Most chain-pet stores that sell puppies get their dogs from puppy mills. Many petstores (excluding animal shelters, of course) get their dogs from puppy mills.
6-8 million dogs are killed each month from puppy mills/shelters b/c of food and behavior
No because there are many many dogs in the world and many in puppy mills! How sad!
There are many different breeds bred by puppy mills, usually popular breeds that you see in the pet stores, very often these dogs will have health problems, and sometimes abused in their time with the parents' owner.
Because most "puppy mills" are illegal it would be difficult to hazard a guess but because there is a demand for certain breeds of dogs and the market for these pups is lucrative there are far too many.
Puppy mills do not focus on the welfare of their dogs or puppies but rather focus on profits. Many of the puppies purchased from puppy mills have not been treated well and the validity of their pureness of breed is not guaranteed.
Many people say they are a breeding kennel, but they are really a puppy mill. Almost all pet stores are puppy mills. There are probably over 7,000 puppy mills in just the US.
The number of dogs produced in a puppy mill can vary widely depending on the size and operation of the facility. Some large-scale puppy mills may produce hundreds or even thousands of dogs in a year, while smaller operations may produce fewer. Unfortunately, puppy mills prioritize profit over animal welfare, often leading to overcrowded and inhumane conditions for the dogs.
It could save lives of animals. Many animals die because of puppy mills and abuse.
quarter of a million in Australia 60000 in New South Wales
Puppy mills are typically run by individuals or organizations that prioritize profit over the well-being of animals. These establishments often breed dogs in poor living conditions and without proper care. It is important to avoid supporting businesses that operate puppy mills and instead choose to adopt pets from shelters or reputable breeders.
It is hard to say the exact number of dogs from puppy mills that end up in shelters, after all when you adopt a dog or a cat or any other animal for that matter you are making a life time commitment to care for this animal, therefore the type of person who will simply give up their dog when it is no longer convenient is not likely to be the kind of person who carefully looks into the ethics of the breeder they are buying their dog from. This means in many cases the owner wont have a clue is there breeder they got their dog from ran a puppy mill and if the owner doesn't know there is no way for the shelter can know. What I can tell you is that 20% of all dogs that end up in shelters a pure breeds.