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Hundreds of thousands of dogs suffer in puppy mills in this country. They are prisoners of greed. There are seven states that are known as puppy mill states because they have the majority of the puppymills in the country. They are: Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.State Lemon Laws The following states have "lemon laws" that pertain to the sale of puppies. If you have purchased your puppy in one of these states, you may have recourse if your puppy is sick. Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Illinois Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania South Carolina Vermont Virginia"Free To Good Home" Can Mean A Life of Misery When we see ads on-line or in the newspaper advertising a dog "free to good home," we do our best to get the owner of the dog to turn it over to rescue. So many people don't realize that it is actually dangerous to advertise your dog in this way. Backyard breeders check for ads like this all the time. They don't want to pay for a dog -- or for its health care or keeping its quarters clean -- so they jump on any ad that offers a dog for free. If the dog being offered is capable of breeding, the chances that it will end up in a puppy mill or backyard breeder's kennel are enormous. The people who run these places are very adept at presenting themselves as just folks who want a dog for the family; one notorious puppy miller was known to take his little granddaughter with him as he visited the homes of people offering intact dogs for free or for very little money. The idea was to convince the owners that the dog would become the beloved pet of the little girl. Instead, the dogs ended up in his filthy mill, being bred literally to death. But even if the dog has been spayed or neutered, it is still in danger. Some people, referred to as "collectors" or "hoarders," have an impulse to gather as many dogs as possible. Why? Who knows? It isn't so that they can be well cared for! It seems to be a need just to have them. Do you want your dog to end up in a filthy kennel, neglected and possibly abused? Please don't ever advertise a dog as "free to a good home!" If you must find a new home for your dog, ask a standard fee, ask a lot of questions, and be sure to check valid references (including a reference from a veterinarian) for the potential adopter, as well as meeting the person. Better yet, contact a rescue group. Our sole mission and reason for being is to find safe, secure, and loving homes for animals that don't have them.
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