MY USE OF THE SLANG TERM

MY USE OF THE SLANG TERM "PUPPYMILL" REGARDING THE BOYCOTT AND THIS WEBSITE REFERS TO MY OPINION OF ANY COMMERCIAL BREEDER ENGAGED IN MASS PRODUCTION OF ANIMALS FOR PROFIT; THESE FACILITIES CAN BE DIRTY OR CLEAN, HAVE VIOLATIONS RECORDED BY THE USDA OR NOT. I FEEL THIS PRACTICE IS WRONG AND MORALLY REPREHENSIBLE. IN MY OPINION, MANY OF THESE MILLS THAT ARE SO CALLED "CLEAN" STILL HAVE BREEDING DOGS LIVING MISERABLE LIVES IN SMALL CAGES WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF SOCIALIZATION AND HAPPINESS. THE USDA DOES NOT CHECK FOR COMFORT AND HAPPINESS LEVEL OF THE DOGS, ONLY CAGE SPACE, CLEANING FECES FROM CAGES, AND OVERALL PHYSICAL HEALTH IN THESE ANIMALS. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THESE ANIMALS SPIRITS ARE BROKEN, ARE DEPRESSED, THAT THEY TURN CIRCLES IN THEIR CAGES DUE TO MENTAL INSANITY AND MADNESS FROM LACK OF A NORMAL LIFE. ALL OF THIS JUST TO PROVIDE AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF PUPPIES TO PET STORES. IT'S JUST NOT WORTH IT! PLEASE VISIT SOME OF THE WEBSITES ON MY LINKS PAGE ABOUT PUPPYMILLS TO SEE FOR YOURSELF THE HORRORS THESE ANIMALS ENDURE JUST TO LINE THE POCKETS OF GREEDY BUSINESS MEN. MAN'S BEST FRIEND DESERVES MUCH BETTER.

Here are two Puppy Mill breeders (the parents of those cute little puppies in pet stores). They were given to rescue during a puppy mill walk in Intercourse (Lancaster County) Pennsylvania.

The brown and white Cocker Spaniel was so matted with feces when taken in by rescue that each piece encrusted into her fur had to be cut off one by one. She is blind, which the vet determined to be likely from major trauma to her head (that means she was hit or kicked or thrown with major force). The male Cocker Spaniel is scared of his own shadow. He attaches himself to the female in order to walk. Otherwise, he stands frozen, scared of everything. If you try to touch him, he is so scared he can't even run away. Both dogs were also "debarked" which is usually performed by shoving a steel rod down their throats which breaks the vocal chords. This helps keep the noise to a minimum in the mills. Who wants to hear 500+ dogs marking in a barn all day and night? Just stop for a minute and imagine the pain of this procedure.