Pupy Mill Research Paper

The term “Puppy Mill” has become interchangeable with a public image of deplorable living conditions for cats and dogs. Puppy and kitten mill owners are more concerned with profits, than the health and welfare of the millions of animals they pump out yearly. With this in mind, the more humane animal adoption centers, such as animal shelters, and rescue organizations are euthanizing millions of animals every year. There is an inherent need to regulate the laws and ordinances on puppy and kitten mills. In the hope that, more people will turn to adopting their four legged friends from the local animals shelters and rescues.

(topic sentence). Puppy and Kitten mills are breeding centers all about the profit, and the animals are just products. In other words, its mass production for profit without concern for the animal. Puppy and kitten mills are a factory that pump out as many puppies and kittens as possible, in the shortest amount of time, with a minimal cost. In order to, reduce these cost the animals are kept in cramped, tiny cages, filled with feces. In addition, the animals are not receiving human contact or medical care. Animals live their entire life in wire
All the while, millions of animals are being euthanized every year, due to pet’s owners turning them out on the streets or being surrendered to the shelters. According to Kenny (2012), “As of 2011, it is estimated that there are over seventy-eight million dogs in the United States, only twenty-one percent of these pets were adopted from animal shelters. Six to eight million dogs and cats enter shelters across the country each year and three to four million of these animals are¬¬¬ euthanized in the shelter system.” (Kenny, 2012). According to the ASPCA (2017), Approximately 7.6 million companion animals enter animal shelters nationwide every year. Of those, approximately 3.9 million are dogs and 3.4 million are