The goal of puppy mills is to make a profit by mass producing puppies for the pet trade. Puppies for sale in pet stores and online often come from puppy mills.
Right now, hundreds of thousands of adult dogs are suffering on the “production line” in America’s puppy mills. They live in tiny wire-bottom cages, in squalid conditions, with little human contact and veterinary care, often for years. Their sole purpose is to produce puppies. It is no life for man’s best friend.
Meanwhile, more than 9,000 animals are killed in America’s shelters every day.
The goal of Best Friends’ puppy mill initiatives is to bring about a time of No More Homeless Pets by working against puppy mills and irresponsible breeding. Our team saves lives by educating consumers about the inhumane conditions in puppy mills, encouraging people to adopt rather than buy pets, and advocating for better laws to combat puppy mills.
For more information about puppy mills, see our YouTube playlist “Puppy mills: Facts about large-scale dog breeding.” https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7hRNs_gx889yxenN0g56I6T3yphnzdiN
Watch a video about a new pet store model that Best Friends supports. In this new approach, dogs and cats are not sold, but instead adopted out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc9k4PQy3R4&list=PL7hRNs_gx889yxenN0g56I6T3yphnzdiN&index=2
Visit Best Friends Animal Society’s puppy mill initiatives page. http://bestfriends.org/What-We-Do/Our-Work/Initiatives/Puppy-Mill-Initiatives/
About Best Friends Animal Society:
Best Friends Animal Society is a national animal welfare organization focused on ending the killing of dogs and cats in America’s shelters. An authority and leader in the no-kill movement, Best Friends runs the nation’s largest no-kill sanctuary for companion animals, as well as lifesaving programs in partnership with rescue groups and shelters across the country.
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