What happens to puppies not sold by breeders?

What happens to pet store puppies who aren’t sold? As with other unsold inventory, they go on sale. Stores buy puppies for a fraction of what they charge their customers. If the puppy still doesn’t sell, stores will often cut their losses and give puppies away to employees, friends or rescue groups.

How many litters do puppy mill dogs have?

Little Known Puppy Mills Facts. There are about 10,000 puppy mills in the US. Over 139,000 female dogs are kept solely for breeding in USDA licensed facilities. Every year, each breeding dog has 9.4 puppies on average — that’s around 1.3 million puppies in total.

How long do puppy mill dogs live?

Puppy mill breeder dogs are adult dogs of all breeds who have lived their entire lives (often up to seven years or more) being repeatedly bred by commercial breeders whose sole motivation is to turn an easy dollar.

Do puppy mills abuse dogs?

Puppy mills are inhumane commercial dog breeding facilities that may sell puppies in pet stores, online or directly to the public (in flea markets or via classified ads). Puppy mills disregard the dogs’ health—both physical and emotional—in order to maximize profits.

Is it bad to get a puppy from a puppy mill?

Because of poor breeding and care conditions, puppy mill puppies will end up in pet stores and new homes with parasites, kennel cough, pneumonia, and other infirmities. Although an individual puppy mill puppy can grow into a happy, beloved family member, the fact is, puppy mills are harmful to a great many dogs.

What is the difference between a puppy mill and a breeder?

The ASPCA defines a puppy mill as “victims of high-volume puppy industry, they’re bred for profit and kept in tiny, filthy cages. In general, a reputable breeder will specialize in only one breed of dog and will belong to an association or breeder club.

How many dogs are rescued from puppy mills?

Over 2 million puppies bred in mills each year. An estimated 1.2 million dogs are euthanized in shelters every year.

Is a breeder a puppy mill?

Puppy mills do not actually refer to their businesses as such; they usually simply call themselves dog breeders or kennels. Puppy mill proprietors mass-produce puppies by over-breeding dogs, often regardless of health or genetic defects.

Why do we need to stop puppy mills?

To end the cruel treatment of dogs in mass breeding operations. A puppy mill is an inhumane high-volume dog breeding facility that churns out puppies for profit, ignoring the needs of the pups and their mothers.

What’s it like to live in a puppy mill?

The lives of dogs used for breeding in puppy mills are rough; they’re bred again and again, often living their entire lives in cages until they’re killed when they’re no longer useful. “The mom and dad of the puppy in the pet store window are unlikely to make it out of the mill alive,” the ASPCA explains.

What is an Amish puppy mills?

Amish Puppy Mills. They usually house them in barns that are outfitted for large (hundreds) or small (twenty) scale dog breeding. They are stuffed in fifthly, overcrowded, stacked cages. The cages legally have to be six inches larger than the dogs. The dogs spend their lives in these cages. Their only purpose is to produce puppies.

How many dogs have been saved from puppy mills in Colorado?

Colorado-based organization National Mill Dog Rescue saved 80 dogs from puppy mills across the Midwest, some of whom had been “discarded” after serving as breeders, local outlet KDVR reports. The rescue organization traveled through multiple states in a specially-outfitted van to pick up as many puppy mill survivors as possible.