Research Paper On Puppy Mills

Gabriella Carmona Mrs. Dunlap
English 301
26 April 2012
Puppy Mills Breed Misery Puppy Mill. The name sounds whimsical, doesn’t it? If only that was the reality of it. Puppy Mills are large-scale breeding facilities characterized by overcrowding, inadequate shelter, food, water and veterinary care in which profit comes before the well-being of the puppies within it. The puppies are sold wholesale to the pet industry after they are born into filth from unhealthy mothers who have been born into puppy mills themselves. Often bred with diseases and many other disabilities, they spend their whole lives in wire cages often losing limbs and living amongst their own feces with only one purpose; to breed. These cruel facilities have been…show more content…
No federal agency exists in order to track the incoming number of puppies in the United States each year. Therefore there is no limit on the number of puppies that can be cruelly bred outside of the United States and then brought in across the border unjustly to be sold to unknowing customers. It’s not fair to the puppies, and it’s not fair to those buying the puppies. A federal agency should be created to keep track of the number of puppies coming into the United States each year in order to track if someone is mass-transporting puppies. This would help limit the problem to where it is only within the country, therefore lowering the amount of work that would have to be done in order to track down the puppy mills and begin to work towards eliminating the problem. While there are many that disagree with puppy mills, there are those that don’t find them all that bad because not all commercial breeding fit the harsh criteria of puppy mills. Although there are many inhumane puppy mills, there are also some that are humane, taking care of the puppies, giving them proper nutrition, exercise, and care. This may be true; however the likelihood of these kinds of puppy mills is rare and not prominent enough to consider puppy mills…show more content…
Along with this, people will become more aware as to where their pets come from and ways to ensure they’re getting the quality they deserve. Puppy Mills are a hugely undermined problem in the United States and they deserve to be acknowledged and assessed.

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