Behind the friendly façade of many pet shops, web sites, and newspaper ads, often lies a puppy mill. These canine breeding facilities frequently house dogs in shockingly poor conditions. Animals are caged and continually bred for years, without human companionship, ever, and with no hope of ever becoming part of a family. After their fertility wanes, breeding animals are commonly killed, abandoned, dumped somewhere or sold to another mill. Most females are bred every single cycle ...into old age until the birth of her last littler kills her. Saw dust is mixed with cheap soft food....to cut the expense of feeding them until they have sore rotten teeth, and receive no nutritional components from the food.  After all they are out to make money, not care about an animal. They are kept on wire cages to minimize cleaning with toe nails growing into the wiring. They get no medical attention, if one gets sick...it's killed. A puppy mill is a business, the facility is designed purely for profit, not comfort. If you get your pet from a pet shop, a newspaper ad, or a so called "breeder"  you  are contributing to the suffering! To know how to choose a breeder, go HERE.

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It's tough to look at but you need to really "know" how awful these places are!