Dear Editor,

It is important that people know that if they buy animals they might be supporting the dirty puppy mill trade. Puppy mills mass-produce puppies, usually sold at wholesale prices, to retail pet stores. Animals used for breeding on puppy mills spend their entire lives in tiny wire mesh cages only to breed litter after litter until they are no longer productive. The animals rarely have bedding in their wire cages, little protection from the elements, and little to no veterinary care.

While puppy mills are churning out litters, millions of unwanted dogs are dying in pounds and shelters. If everyone who wanted a companion dog were to adopt from a shelter instead of buying from a pet store, tens of thousands of dogs would be spared and the puppy mills would go out of business—preventing thousands more breeding dogs from enduring lonely, miserable lives. You can do your part by adopting animals from the shelter rather than supporting the puppy mill trade.

Sincerely,

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