Puppy Mill.

A "mill" is something that can really crank it out; that mass produces.


A mill is a top producing place - a real working company - something that really puts out the product.

So what is a "puppy mill"?

A place that really cranks out the puppies.

Sometimes, a modern place, a place that combines technology into its system of production.

Think of concrete runs that hose clean, and drain into a septic system.

Think of air exchangers for clean wholesome fresh air.

Think of central heating.

Think of scientifically formulated pelleted dog food.

Think all that can go wrong when someone has more dogs than what they can take care of.

To the people who are into agriculture, and who run a big kennel that are state of the art, they don't understand the way some people use the term "puppy mill".

The big concrete and chain link kennels, are puppy mills in that they are "HVBs" - High Volume Breeders - they really churn out a lot of puppies - but they use what is considered state of the art agricultural methods.

So they don't understand other people who lump them together with breeders who have "puppy farms" - using the old concept of "farm" not the modern agribiz concept of farms.

But people who understand the web of problems in dog breeding, know that every type of breeding creates it's own problems.

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http://animalsvoice.com/