, more people will turn to adopting their four legged friends from the local animals shelters and rescues. Reason 1: The term “Puppy Mill” has become synonymous with the public image of deplorable living conditions for cats and dogs. Puppy and kitten mills are more…

What is a puppy mill? A puppy mill is a commercial dog breeding facility that only focuses on increasing profit by raising dogs in overcrowded, crude, dirty conditions. The health and welfare of the animals is not their main priority. People who work in this puppy mill have no consideration toward the dog’s suitability. These people are very cruel and greedy. Life for these dogs is beyond miserable. Puppy mills must be prohibited, and punishments need to be put in place for all individuals who…

Puppy Mills are something that I feel strongly about and it’s not exactly a good feeling. I believe that puppy mills are cruel to animals and we need to put a stop to them. Some people say that puppy mills are fine, they aren’t treating the dogs badly. On the other hand, most people say that puppy mills are horrible and no dog should ever feel that kind of pain and that’s what I agree with. This is something that I feel strongly about because I have a dog that came from a puppy mill and she is…

Puppy mills should be stopped. A puppy mill is a place where they thousands of dogs. Puppy mills are mainly found in the midwest. The amish is big part of breeding for puppy mills. There is a approximately 10,000 puppy mills in the united states. In this paper I will discuss puppy mills condition, animal abuse and problems. The first reason is the condition. They live in filthy cages. The cages have wire bottoms that damages there paws. The bottom of the cages are stacked which means the…

Persuasive Research Paper: Should Puppy Mills Be Illegal? Puppy mills are places where you breed dogs, so that the owners of these places can sell them for money. These dogs are sold to pet stores around our country, and then are bought by the customers. The reason why these puppy mills are an unacceptable matter of our nation, is for multiple reasons. Puppies are severely neglected at puppy mills, there is already enough population of dogs, and many dogs are often not bought. There are most…