Sometimes they do. In fact, most of the pure bred dogs that come through our rescue from puppy mills have their breed appropriate work done (ie docked tails, cropped ears). Maybe it's because the dogs were stolen from proper owners and already had the work done, or maybe having these dogs look 'correct' with their ears or tails will draw attention away from how poorly bred many of them are, or what deplorable conditions they live in.
Most breeders including very reputable breeders will have the puppies tails docked when that are only a couple days old by a veterinarian because it is the breed standard. It has nothing to do with being from a puppy mill
Missouri is the state with the most puppy mills.
sadly, puppy mills are everywhere .
Yes there are puppy mills in Colorado, puppy mills are a problem everywhere, however because puppy mills are illegal it is difficult to give an exact number of puppy mills in any state.
Yes, puppy mills should be forbidden
Puppy mills are extremely crowded. The dogs and puppies are stuffed in cages.
puppy mills produce half a million puppies per year. they are not to big because most dogs in puppy mills die because of cramped spaces.
We limit our pets food. Try about 1-2 cups of dry food.
Only from puppy mills. But maybe breeders can. There are mean people out their.
Many people say they are a breeding kennel, but they are really a puppy mill. Almost all pet stores are puppy mills. There are probably over 7,000 puppy mills in just the US.
No, there is not one good thing about puppy mills no dog OR puppy should have to go though that it is just plane sad.
Puppy Mills do not advertise online or in newspapers. The only puppy mill reviewed online is Just Puppies in Rockville, MD.