A lot of people want to stop щенок mills, but they don't know how. But if Ты follow these 8 steps correctly, Ты and everybody else who did this will be one step closer to ending щенок mills, for good.

Do Not Buy Your щенок From a Pet Store

That щенок who Зачарованные Ты through the pet Магазин window has most likely come from a large-scale, substandard commercial breeding facility, commonly known as a щенок mill. In these facilities, parent Собаки are caged and bred as often as possible, and give birth to Щенки who could have costly medical problems Ты might not become aware of until after Ты bring your new pet home.

Make Adoption Your First Option

If you’re looking to make a щенок part of your family, check your local shelters first. Not only will Ты be saving a life, but Ты will ensure that your money is not going to support a щенок mill. There are many Собаки waiting for homes in shelters all across the country—and an estimated one in four is a purebred! Your секунда option is breed rescue. If your сердце is set on a specific breed Ты haven’t been able to find in a shelter, Ты can do an Internet Поиск for a breed-specific rescue organization.

Internet Buyers, Beware!

Buying a щенок from the Internet is as risky as buying from a pet store. If Ты buy a щенок based on a picture and a phone call, Ты have no way of seeing the puppy’s breeding premises или meeting his parents. And those who sell Животные on the Internet are not held to the Animal Welfare Act regulations, and so are not inspected by the USDA.

Share Your щенок Mill Story with the ASPCA

If Ты have—or think Ты have—purchased a puppy-mill puppy, please tell us your story. Every bit of evidence gives us еще power to get legislation passed that will ban щенок mills.

Speak Out!

Inform your state and federal legislators that Ты are disturbed by the inhumane treatment of Собаки in щенок mills, and would like to see legislation passed that ensures that all Животные bred to be pets are raised in healthy conditions. Ты can keep up-to-date about current legislation to ban щенок mills by joining the ASPCA Advocacy Brigade.

Tell Your Friends

If someone Ты know is planning on buying a puppy, please direct them to our щенок mill information at ASPCA.org. Let them know that there are perfectly healthy Собаки in shelters waiting to be adopted.

Think Globally

Have a webpage, a MySpace page или a blog? Use these powerful tools to inform people about щенок mill cruelty by adding a link to our щенок mill information at ASPCA.org.

Act Locally!

When people are looking to buy или adopt a pet, they will often ask the Совет of their veterinarian, groomer или pet supply store.Print flyers and ask to leave them in the offices of your local practitioners.