Puppy Mill Facts: Approximately one-third of the nation's 9,000 independent pet stores sell puppies. The HSUS estimates that 2 million to 4 million puppy mill puppies are sold each year in the United States; meanwhile 3 to 4 million dogs and cats are euthanized in shelters each year for lack of homes. Documented puppy mill conditions include over-breeding, inbreeding, minimal veterinary care, poor food and shelter, crowded cages and lack of socialization. Dogs kept for breeding in puppy mills suffer for years in continual confinement. They are bred as often as possible and then destroyed or discarded once they can no longer produce puppies. Pet stores and online sellers often use attractive websites to hide the truth and to dupe consumers into thinking that they are dealing with a small, reputable breeder. Puppy mills contribute to the pet overpopulation problem, which results in millions of unwanted dogs euthanized at shelters every year. If we could get the pet stores that support puppy mills to hold shelter adoption events instead, that would not only save a shelter dogs life but also stop the demand on puppies from puppy mills and hopefully one day puppy mills will be nonexistent. Please sign and share!