Mark Greenberg
/
For The HSUS
#StopPuppyMills
Mark Greenberg /For The HSUS
To end the cruel treatment of dogs in mass breeding operations.
In puppy mills, mother dogs spend their entire lives in cramped cages with little to no personal attention. When the mother and father dogs can no longer breed, they are abandoned or killed. Due to poor sanitation, overbreeding and a lack of preventive veterinary care, the puppies frequently suffer from a variety of health issues, creating heartbreaking challenges for families who should be enjoying the delights of adopting a new family member.
2024 Horrible Hundred
Our annual report documenting 100of the country's known puppy mills has been released for 2024.
USDA
What are puppy mills?
Inhumane high-volume dog breeding facilities that churn out puppies for profit, ignoring the needs of the pups and their mothers. They commonly sell through internet sales, online classified ads, flea markets and pet stores. Responsible breederswill be happy to meet you in person and show you where the puppy was born and raised—and where their mom lives too.
Did you know?
10,000
PUPPY MILLS
Are estimated to be currently active in the United States.
500,000
DOGS
Are kept solely for breeding purposes in all puppy mills.
2.6MILLION
PUPPIES
Are sold each year afteroriginatingfrom a puppy mill.
There are an estimated 10,000 puppy mills across the country,where mother dogs spend their entire lives in cramped cages. Your generous gift will save puppies and their moms from suffering in these cruelmass-breeding operations by supporting our work tostop this vicious cycle.
Meredith Lee /The HSUS
We're fighting to stop puppy mills.
