Don’t let puppy mills stay in business.
One of the toughest calls the Aiken SPCA gets is when one of our area animal control departments finds out about a suspected puppy mill and is going to investigate. What they find is often something you simply can’t un-see.
Puppy mills are different than good breeders who follow guidelines of organizations like the American Kennel Club and who are seeking to produce the best examples of a particular type of dog or cat. The mentality behind a puppy mill is different; money is the singular motivation for breeding animals.
Puppy mills found their origins on large scales in the Midwest post-World War II when farmers began looking for alternative crops and seeking to meet the growing demand for puppies throughout the country. Because of the condition in which the puppies live (lying in chicken coops, rabbit hutches or other areas not designed for puppies) and lack of veterinary care, many of the animals raised this way display physical and emotional issues.
Mothers are bred indiscriminately and far too often, and their puppies are often taken away too early to ship them out somewhere while still very young. Where are these dogs sold? These days, the Internet is a puppy mill breeder’s best friend. They either sell them directly or find a wholesaler to do the work for them. These puppies also show up in flea markets, classified ads, pet stores, even being sold out of the back of the truck or van in some parking lot. The buyer sees the cute puppy, buys it impulsively and finds out later that often the puppy has medical issues, emotional issues and other physical problems resulting from inbreeding, overbreeding and indiscriminate breeding. Full story..
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