Puppy Mills.
I'm sure you have heard someone coin this term before?
I'm sure you have heard someone coin this term before?
But do you really know what Puppy Mills are?
Do you have a dog? A Cocker Spaniel, Chocolate Lab, Boxer?
Where did you buy them? A rescue shelter, pet store, or a friend?
Did you know that over ten million dogs currently reside in Puppy Mills...where 
female dogs are forced to give birth to amost 100 dogs in their whole life. Then after these female dogs are unable to give birth to pups they are shot. YEAH! That's not even the worst of it. The way these dogs are treated is awful. They live in cages where the dogs can barely move, and half the time all of the cages are outside, they are without warmth in the winter and without water in 90 degree weather. These dogs often are sleeping in their own urine, and they often share carges with 5 to 6 dogs or more. These dogs also have no bedding, they are sleeping on the wires of their cages, with many wire protruding and cutting up their paws. All of these dogs have never walked on grass, and often when some of these dogs are rescued, they don't know how to walk cause they never have before. How ridiculous!
female dogs are forced to give birth to amost 100 dogs in their whole life. Then after these female dogs are unable to give birth to pups they are shot. YEAH! That's not even the worst of it. The way these dogs are treated is awful. They live in cages where the dogs can barely move, and half the time all of the cages are outside, they are without warmth in the winter and without water in 90 degree weather. These dogs often are sleeping in their own urine, and they often share carges with 5 to 6 dogs or more. These dogs also have no bedding, they are sleeping on the wires of their cages, with many wire protruding and cutting up their paws. All of these dogs have never walked on grass, and often when some of these dogs are rescued, they don't know how to walk cause they never have before. How ridiculous! I have a Boxer Dog named Bella. We bought her from a pet store in Fort Madison, Iowa. I know you are probably thinking if I'm such a activist about shutting down puppy mills, why did I get a dog from a pet store. But we pretty much rescued Bella. She was six months old when we got her, and my mom is an avid boxer lover, well for the first six months of Bella's life, she laid in a cage not much bigger than you see at the puppy mills, laying on those protruding wires with no bedding. Bella had absolutely no social skills, she had never been around people. For the first month after we brought Bella home, she laid in a corner between our two couchs, the space was no bigger that the cage she ust to live in. It was just horrible to watch Bella be so terrified of us, it just broke our hearts. We have had Bella for a little over two years now, she's a great dog and has a fantastic personality. She loves her bones, and trying to fit herself in the smallest places she can find. She's not accostume to sleeping on the floor, it's always a bed or couch. We love Bella. And watching the episode of Oprah today about the puppy mills just broke my heart and makes me want to make a difference,and if I ever purchase another dog, it will be from a shelter, because I never want to see another dog go through what Bella did, and I know there are dogs out there that is going through worse.
Just a P.S. Never purchase a dog from Petland, they routinely purchase their dogs from puppy mills and lie about it. They say they have high standards for their breeders, but that's a lie, they don't care about those dogs are that getting neglected everyday, all Petland cares about is turning a profit. It's shelters all the way! Those are the people that care about the animals they rountinely save. So think next time you get a dog, where are they from? And what can I do to help?
-Sarah-
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