1. Mills of Despair Sami Mickelsen A closer look at Puppy Mills

2. What exactly is a Puppy Mill? They are used to provide pet stores and breeders with animals to sell. A Puppy Mill is a location where animals are kept and forced to continually breed throughout their lives.

3. Are Puppy Mills Bad? Basic Reason: They are inhumane. Yes. Reasons for being inhumane: Living Conditions Diseases Breeding in General Living Conditions Diseases Breeding in General

4. Living Conditions The basic flooring in a puppy mill is usually matted up with hairballs, feces,urine, vomit, and blood. Walls are just as dirty, they never get sanitized or anything

5. Living Conditions The premises is usually located in an old house, barn, trailer, which are usually falling apart from being aged over the years. No air conditioning Roof Leaks Windows are non-functional No air conditioning Roof Leaks Windows are non-functional

6. Living Conditions The cages that the animals are put in are usually around 16”x36”, and are stacked 3 to 4 at a time. MAXIMUM CAPACITY (PER CAGE): 1

7. Living Conditions Since the cage is such small quarters, the animals will often end up fighting with each other; causing a significant amount of damage to both animals.

8. Nutrition Lacking Puppy Mills will often just order large quantities of food causing it to be very cheap and crapy. This can cause the animals teeth to rot; which eventually causes there jaws to rot.

9. Debarking Debarking is a procedure where a vet will go in and surgically remove a dogs vocal chords. Around at least $500 Debarking is a procedure where a vet will go in and surgically remove a dogs vocal chords. Around at least $500

10. Diseases Epilepsy Heart Disease Kidney Disease Musculoskeletal Disorders Endocrine Disorders Blood Disorders Deafness Eye Problems Respiratory Disorders. Epilepsy Heart Disease Kidney Disease Musculoskeletal Disorders Endocrine Disorders Blood Disorders Deafness Eye Problems Respiratory Disorders.

11. How Do We Shut Them Down? Join a Pet Store Protest. Join a Pet Store Lawsuit Newspaper Ads Records. Join a Pet Store Protest. Join a Pet Store Lawsuit Newspaper Ads Records. People meet here and discuss their next tactics and how they are going to get the word out. If there are enough people that have all bought sick animals, you can group and put together a lawsuit against the pet store You can create a newspaper ad that exposes the truth about puppy mills. People meet here and discuss their next tactics and how they are going to get the word out. If there are enough people that have all bought sick animals, you can group and put together a lawsuit against the pet store You can create a newspaper ad that exposes the truth about puppy mills.

12. ~Rescue

13. Resources Online purchasing. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.azpuppymillrescue.com/onlinepetpurchasing/onlinepetpurchasing.htmhttp://www.azpuppymillrescue.com/onlinepetpurchasing/onlinepetpurchasing.htm Prisoners of greed. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.prisonersofgreed.org/ Puppy mills: frequently asked questions. (2010, July 8). Retrieved from http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/puppy_mills/qa/puppy_mill_FAQs.html(2010, July 8). Retrieved from Puppy lemon laws. (2010, June). Retrieved from http://www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/pets/puppy_mills/puppy_mill_lemon_law_chart.pdfetrieved from http://www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/pets/puppy_mills What is a puppy mill. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/puppy-mills/what-is-a-puppy-mill.htmlpuppy-mills/what-is-a-puppy-mill.html Heart disease in dogs and cats. (2009). RetrievedHeart disease in dogs and cats. (2009). Retrieved from http://www.2ndchance.info/heart.htm About animal vision. (2005). Retrieved from http://www.animaleyecare.com/animalvision.html Respiratory diseases of small animals. (2008). Retrieved from http://www.mercRespiratory diseases of small animals. (2008). Retrieved from http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/toc_121600.htm