21 puppy mill busts so far in 2010
April30
If this isn’t an epidemic, I don’t know what is: In the first four months of 2010, a puppy mill has been discovered in the U.S. nearly once a week.
Take a look:
JANUARY
- Fifty-one dogs were taken from a breeder in rural Minnesota
- Seventy-five dogs were found squeezed into a shed and small trailer in Houston.
- Another 75 dogs were found suffering at a kennel in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
- In Amarillo, Tex., nearly 30 dogs were found in bad shape after the breeder died.
FEBRUARY
- In Kankakee County, Ill., more then 50 Maltipoos, Yorkies and pugs, 10 of them pregnant, were found in a freezing shed with broken bones, fleas and mites and internal injuries.
- In Sandusky County, Ohio, 33 basset hounds and Pomeranians were discovered mired in feces.
- A Douglass, Kansas breeder who had failed six of her last eight inspections agreed to relinquish 111 dogs, but kept several dozen.
- In Lawrence County, Tennessee, authorities removed 50 dogs said to be abused and neglected.
- Thirty basset hounds were taken from a Montgomery County, Texas kennel.
- Two dozen quivering Shih Tzus, poodles and schnauzers were seized from a puppy mill in Tulsa, Okla.
MARCH
- Three hundred Welsh corgis, poodles, pugs and other breeders were rescued from a substandard kennel in Mason City, Iowa.
- Almost 30 Yorkies and rat terriers suffering from heartworm, flease, parasites and rotten teeth were removed from a breeder in Rogersville, Ala.
- More than 70 dogs found new homes after a breeder near North Platte, Neb., surrendered them following a surprise inspection.
- Eighty-eight dogs were removed from a breeder in Upper Pittsgrove, New Jersey.
- Fifty-two poorly treated pit bulls were taken from a Minnesota kennel.
- Fifty-five thin dachshunds and Great Pyrenees found stacked in cages were removed from a puppy mill in Hurley, Missouri.
APRIL
- Approximately 230 poodles and other dogs coated in urine and feces were rescued from a home in Sparta, Tennessee.
- A Bucks County, Penn., breeder was charged with 35 counts of animal cruelty after authorities found more than 40 dogs living in filth in her home.
- In Athens, Ala., more than two dozen dead dogs were found in a breeder’s freezer. Authorities rescued 20 others.
- More than 100 matted, crippled dogs were taken from a breeder near Bristow, Okla.
- In Gregory, Michigan, a breeder was charged with neglecting more than two dozen Chihuahuas, miniature Dobermans and other breeds.
Now check out this puppy mill rescue celebrating his freedom.
I’m so glad you guys are busting up the puppy mills!! Please keep at it, there are enough puppies in the shelter that need homes!
Hi, Carol, could I link your page to “My Puppymill Page” I am developing on Facebook. Thank you.
Hi Pat,
Certainly! Be my guest.