You know those cute little puppy stores you visit to play with the expensive puppies? Do you know where they come from? PUPPY MILLS. 

A puppy mill is a commercial dog-breeding facility that focuses on increasing profit with little overhead cost. The health and welfare of the animals is not a priority. Female dogs are bred at every opportunity with little to no recovery time between litters. When, after a few years, they are physically depleted to the point that they no longer can reproduce, breeding females are often killed. Every year in America, it's estimated that 2.11 million puppies are sold that originated from puppy mills, while 3 million are killed in shelters because they are too full and there aren’t enough adoptive homes. In puppy mills, dogs can spend most of their lives in cramped cages, with no room to play or exercise. They do not get to feel sunshine on their face or breathe fresh air. Often times, the water and food provided for the puppies is contaminated, crawling with bugs. Puppies can even be malnourished. Puppies in mills are found with bleeding or swollen paws, feet falling through the wire cages, severe tooth decay, ear infections, dehydration, and lesions on their eyes, which often lead to blindness.

DID YOU KNOW THIS IS LEGAL IN MOST STATES?! Most puppy mills have no veterinary care, climate control, or protection for the animals from weather (hot, cold, rain, or snow) With limited or no regulations or enforcement, puppy mills have no cleanup control. This means that dogs can be living in urine and feces for indefinite periods of time. DOGS USED FOR BREEDING SPEND THEIR ENTIRE LIFE CRAMMED IN THESE CONDITIONS NEVER ONCE FEELING GRASS ON THEIR PAWS OR FRESH AIR. 

While these puppy stores are "cute" on the outside, the truth is, puppy mills are killing breeding dogs and using them to birth puppies for YOU to spend thousands on a puppy for their own profit. These puppy stores need to be shut down IMMEDIATELY! Please sign this petition so we can take it to our local legislative branch to pass a law regarding banning puppy stores.