N O T E : Links going off site will open in a new window; close the window to return here. Puppy Mills 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. Puppy mill puppies are typically sold to pet shops — usually through a broker, or middleman — and marketed as young as eight weeks of age. The lineage records of puppy mill
dogs are often falsified. Courtesy ASPCAWeb Site at ASPCA.org. With permission from the ASPCA, their Puppy Mill FAQ is reproduced in its entirety over in Humane Education. It’s chock full of good information and a LOT of excellent links that delve more deeply into the subject of Puppy Mills. Please help our defenseless friends if you can. | 
