The lives of the dogs on the mills are crammed into small, dirty cages until they are sold. Unfortunately, it is often that the needs of the puppies and their mothers are ignored. They suffer from malnutrition or starvation due to inadequate or unsanitary food and water (Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)). In puppy mills, mother dogs spend their entire lives in cramped cages with little to no personal attention. Puppy mills confine breeding females into cages, often with wire flooring, without any human kindness or access to socialization with other dogs (not that these dogs have any experience with what that means). They are also confined to squalid, overcrowded cages with minimal shelter from extreme weather and no choice but to sit and sleep in their own excrement. Usually once a female or male from the breeding stock no longer produces, they’re discarded like trash or killed (Martyn). To conclude, due to poor sanitation, overbreeding and a lack of humane treatment, the puppies frequently suffer from a variety of health issues. Additionally, the lack of vet treatment is another one of the cruel acts committed by puppy