Puppy Mills Should Be Outlawed

Did you know that 2.11 million puppies are sold that came from puppy mills. Puppies in puppy mills can get many diseases, including heartworm,kennel cough, and many more. This is why Puppy mills should be banned immediately. At a puppy mill Puppies are just a thing to be sold, not a living being. puppies are killed in shelters each year because there are too many of them from puppy mills.

I am here to convince you on why puppy mills should be illegal in the United States

A: Pet mills put money and profit, before the health of the animals they are breeding. Animals from these mills are usually living in disgusting conditions, and not getting the medical care that they need (Sheeter, n.d.). Because of this, the animals can get very prone to sickness, and have behavioural problems. They are left in small crates, squished together, have terrible diets, and dirty water (Sheeter, n.d.). A lot of dogs have been neglected or abused and have had little attention, interaction with humans or other animals, or obedience trainings. They were not treated with any sort or respect or appreciation or care, and they deserve that. The mums of the puppies are caged and constantly bred until they no longer can, they do not get

Imagine you are a dog. You spend every day of your life in a cage. You hear the whimpers of those around you, but it is so dark you can only see a faint outline of the other puppies cramped into a cage with you. Your cage is made of sharp wire that cuts you, but no one cares, and no one comes. That is what puppy mill dogs go through every day, and worse. I think puppy mills should be illegal because dogs are killed, because dogs are injured, and because dogs become sick. Each day these dogs have experiences that you can not imagine ever happening to a animal. What seems cruel to some has become a routine to others. Killing, injuring, and

Puppy mills should be banned in the United States for their action. There has been a couple of states who have decided to regulate puppy mills. It depends if the state enforces the law and if the consequences of breaking that law are great enough to stop puppy mills. According to Kim Evans, an agency of the USDA: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has failed to enforce the humane care and treatment of animals at all puppy mills required by the Animal Welfare Act after an inspection. The inspector states that "stronger enforcement actions are needed for serious or repeat violators because the monetary penalties were often so low that violators regarded them as a cost of business." (5). Since the USDA has failed to enforce the humane care of animals in puppy mills through law, puppy mills should be banned. If a person was caught with a puppy mill of the unacceptable standards listed in the previous paragraphs, they will have prison time. Not a fine. This inspection has shown that repeat violators regard the fines for their violations as a cost of business. In the article called Pets, there is a chart that shows violations and how many times they were violated in the years of 2006-2008. The chart shows that the violation of bad housing facilities they are a total of 4,744 violations. Also, there is a total of 3,537 violations for not providing adequate veterinary care (Evans

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) describes puppy mills situation to be overcrowded, unsanitary, without adequate food, water, and veterinary health care. Female dogs are even bred at every opportunity without a rest to maximize profit (“Puppy Mills”). Dogs are kept locked up in wired cages, stacked on top one another and sometimes their excrements are not properly monitored. Thus, this leads to unknown genetic disorders and poor genetic quality which makes it difficult for the dogs to live for a long time. In the end, it will cause a lot of stress and problems for the family down the road due to the dogs’ health. Many people who are unaware of these living conditions often tend to overlook their puppies neglect and suffering. When purchasing a new pet from a pet store, many people do not wonder where their pet may have come from, instead, they are more engulf in their excitement to bring home a new family

Puppy mills should be banned because of their careless breeding process. Breeders don't want to pay for special surgery so they do it themselves by performing Caesarean sections on pregnant females. New born pups in puppy mills receive little to no grooming, or vet care. Puppy mill owners would kill any unwanted dogs or unneeded momma pups who can't breed anymore (Activists Go Undercover). Studies show "More than 10,000 large, substandard mass producers of puppies, often referred to as puppy mills, house 200,000 to 400,000 breeding dogs that produce 2 million to 4 million puppies a year, estimates HSUS' Stephanie Shain, senior director its Stop Puppy Mills project” these mills are over breeding and causing overpopulation of dogs (Sharon). Puppy mills conduct their own surgeries, kill unwanted dogs, and are majorly over

Corresponding to the first reason of why there should be stricter laws against puppy mills is the amount of dogs being killed each year due to the female's ability to reproduce. They not only get murdered in mills because of the horrific conditions, but also get killed if the mother cannot reproduce any more puppies (“A Closer Look At Mills”). In order to make sure the puppy mills receive the money they want, the mills will produce as many puppies as possible even if they do not have the space for them. As discussed earlier, they do not care about their living conditions; they just want their money.

