Breeding Dogs Without Regard to Health

Backyard breeders are popping up everywhere, but when it happens in your neighborhood, you might not know anything about it until it is too late. What do you do about a backyard puppy mill that continues to breed a male and a female even though the male is deformed he is bowlegged. The female is bred every time she is in heat. The female is suffering and the owner is raking in the cash because no one knows about the puppy mill aspect of this owner.

Some of the litters have had puppies with asthmas and puppies with bowlegs, but she continues to breed. This is because people are paying the money for the puppies, which is outrageous to begin with and they never know how many litters were already produced or what the health of the puppies were. This is not only sad, but it should be a crime. Yes, these puppies find homes, but at what expense. Do the new owners keep them or are they passed off when new owners find out there are health issues they were unaware of at the time.

The newest form of cruelty is telling perspective owners to come and pick up the puppies at four and a half weeks old because the vet said it was okay if they are weaned. The person had lost their job and needed money. The people were instructed to come get the puppies now and pay for them. These people are paying over $300 for a Shih-Tzu/Pekingese with no health checks even though they think the puppies are check they are not.

It is doubtful that these puppies even have healthy parent, since the parent may not even have current vaccinations. The inside condition of the house is deplorable. There is dog feces and pee everywhere. Not only are the dogs living in this, but humans as well. The neighbors probably have no idea what is going on inside the house as well as the property owner.