PUPPY MILLS ARE WRONG BRITTNEY SACCKETTI 9/19/13

About 500,000 puppies are born in puppy mills each year in the United States, these puppies are treated poorly and then sold for a maximized profit. -MadonnaoftheMills.com

MAIN POINTS Puppy mills bread female dogs every time they are in heat. They sell the puppies for a lot of money, while they spend little money to breed and take care of the dogs. The dogs living conditions are inhumane. - dosomething.org

PUPPY MILLS BREAD FEMALE DOGS EVERY TIME THEY ARE IN HEAT The first time a female dog goes into heat, she is bred They are then bred every time they are in heat until they are worn out and can not reproduce any longer. When they can’t reproduce anymore, they are often killed, this happens when they are about 5 years old - Prisonersofgreed.org

THEY SELL THE PUPPIES FOR A LOT OF MONEY, WHILE THEY SPEND LITTLE MONEY TO BREED AND TAKE CARE OF THE DOGS. There is no air-conditioning or heat in puppy mills. The mills don’t spend money on proper housing, veterinary care, or food They save money on buying the food in bulk The dogs are sometimes fed the sweepings from the floor - prisonersofgreed.com

THE DOGS LIVING CONDITIONS ARE INHUMANE. The dogs are kept in small cages for their whole life Most of them have never stepped foot in the grass The dogs usually have rotted teeth, matted hair and ulcers in their eyes. In the summer, the dogs sometimes die of heat stroke or cook on the wired cages In the winder, the dogs sometimes freeze to death - humanesociety.org

CONCLUSION Female dogs are bred their whole life and then killed. Puppy mills sell puppies for hundreds of dollars, when they barely spend any money to take care of them. The dogs are often sick because their living conditions are inhumane.

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