Puppy/ Kitten Mills

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What is an animal mill?

Pretty much any animal can be milled, also known as excessively and cruelly breeding an animal, to produce lots of offspring, in order to make money, by selling animals to testing facilities, pet-shops, and people. The puppy and kitten mill industry is actually a multi-million business. The milling manufacture consists of breeding two animals, until they are too old to reproduce, or to the day they die. The babies are then locked into cramped kennels and cages, where disease, non-sanitary conditions, starvation, and dehydration are plentiful. Even though dogs and cats are vastly overpopulated, puppy and kitten mills continue, and are even the main source of kittens and puppies in pet shop. Did you know, that it is estimated over 90% of kittens come from ktten mills?!

Some alarming facts about puppy and kitten mills:

  • Focus on quantity instead of quality of health
  • Genetic diseases are common
  • Overcrowding can result in psychological, physical, and mental impairment
  • Deadly illnesses/ diseases
  • Unsanitary conditions
  • Malnourishment
  • Parasites
  • Small, wired, cages can cause damage to their paws
  • Adult cats/ dogs are bred repetitively, even through old age, until they can no longer reproduce
  • With little to no time for recovery after birth, female dogs/ cats are still continuously bred
  • After using the animals, they are killed, sold inexpensively, or in the best scenario, sent to rescue groups
  • Estimated 10,000 puppy mills in the USA
  • Puppies and Kittens are poorly socialized with humans, and are taken away from their mothers too early, leading to behavioral issues.
  • Kitten and puppy mills contribute to pet homelessness and overpopulation (About 25,000 healthy cats die every day because of homelessness) (70 million homeless cats in the U.S)
  • Animals are treated as products, with no thought to their wellbeing, and support human dominance over other animals
  • 71% of animals in shelters are put down due to overpopulation
  • There are no laws or restrictions preventing kitten and puppy mills!!!

    • You can help!

    Do NOT buy animals from mills, even if your intention is to rescue them. It only encourages these businesses to continue mass producing pets. Make adoption your first option! Adoption is getting a pet that has been rescued, usually from a shelter.
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