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, most of which come to us courtesy of EnglandGal@aol.com.

       We will also welcome suggestions for additional links.

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

Puppy Mills/Pet Stores: A BIG Problem

• Ahimsa of Texas links page, http://www.ahimsatx.org/links/index.htm#PuppyMills. An extensive list of links on puppy mills, spay/neuter, etc.

• All Breeders Are Not Created Equal, http://www.petfocused.com/new-pet/good-breeders.php.

• A Letter to Martha Stewart, http://www.idausa.org/campaigns/puppy/stewartletter.html.

• America's pet "industry" contacts and publications, http://www.wwpsa.com/i4a/links/?pageid=366. The "links" page of the World Wide Pet Supply Association.

• American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, "Puppy Mills"

• Breeding Information, http://www.wonderpuppy.net/breeding.htm#puppymills.

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

• Buying a Pet Store Dog, http://members.aol.com/KarenKato/petstore.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.

• Dog Topics from the AKC, http://www.akc.org/future_dog_owner/index.cfm?nav_area=future_dog_owners.

• "Don't Shop, Adopt!" puppy mill video, information, and blogs: http://www.myspace.com/puppymills_suck

• Get the Facts on Puppy Mills, http://www.hsus.org/ace/11797.

• Hearts United for Animals, "Prisoners of Greed"

• Information On Puppy Mill "Busts", http://www.puppymillrescue.com/.

• List of Suspended AKC "Breeders", http://www.barkbytes.com/suspend/suspindx.htm#a.

• MillBusters.com, a site dedicated to sharing the knowledge of what a puppy mill is, and what the public can do to help stop them, http://www.MillBusters.com/

• Morrow County, Ohio - Diary of a Puppy Mill Intervention, http://www.columbusdogconnection.com/MorrowCountyPuppyMill.htm. Caution: Some Graphic Photos of the Condition of the Mill Dogs.

• Morrow County Mill Newspaper Article, http://libpub.dispatch.com/cgi-bin/documentv1?DBLIST=cd02&DOCNUM=40196&TERMV=1.

• No Puppy Mills.com, http://www.nopuppymills.com/.

• Prisoners of Greed, http://www.prisonersofgreed.org/.

• Puppy Farms: an article from Dogs Life magazine, published in Australia: http://www.dogslife.com.au/dogs_life_articles?cid=9450&pid=150261

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

• Puppy Mill Dogs - Prisoners for Profit, http://www.turner.com/planet/promotions/puppies/prisoners.html.

• Puppy Mill Prison, http://www.helpinganimals.com/Factsheet/files/FactsheetDisplay.asp?ID=45.

• Puppy Mill Rescue, http://www.puppymillrescue.com/ .

• The Voice for Dogs, http://www.thevoicefordogs.org/.

• UCLA School of Law Animal Legislation Project - Bill AB 161, http://www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/awa/legproj/ab161.html.

• Voices for the Voiceless, http://www.imom.org/voices/

• "Why We Attend Puppy Mill Auctions," http://www.smallpawsrescue.org/pup3/reason.htm. A rescuer speaks out on getting "breeding stock" out of the "system."

• Wisconsin Puppy Mill project informational website: http://www.nowisconsinpuppymills.com/. Excellent resource for information on puppy mills and how to choose a pet responsbly.