How Much Harm Do Breeders Do Dogs Every Year?

Published by Michelle Reynolds.

How much does that doggie in the window cost? One shelter dog’s sad life.

Breeders and puppy mills churn out litter after litter of puppies, charging buyers hundreds of dollars per dog and raking in money hand over fist. The fact that they often cram dogs into filthy outdoor kennels and deny them veterinary care, while also forcing them to endure pregnancy after pregnancy, is bad enough.

But they also flood the market with puppies, exacerbating the animal homelessness crisis. In the U.S. alone, animal shelters must euthanize between 3 and 4 million animals every year. As long as there aren’t enough homes for existing animals, no dog breeder can be called “responsible”—only “greedy.”

  

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