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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.
Puppies and breeding dogs in mills are typically given little water and food and no veterinary care. Humane Society of the US Petland claims it doesn’t buy animals from puppy mills but animal ...
Reports of poor standards of care and treatment of dogs as a cash crop by members of the Amish community has led to calls for puppy mills and auctions to be closed, with one breeder being issued with a restraining order from the practice for numerous violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act. At the time the restraining order was issued, the ...
A “puppy mill” is a dog-breeding facility that produces a high volume of dogs for sale and keeps them in unhealthy and often inhumane conditions. The dogs are often sold online or at flea ...
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb recently signed the “puppy mill bill” into law, a decision that has been met with strong opposition from the Humane Society of the United States. House Bill 1412 ...
Puppy mill, a breeding facility that produces puppies on a large scale, where the welfare of the dogs is jeopardized for profits; Rock crusher; Sugar cane mill; Sawmill, a lumber mill Millwork; starch mill; Steel mill; sugar mill (also called a sugar refinery), processes sugar beets or sugar cane into various finished products
The Humane Society says that Ohioans can combat puppy mills by never buying a dog from a pet store or internet site, or from a breeder they haven't met in person and thoroughly researched.
A survey of psychiatric patients who had repeatedly tortured dogs and cats found all of them had high levels of aggression toward people as well, including one patient who had murdered a boy. [ 5 ] This is a commonly reported finding, and for this reason, cruelty to animals is often considered a warning sign of potential violence towards humans.