What is a Puppy Mill?

       For those who would like to do more research into the Puppy Mill problem, or for those of you who have no idea what a puppy/kitten mill is, please explore the following links.

       We will also welcome suggestions for additional links -- and please, if you come across one which is no longer active, contact our Webmaster.

CAUTION: Some of these links contain very graphic and disturbing material. The choice of whether or not to look at them is yours.

   Behavior problems:

• Whole Dog Journal, How to Deal with a Dog Who Eats Poop

   Please visit our partners at the Clark County Humane Society:

• Dog Auction Protest, 12 March 08: http://petshelter.bizland.com/nodogauctions/

• Puppy Mills and Dog Auctions: https://www.cchs-petshelter.org/puppy-mills

• Going Undercover at a Puppy Mill: https://www.cchs-petshelter.org/purchase-at-a-puppy-mill

• Puppy Mills: A National Disgrace: https://www.cchs-petshelter.org/puppy-mill-national-disgrace

• A Dog Auction Experience (10 March 2007): https://www.cchs-petshelter.org/dog-auction-cw

• Puppy Mill Survivors: https://www.cchs-petshelter.org/survivors-cw

• "Another Dog Auction, Another Sad Day" (2 June 2007): https://www.cchs-petshelter.org/dog-auction-6-2-07

• "Some Thoughts on USDA Inspectors, Etc." https://www.cchs-petshelter.org/usda-inspectors

• Wisconsin's First Breeders Educational Show and Seminar: https://www.cchs-petshelter.org/wpba

   Puppy Mills/Pet Stores: A BIG Problem:

• American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, https://www.aspca.org/barred-from-love

• Boycott Pet Stores, http://www.sterlingshelter.org/news/boycott.html.

• Commercial Pet Breeders, a responsible breeder speaks: http://www.katewerk.com/puppymill.html.

• Connecticut case shines light on puppy mills, http://www.cnn.com/US/9710/11/puppies.for.sale/. CNN, October 11, 1997.

• Dog Owner's Guide: Pet Stores, http://www.canismajor.com/dog/petstor.html.

• Dog Owner's Guide: What is a Puppy Mill?, http://www.canismajor.com/dog/puppymil.html.

• Dog Owner's Guide: Stopping a Puppy Mill, http://www.canismajor.com/dog/stopmill.html.

• Signs of a Responsible Breeder from the AKC, https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/signs-of-a-responsible-breeder/

• How to Spot a Puppy Scam Online from the AKC, https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/spot-puppy-scam/

• HSUS: Stop Puppy Mills.

• Puppy Mill Rescue Team, https://puppymillrescueteam.org/.

• Video from Prisoners of Greed, "Hope, a puppy mill dog": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEwR0X7Kk6I.

• Puppy Farms: an article from Dogs Life magazine, published in Australia: https://www.dogslife.com.au/dog-news/life-with-dogs/puppy-farms

• Puppy Lemon Law States, http://www.malteseonly.com/lemon.html.

• Maria Danes: "Fozzie Bear's Story" (YouTube video)

   Puppy Mills, Pet Stores, and Zoonotic Diseases

• Dr. Bob's All Creatures Site guide to Zoonotic Diseases: http://www.sonic.net/~petdoc/zoonotic_diseases.htm

• Canine Brucellosis: Important information for dog auction participants, Wisconsin Division of Public Health: brucellosis.pdf

• Canine Brucellosis Caused by Brucella Canis (pdf), International Veterinary Information Service (IVIS): https://www.ivis.org/library/recent-advances-canine-infectious-diseases/canine-brucellosis-caused-by-brucella-canis.

• Brucellosis: US Dept. of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/brucellosis/index.html

• Rabies Information, US Dept. of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/