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A Tribute - One of the hardest things about
working puppy reports is trying to convey to the pet shop customer the types
of lives the parents of their puppy live. This tribute to the "breeding
stock" in commercial kennels will show you how these animals live.
Almost all of these images are from licensed, USDA facilities, most with no
violations on their USDA inspections. These are the conditions that most
Midwestern puppy mills keep their dogs and it is completely legal.
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Blue Ribbon
Kennel - Missouri produces more puppies for pet shops than any other
state--in fact, they produce almost as many puppies as all the other states
combined. One of the reasons that Missouri puppy mills flourish is that
they are endorsed and promoted by the Missouri Department of Agriculture.
You can read all about the
Missouri Blue
Ribbon Kennel Program on the Missouri Department of Agriculture's website.
Now, an exclusive from PetShopPuppies, Inc., go inside a Missouri Blue Ribbon
Kennel, "Missouri's Elite Puppy Program," and see what it means to be the
best! Note: While we commend the Blue Ribbon Kennels for exceeding
industry standards, we still feel it is essential to inform the pet shop
customer of they types of lives these dogs live. The cages you will see
are the cage these animals live in their entire lives. Wire floors allow
the feces and urine to fall through the cage; automatic feeders allow food to
be given to dogs from the outside of the cage; automatic waterers also allow
the dogs to be watered from outside the cage, but they must lick a small ball
repeatedly to release one drop of water at a time. These standards of
care make it possible for a breeder to only touch or handle their dogs a few
times a year--when they vaccinate/deworm, when they are placing dogs together
for breeder, and when a female whelps puppies.
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Dog Auctions - Hundreds of thousands of dogs live on Midwestern Puppy
Farms; their only purpose in life is to breed and produce puppies for pet
stores around the world - mostly in the U.S. Midwestern dog auctions are
a way for puppy farmers to buy and sell their "breeding stock." This
rare and disturbing video shows you numerous dog auctions, where dogs are sold
like used cars and referred to as "Model Numbers" (year of birth). As
you watch this video, keep an eye on the dogs as they are lifted high in the
air, flipped over to show swollen vulvas and pregnant bellies, spun around for
the audience to see and bid, and barkers scream and point out the highest
bids; watch the dogs, watch how they have given up all hope in life -- they
have no fight left in them. They simply accept their fate in life.
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USDA and Puppy Mills -
Many people simply can not understand why, and how
puppy mills are legal. This video shows you some
of the USDA requirements for licensed puppy mills, and
shows you how hundreds of thousands of dogs suffer to
produce America's pet store puppy puppies.
Although PetShopPuppies, Inc. is a Missouri-based
organization, Kim Townsend, the founder, became involved in the campaign to
expose Indiana's puppy mill problem in 2004 after seeing undercover footage of
an unlicensed Amish Mill in that state. Please watch our continuing coverage of
the problem and help us by donating to our
Indiana Campaign.
Videos dedicated to the issues in Indiana can be found under the headings:
- Indiana Amish Puppy Mill
- Indiana Pet Stores Exposed
- Indiana's Puppy Pipeline Parts 1, 2 and 3
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