Puppy Mills in America: The Need for Stricter Federal Laws Laura Wesley Marygrove College Abstract: This paper explores the existence and legislation of puppy mills in the United States at both the state and federal levels. The extent of the problem is discussed‚ along with a brief history of the Animal Welfare Act and animal advocacy efforts in effect today. Causes and consequences of the commercial dog breeding industry are presented and examined‚ leading up to a proposed solution to regulating
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Puppy Mills When you hear the words Puppy Mills‚ what are your first thoughts or feelings? Confusion? Anger? Sadness? Maybe you’re asking "what are Puppy Mills?"‚ and I will tell you. Puppy Mills are oversized and overpopulated facilities that are used to breed large numbers of dogs at a time and sell them across the nation to earn profit. These facilities are filthy and dangerous for even people to be in. The dogs there are bred over and over again until they either pass away or physically cannot
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This research essay is about what puppy mills are and what they do‚ what a dog knows in its mind‚ and what it’s like when you first meet a dog and what it’s like for the dog when they first meet you. Puppy Mills are a large dog breeding facility where profit is cared more about than the puppy’s health. Puppy Mills are horrific‚ and they sell the dogs to unsuspecting families; the facility only cares about increasing their profit‚ and not about the dog’s health. According to “DoSomething.org‚” after
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Are Puppy Mills Bad? A young girl got a puppy for Christmas; weeks later her puppy died. The local vet ruled that this puppy died from a severe respiratory disease which caused the air passages to become closed resulting in slow suffocation. They later discovered that this puppy came from a puppy mill. A puppy mill is an inhumane organization that breeds and sells puppies. Puppy mills have been around since before 1970. To this day there are more than 10‚000 mills existing in the United States
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are enemies are puppy mills just puppy mills let’s take a stand. A puppy mill is a mass breeding facility for puppies. Puppy mills have small wire cages and multiple dogs in one cage. Puppy mills should be banned. Dogs in puppy mills have horrible living conditions and little appetite. Puppy mills should be banned because of horrible living conditions. According to ‘lcanimal.org’ “Usually these animals stay outside year round in the freezing and hot weather”. Dogs in puppy mills sometimes get´s
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To Ban or Not to Ban Puppy Mill Puppies in Pet Stores Executive Summary This paper focuses on the pet store industry‚ and whether or not it is ethical to be purchasing puppies from pet stores that most likely came from puppy mills. Throughout the essay‚ one can expect a history of how puppy mills became popular as well as gaining an understanding of the pet industry market. Moving forward‚ the paper will describe the cruel‚ inhumane acts discovered in puppy mills and provide different
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and 22% of the cases are other types of animals. People need to join together and stop animal cruelty. There are numerous different forms of animal cruelty that include puppy mills‚ animals in lab experiments‚ and dog fighting. “Puppy Mills can have 10 to 1‚000 dogs in their mills at a time.” according to ASPCA. Not all puppy mills are inspected therefore it is not clear to know the right average. In many cases‚ dogs are housed in crowded and unsanitary areas and do not receive the care of a veterinarian
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Have you ever been to the mall and seen those adorable puppies through the pet store window? How their shining eyes and small noses makes your heart melt? Their small eyes hold horror stories of how they got there in the first place. ‘’Puppy mills are an establishment that breed puppies for sale‚ typically on an intensive basis and in conditions regarded as inhumane’’(Robinson‚ B. 2007 February 21). Yes it is true dogs are being taken advantage of and there are no exceptions. The only good thing
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what a puppy mill looks like. Puppy mills are large-scale commercial dog breeding operations where profit is placed above the well-being of animals. To help put this cruel treatment of animals to an end‚ we need to look at the causes and effects of puppy mills‚ and what you can do as an individual. Puppy mills are a widespread problem. “There is an estimated 15‚000 puppy mills in the U.S. alone‚
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Raising a puppy is a wonderful experience and adopting one in need from a shelter or rescue is incredibly rewarding. Puppies are excellent partners‚ playmates and family pets’ weather it is a companion for just you‚ or a new member of your family to bring home. Choosing the right one is a very important decision‚ and can turn out to be quite a difficult when faced with so many options. Follow these steps when looking at prospective puppies to help you adopt the right one for you. Step One: Be smart
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