Abstract This paper examines the problems dogs are faced with inside puppy mills, including treating animals like trash, causing health problems the second the puppies are brought into this world, and how they treat the mothering dogs.
Puppy Mill Problems Animals suffering the second they get into this world is a serious problem, puppy mills need to be shut down. Puppy mills treat animals like trash, cause health effects early on, and do not care about the mother dogs that they keep breeding. What are puppy mills like? Puppy mills are large commercial dog breeding operations that put profits …show more content…
1). These owners wouldn’t be as oblivious to the problem if they knew how to tell a reputable breeder from a money-influenced one. The signs of a puppy mill are unable to meet the parents, are sold online and are as easy as buying on Amazon, and cannot see the home and are sold too early in their life, mostly at 4 weeks(Lange, 2020, p. 2). “Overall, dog breeders can be divided into categories non-exclusively defined as purebred, familial, occasional and commercial breeders with the activity being the primary or secondary income”(Santos et al., 2021, p. 2). These sellers that don't take care of their animals think about the dogs as just a profit, therefore they lie to get business (Hettinger, 2022, p. 3). Puppy mills are a major problem that needs to be addressed around the world. What Puppy Mills do to Their Dogs Puppy mills make the dogs live their whole lives in small cramped cages, sometimes with other dogs. These cages are never cleaned and the animals are just stepping and rolling around in their own urine and feces. These dogs hardly get fresh water and food, so they end up eating their own feces. Puppy mill owners violate many laws that protect dogs and cats from reproduction. Section 7a of