Howllo Fellow basset hound and rescue lovers…Here we have a Youtube from the Missouri Animal Cruelty Task Force – Humane Society of Missouri showing what they do.  It is not graphic at all.  Don’t worry about that.

Only ten weeks old and suffering horribly from pneumonia, internal and external parasites, and malnutrition, Missouri Animal Cruelty Task Force Investigators weren’t sure all of the puppies would survive the trip to St. Louis.

According to the ASPCA…

When and Why Did Puppy Mills Begin?

Puppy mills became more prevalent after World War II. In response to widespread crop failures in the Midwest, the United States Department of Agriculture began promoting purebred puppies as a fool-proof “cash” crop. Chicken coops and rabbit hutches were repurposed for dogs, and the retail pet industry—pet stores large and small—boomed with the increasing supply of puppies from the new “mills.”

Which States Have the Most Puppy Mills?

Today, Missouri is considered the leading puppy mill state in the country. Over time, puppy mills have spread geographically. The highest concentration is in the Midwest, but there are also high concentrations in other areas, including Pennsylvania, Ohio and upstate New York. Commercial dog breeding is very prevalent among Amish and Mennonite farmers, with pockets of Amish dog breeders found throughout the country, including in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and parts of Wisconsin.

More hoping that puppy mills are shut down now, not later…Cat, Daisy Lynn (Chaps and Emma ATB where there are no mills, just love)

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