puppy mill

American  

[puhp-ee mil] / ˈpʌp i ˌmɪl /

noun

plural

puppy mills

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

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

Example Sentences

California had previously sought to end the puppy mill pipeline when it became the first state in the nation to ban pet stores from selling commercially bred dogs beginning in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times

“The broker ban is the big swing, it’s one of the final valves that we can shut off for the puppy mill pipeline into California,” Brittany Benesi, senior legislative director at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which is co-sponsoring the three bills with the San Diego Humane Society.

From Los Angeles Times

“The problem that we’re really trying to get at right now is that folks are unintentionally propping up the puppy mill industry from the Midwest because they think they are getting locally sourced or locally bred puppies,” Tetlow said.

From Los Angeles Times

“That’s sort of a back-end way — or one of the only ways — that we can make those linkages,” said Jennie Lintz, senior director of the Puppy Mill Initiative at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

From Los Angeles Times

“If there’s no mom or dad, you need to question where the dogs came from. Might be a puppy mill.”

From Los Angeles Times