Puppy Mill Essay

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Puppies are so adorable, so why should they be treated so horribly? At puppy mills the dogs are treated very bad. Most dogs are either sick or get sick when they are brought from puppy mills. The owners of the puppy mills sometimes starve them and lock them up in confined spaces. I believe that puppy mills need to be shut down.

Puppy mills treat their dogs very poorly. They put profit over the health and well being of their dogs. I got my dog from a breeder and it is the sweetest, most loving, dog anyone could ask for, but I have a friend who just rescued their puppy from a puppy mill and it isn’t even allowed to walk on the ground yet because it didn’t receive the proper shots it needed, the puppy's mother was also treated very poorly. 99% of puppies sold in a pet store has a mother that will spend her life in a tiny cage, never being petted, never being walked, and never being …show more content…

Nearly 100% of all puppies in pet stores have parasites when they are purchased. One puppy mill had their dogs just thrown in the basement, and one's jaw rotted into the bone. Often times the water and food provided for the puppies is contaminated, crawling with bugs. Puppies can even be malnourished, which means lacking nutrition. This proves that dogs from puppy mills are most likely to end up sick.

They sometimes starve the dogs, and they are always locked up in small, cramped cages. In puppy mills, dogs can spend most of their lives in these cages, with no room to play or exercise. Puppy mill kennels generally consists of small, outdoor wooden or wire cages or crates. Puppies constantly receive below standard food, minimal or no veterinary care. This evidence proves that puppies don't get the right treatment.

You could argue that the average person looking for a puppy for their kids goes to a pet shop first, but more and more people today are rescuing dogs instead of just going to the pet

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