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What Is a Puppy Mill?
A puppy mill is a large-scale commercial dog breeding

operation where profit is given priority over the

well-being of the dogs. Unlike responsible breeders,

who place the utmost importance on producing the

healthiest puppies possible, breeding at puppy mills

is performed without consideration of genetic quality.

This results in generations of dogs with unchecked

hereditary defects. Read more... 

 

 

 

Covered with burns from a caustic chemical and left to die on the streets of Paterson, N.J., the little beagle had suffered injuries so grim that he almost didn’t make it through his first night at the animal hospital. John DeCando, the chief animal-control officer who brought the pup in after responding to a passerby’s 911 call, recalls visiting the hospital the following morning to decide if it would be kinder to end the dog’s suffering by putting it to sleep. After one look into the puppy’s deep brown eyes, DeCando told the veterinary team, “Whatever you do, keep this dog alive.” Read more...