Las Vegas Sun

March 29, 2024

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Shut down the puppy mills

Each year, millions of dogs are killed in animal shelters while, at the same time, “puppy mills” breed thousands of puppies for sale to pet stores. Puppy mill dogs are kept in tiny cages in dark warehouses and bred continuously until they can no longer produce. The exhausted mothers and their puppies seldom get adequate food, water, shelter or proper vet care. The puppies are bred for quantity rather than quality, and suffer from illness, neglect and genetic problems passed on to the unsuspecting consumer who buys them.

People looking for companion animals should adopt from our shelters, their local humane society or a rescue group. Next time you see a cute puppy in the pet store, remember the suffering they came from and walk away. As a compassionate society, we all have a responsibility to put puppy mills out of business. One of the best ways is to avoid pet stores.