Puppy mill articles from around the world

Oprah's puppy mill special

“The fact is, what they’re doing is not illegal,” Lisa says. “But the objective I think here is to raise awareness. People go into the pet stores, and they see these cute little puppies not knowing where they come from and what they go through.”

National Geographic video - the rehabilitation of a puppy mill dog

A puppy mill - a facility that mass-breeds dogs - is raided by Nebraska state authorities. Over 170 dogs are found in terrible condition. Dogtown arranges an emergency flight for trainer Sherry Woodard to bring back some of the most traumatized dogs. Among them is a terrier mix she names Animal, who’s been driven to the brink of madness.

Puppy mill interview from CBS News

An excellent CBS interview with Wayne Pacelle, president of the Humane Society about what a puppy mill is. Includes comments from vet Dr. Debbye Turner, about the health problems associated with puppy mill puppies.

Investigation uncovers deplorable conditions at puppy mills

The two year old dog quakes uncontrollably, clearly terrified. “This is her first time out of the wire cage, on the ground, around people. In her cage, all she did was spin in a very tight, very fast circle. Where dogs who don’t have an opportunity to move around like normal dogs, they kind of go crazy.”

Animal abuse and neglect at puppy mill

More than twenty desperately ill Chihuahua and Rat Terrier Puppies, along with adult males and females used in the breeding operation, were turned over to area rescue organizations after the owner died suddenly.

Charlize Theron - Puppy mill investigation

An interview with Charlize Theron on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) about a puppy mill investigation.

Bred to death

Think about costs over the span of a dog’s life, and add up how much hard-earned cash goes into caring for a pet. We pay this because we love our pets, and it would be impossible to put a price on the love they give back. But in the world of commercial dog breeding, the money flows the other way. Dogs are there to make money. Riddled with congenital defects, arthritis, infection, tumors, and advanced age, the dogs are kept breeding anyway.

Puppy mill investigation in Fond du Lac County

Authorities found a puppy mill in the Town of Lamartine in Fond du Lac County...

A new life for puppy mill dogs

The commercial mass breeding of dogs is not illegal, underground or small scale. Most of the dogs were suffering from severe health problems; there were dogs missing an eye or an ear, dogs with inguinal hernias from having too many litters, dogs with evidence of botched do-it-yourself C-sections. There were dogs with ruptured and missing eyes, and a standard poodle covered in mats and crusted with ticks.

Licking the puppy mill battle

Today’s puppy mills constitute a multi-million-dollar industry that dupes puppy buyers with flashy websites, false promises, empty “guarantees” and smooth-talking salespeople. Pet store and Internet buyers are assured again and again that they are getting a healthy puppy from a “responsible breeder.”

Dog shoppers should beware

Take a Labrador retriever and breed it to a poodle. What do you get after the 60-day gestation period? A Labradoodle. But what do you really get? Why a mongrel, of course. If the sire and dam are purebred but of different breeds, crossing them does not make a new and different breed. It’s a mutt.