We must hold the people that make their profits either directly or indirectly by supporting these substandard breeding facilities responsible for the suffering of thousands of dogs and the suffering of the families that inadvertently purchase these dogs. The only way this situation will change is when people refuse to purchase pets at pet stores or thru the internet. Only when there is no market for their product will the puppy mill situation change. We must educate the public to either search out and verify quality of their breeder or better yet adopt from their local animal shelter or rescue group. By the way, I'm a board member of a rescue group and have seen the horrors of puppy mill breeders first hand and have spent many hours trying to clean the stench out of the skin of some of these dogs. I also adopted a mill adult who, after the first rocky six weeks, is now a happy,much loved pet. Shame on the vets and suppliers who turn their heads to this suffering.
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