I believe that puppy mills should be criminalized in Canada. The act of breeding, trading and abuse of animals should be taken more seriously. Currently in Canada the cruelty laws do not protect animals in mills. Many politicians have tried to set out bills that would help regulate this system, but it is often denied. Presently the government does not have systems that regulate breeders. A puppy mill’s definition according to the Canadian Kennel Club is “ A high-volume, sub-standard

The text type I have chosen was a research paper. In this research I discussed the different individual problems within the issue itself. I have chosen to protest against puppy mills as it is something I am very passionate about and having two dogs myself has majorly influenced my opinion on this topic. I feel that puppy mills are extremely cruel and should no longer be operating anywhere in the world. This is why I have tried persuading the audience to understand the issue better through the information in this paper.

Could you see a child being put and stacked up on crates with other childern stacked with them? This is what they do to dogs in puppy mills, they have the mother bread right after she gives birth so they can have more puppies to sell. I mean come on how could any one be so creul to do that to a poor dog? Most puppies are sold at makets at 8 weeks old, puppies need to be at least 12 weeks old before they are seperated from their moms. this causes a lot of stress on the puppies and the mom, which causes health compliccations. We need to stress on the amount of dogs that are being over populated in the world. I understand many people do like to buy dog of beautiful breads. We

The United States’ sale of puppy mill puppies to people and pet stores should be banned, but since it has not been legally prohibited with interminate peaceful protesting, fellow dog/pet lovers must be taking the wrong approach. If the States wants to be adamant and keep the puppy mills for the primary purpose of supplying pets to pet stores, we could work on a compromise. House Bill 1451 is a law in Texas that lays guidelines for the welfare of animals with large scale commercial breeders which specifies requirements such as feed, space, shelter and medical care, but these guidelines, in one state alone, are still inadequate for the animals and still disregarded. This is just a Bill for one state, but the USDA should improve the standards of care for dogs kept in commercial breeding facilities. There will always be an excessive demand for dogs all across the world, so banning puppy mills in America is not favorable and not profitable.

This article presents the effort to shut down all puppy mills. So far 88 cities small and large have shut down in effect to this. These puppy mills include cats, rabbits, and other small breeds as well. Phoenix is known to be the first city to have a pet store challenge to put a ban on puppy mills. Other cities such as New York City and Salt Lake City have taken a stand against puppy mills as well. As more consumers learn more about the puppy mills, they as well are wanting nothing to do with them. Although many changes are being made some of the local laws still allow small breeds and animals from the animal shelter to be sold. Pet stores now have the option to change to a ‘humane business model’ which allows them to work with shelters and

The first reason people should not buy their dogs from puppy mills is because it contributes to the overpopulation and killing of dogs. For example 3.9 million dogs are killed in shelters every year. This shows how many dogs are being born because most of the reasons why this many dogs are being killed is because the shelters don’t have room, or the shelters considered dogs to be too sick and worthless. Another example is that dogs are being forced to mate repeatedly with no recovery time and after a few years they become so weak that the shelter just kill them. This definitely shows how puppy mills contributes to the overpopulation and killing dogs.

Did you know, that an estimated 167,000+ dogs are currently being bred poorly in puppy mills (“About Puppy Mills”)?A puppy mill is a breeding operation where hundreds to thousands dogs live in abhorrent conditions. First of all, puppy mill’s priorities are strictly profits. When it comes to nutrition, veterinary care, and living conditions, the dogs receive below the bare minimum. Furthermore, each year, around 2 million puppies are bred and sold for cheap prices to consumers who do not know any better. Currently, in America, puppy mills and mass private breeders are legal.