PUPPY MILLSARE YOU INFORMED?

REBECCA BRESLIN ENC-1102PROFESSOR POWELL

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WHEN YOU SHOP

FOR A NEW

PUPPY

THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL FIND AT THE MALL OR A SHOP THAT GETS

THEIR PUPPIES FROM MILLS.

BUT WHAT ARE YOU NOT SEEING?

DISCLAIMER: THE NEXT FEW SLIDES MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME….

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IF THIS IS HOW YOU MET YOUR NEW

PUPPY…

HOW LIKELY ARE YOU TO TAKE HIM OR HER HOME?????

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WOULD YOU WANT YOUR NEW FOREVER FRIEND TO HAVE LIVED HERE? IN THIS

FILTH?

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SPEAK UP, BY NOT SAYING ANYTHING AT

ALL……DON’T SHOP FOR YOUR NEXT PUPPY AT

A PET STORE OR BACKYARD BREEDER…..

RESCUE YOUR NEW FRIEND!!!

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THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES PUPPY MILLS: FACTS AND FIGURES

JANUARY 2013 • 2.15 MILLION ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PUPPIES

SOLD ANNUALLY WHO ORIGINATED FROM PUPPY MILLS – USDA LICENSED AND NON-USDA LICENSED

• 25% ESTIMATED PERCENTAGE OF DOGS IN ANIMAL SHELTERS WHO ARE PUREBRED

• 3 MILLION ESTIMATED NUMBER OF DOGS AND CATS EUTHANIZED BY SHELTERS EVERY YEAR IN THE U.S.

• $4 - $7 INTERNATIONAL CITY/COUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION'S BUDGETING

• RECOMMENDATION, PER CAPITA, FOR ANIMAL CONTROL PROGRAMS

• $500,000 ESTIMATED COST OF A PUPPY MILL BUST INVOLVING 250 ANIMALS

• 10,000 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PUPPY MILLS IN THE U.S. (BOTH LICENSED AND UNLICENSED)

• 2,024 NUMBER OF USDA CLASS A AND B LICENSED FACILITIES THAT BREED DOGS FOR THE PET TRADE

• 176,088 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF DOGS KEPT SOLELY FOR BREEDING PURPOSES IN USDA LICENSED FACILITIES

• 114,457 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF FEMALE DOGS KEPT FOR BREEDING AT USDA LICENSED FACILITIES

• 9.4 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PUPPIES PER BREEDING FEMALE PER YEAR

• 1,075,896 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PUPPIES PRODUCED BY USDA LICENSED FACILITIES EACH YEAR

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THERE ARE SUCCESS STORIES……

• BEING RESCUED FROM HER CAPTORS AT THE PUPPY MILL

• LIVING HOW SHE DESERVES TO NOW!

TO READ ABOUT

MORE SUCCESS STORIES…..

HTTP://WWW.ASPCA.ORG/FIGHT-CRUELTY/PUPPY-

MILLS/PUPPY-MILLS-YOUR-STORIES

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FIND YOUR NEW FRIEND AT…WWW.PETFINDER.COMWWW.PETS911.COMAND OTHER RESCUE SITES

SAVING A PET’S LIFE CAN BRIGHTEN UP YOUR DAY….

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EDUCATE YOURSELF AND SPREAD THE WORD

ADDING A DOG OF ANY AGE IS A LIFETIME COMMITMENT….

DO NOT ADD AN ANIMAL TO YOUR FAMILY YOU DO NOT

INTENT TO FULLY TAKE CARE OF FOR THE DURATION OF ITS

LIFE…. WHICH CAN BE

15-20 YEARS!!

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ReferencesASPCA. Puppy Mills, Your Stories. 2013. 01 December 2013. <www.aspca.org>.Awareness. Shelter Dog's Blog. 2012. December 2013. <http://www.awarenessday.org>.The Humane Society of The United States. Puppy Mills: Facts and Figures, January 2013. January 2013. 01 December 2013. <www.humanesociety.org>.