Indiana Amish Puppy Mill (video)

Source: PetShopPuppies

Many people are not aware of where those cute little puppies in the puppy store comes from. They just see this bundle of love. Puppy mills are in the business of making money, not in humane treatment of dogs. Puppy mill dogs are kept in small cages, no exercise, no medical treatment, wire beneath their feet to let waste fall to the ground to save on scooping up poop. They are killed when no longer produce puppies and some vocal cords cut for barking. Debarking is a procedure in which a dog’s vocal cords are cut to eliminate its ability to bark.

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