Today the nation turns its eyes to the horror of puppy mills, but for animal advocates and
shelters across the country, the issue is—lamentably—very familiar.
For more than four decades, The Humane Society of the United States has been working to
stop these mass dog-breeding operations where dogs live their entire lives in cages.
For years, the dogs are continually bred—without human companionship or hope of ever
becoming part of a family.
HSUS officials used the description "puppy mill" as early as 1965 when they participated in
the arrest of a New Jersey kennel operator for being cruel to animals, according to
"Protecting All Animals: A Fifty-Year History of The Humane Society of the United States."
Take Action | Shop Smart
Take the pledge to stop puppy mills.
Donate to help stop puppy mills.
How to avoid buying a puppy mill dog.
Find out more about adoption.
In 1970, The HSUS pushed to see amendments made to the Animal Welfare Act that
required all commercial dog-breeding establishments be inspected and licensed regularly.
A decade later, HSUS investigator Bob Baker spent five months between 1980 and 1981
researching puppy mills as part of an extended investigation. Finally, in 1990, The HSUS
launched a nationwide boycott of puppies from the six worst puppy mill states.
shelters across the country, the issue is—lamentably—very familiar.
For more than four decades, The Humane Society of the United States has been working to
stop these mass dog-breeding operations where dogs live their entire lives in cages.
For years, the dogs are continually bred—without human companionship or hope of ever
becoming part of a family.
HSUS officials used the description "puppy mill" as early as 1965 when they participated in
the arrest of a New Jersey kennel operator for being cruel to animals, according to
"Protecting All Animals: A Fifty-Year History of The Humane Society of the United States."
Take Action | Shop Smart
Take the pledge to stop puppy mills.
Donate to help stop puppy mills.
How to avoid buying a puppy mill dog.
Find out more about adoption.
In 1970, The HSUS pushed to see amendments made to the Animal Welfare Act that
required all commercial dog-breeding establishments be inspected and licensed regularly.
A decade later, HSUS investigator Bob Baker spent five months between 1980 and 1981
researching puppy mills as part of an extended investigation. Finally, in 1990, The HSUS
launched a nationwide boycott of puppies from the six worst puppy mill states.
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