Here is a disturbing exposé on puppy mills. Read it and weep. This is why you should NEVER buy a dog from a pet store...
Across Minnesota, 127 commercial kennels are licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to breed and sell dogs that turn up in pet shops across the country. Three of those kennels are among the nation's largest, often housing more than 1,000 dogs apiece.
But Minnesota is not a hub of the industry; the state's extreme climate makes breeding more complicated and expensive. Missouri, for example, has about 1,500 commercial breeders licensed by the USDA, the most in the nation.
Across Minnesota, 127 commercial kennels are licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to breed and sell dogs that turn up in pet shops across the country. Three of those kennels are among the nation's largest, often housing more than 1,000 dogs apiece.
But Minnesota is not a hub of the industry; the state's extreme climate makes breeding more complicated and expensive. Missouri, for example, has about 1,500 commercial breeders licensed by the USDA, the most in the nation.
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