About Puppy Mill Awareness Day
By educating the public and working with rescue groups, the goal is to effectively end the purchasing of puppies from pet stores and by reducing the demand. By reducing the demand, the supply will not be needed.
Puppy Mill Awareness Day was founded in 2003 to educate the public concerning the abusive conditions and practices existing in commercial dog breeding facilities, or "puppy mills," in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and throughout the United States. T
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