A typical puppy mill can house from 500 to over 100,000 puppies at one time. It all depends on the size of the operation, really.
Most chain-pet stores that sell puppies get their dogs from puppy mills. Many petstores (excluding animal shelters, of course) get their dogs from puppy mills.
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Puppy mills do not focus on the welfare of their dogs or puppies but rather focus on profits. Many of the puppies purchased from puppy mills have not been treated well and the validity of their pureness of breed is not guaranteed.
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Many people run puppy mills. If you ever go to a petshop named "pets of bel air" , DO NOT BUY A PUPPY THERE UNLESS YOU ARE A VET WORKER. There they sell puppies from puppy mills. Sick minded, no hearted, retards that should no whatb it feels like.
The horrible human beings that own puppy mills have one goal in mind- making money. They breed way too many puppies in cramped cages with little food or water just to sell as many as they can. If you know of a puppy mill, report them immediately- its illegal!
Because most "puppy mills" are illegal it would be difficult to hazard a guess but because there is a demand for certain breeds of dogs and the market for these pups is lucrative there are far too many.
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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.
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If you want to buy a puppy you should go to a breeder or a rescue center. DO NOT buy a puppy from a pet store because most of those puppies are from puppy mIlls. Puppy mills are a form of animal abuse and they are terrible. The dogs dont get enough food and a lot of them are sick . So if you dont buy from pet stores the puppy mills will go out of buisness and you will have a healthier dog.