A puppy mill—also known as a commercial breeding facility—is a business operation making profits off the large scale breeding of dogs. Parent dogs are kept in horrific, filthy conditions without adequate shelter, food, or water
Most people don’t realize when they purchase a puppy from a pet store, that puppy comes from a puppy mill. Puppies are very often sick due to congenital defects, communicable diseases, and the hardship of cross country transport. Many die as a result. The Humane Society of the US (HSUS) Horrible Hundred reports shed light on the truth of puppy mills.