puppy mill

American  

[puhp-ee mil] / ˈpʌp i ˌmɪl /

noun

puppy mills plural

1. an enterprise that breeds and raises large numbers of dogs, typically prioritizing profit at the expense of proper care and living conditions for the animals.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• anti-puppy-mill
  adjective
• puppy-mill
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• puppy mills
  plural

Example Sentences

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puppy mill

Eleanor, who came from an Iowa puppy mill, recently died.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024

She said Santos told her at the time that the dogs had been rescued from an Amish puppy mill.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2023

A pet dog with a well-informed, motivated, and empathic human caregiver has more to lose than a dog caged at a research laboratory or in a puppy mill.

From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2022

Now I have two dogs: Sami, a Brussels Griffon who was a mommy in a puppy mill until they busted the puppy mill, and Niko, a Border collie mix, another rescue dog.

From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2020

They were left on somebody’s front porch in Rochester, their tattoos an indication of their lives in a puppy mill.

From Washington Times ● May 1, 2017