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A puppy mill in the rural United States. A puppy mill, also known as a puppy farm, is a commercial dog breeding facility characterized by quick breeding and poor conditions. [1] Although no standardized legal definition for "puppy mill" exists, a definition was established in Avenson v.
Puppy mills are legal in most states, but owners can be prosecuted under animal cruelty laws for not providing adequate food, water and shelter. The federal Animal Welfare Act, enforced by the U.S ...
The law specifies parameters such as feed, space, shelter, ventilation and medical care. Although popularly known as the "puppy mill bill", it addresses all large-scale animal breeders, [1] defined in the law as breeders who keep 11 or more breeding females or sell 20 or more offspring in a year. It does not regulate hobby breeders.
“The use of puppy mill brokers often makes it difficult—if not impossible—for the public to know who a puppy’s breeder was, as many pet stores only disclose broker information—if they ...
Dec. 5—WATERTOWN — A pet store in the Salmon Run Mall will no longer sell puppies after a state law goes into effect on Dec. 15. The Pet Zone, one of the mall's oldest tenants, faces closing ...
HSUS has been an active opponent of the domestic and global puppy mill industry, and helped law enforcement agencies to confiscate more than 35,000 animals from purported puppy mills since 2007. HSUS has also pressed anti-puppy mill bills in states like Indiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
The ASPCA has asked Congress to incorporate animal-welfare legislation called Goldie’s Act — named after a golden retriever that died in an Iowa puppy mill — into the Farm Bill.
In September, the Animal Legal Defense Fund won a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Deptartment of Agriculture for dogs suffering in puppy mills. The department was forced to reinstate comprehensive regulations for commercial dog breeders.