Your Mission: Help stop puppy mills!

Why? Puppy mills force breeder dogs to produce litter after litter of puppies to be sold in pet stores or over the Internet. These storefronts mask the suffering, disease, malnutrition, and loneliness of puppy mills. Even the puppies themselves are prone to a variety of illnesses. Some die within days or weeks of purchase.

Most people are unaware that when they buy a puppy from a pet store, via the Internet, or from any place they have not visited in person, they are often supporting a cruel and inhumane industry.

How? Spread the word in your community about what people can do about puppy mills.

1.    Check out the FAQs about puppy mills and puppy buying tips.
2.    Complete ONE of these project options:

• Use the news. Write to your local newspapers.
• Flyer your community. Place puppy mill flyers around town. 
• Be a mentor. Teach younger students about dog care and what they can do to help stop puppy mills.
• Lobby your lawmakers. Contact your federal and state legislators about puppy mills.
  
• Make a video. Create a short video to inspire others to take action to stop puppy mills.