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Puppy mills have been around for a long time. They exist for one simple reason: economics.
I currently live in Missouri which is known as the Puppy Mill Capitol. Its estimated that over 200,000 dogs live, in conditions like I described above, in my state. On this page I plan to gather handy links to my previous (and future) blog posts about Missouri Puppy Mills. Topics include: MO Prop B, puppy mill rescues, USDA and HSUS reports, and more.
Why am I doing this? Because I want you to be aware of the ugly truths about puppy mills and join the movement to stop them.
As an introduction, fetch one of our Dog Song Saturday blog posts: The Puppy Mill Song - A State of Misery.
Just the Facts
- Pledge to Save Missouri's Puppy Mill Dogs
- Missouri's Hall of Shame Dirty Dozen Worst Puppy Mills in the State
- Oprah Winfrey's Puppy Mill Expose
- Stop Puppy Mills - Adopt from a Shelter or Ethical Dog Breeder
- Missouri's Dirty Dozen HSUS Report Update March 2011
- Missouri Puppy Mills: Sick Puppies - Dogs and Commercial Breeders (Dirty Dozen Update: Peggy Ryan, For Heaven's Sale Kennel)
- Missouri Puppy Mills: Close Up on S and S Family Puppies, Circle B Farms, Brandi Cheney
- Missouri Dirty Dozen: Puppy Mill Linked to MO Lawmaker Attacking Prop B
- Missouri Dirty Dozen: B and B Kennel, Beverly Fields Dogs in Freezing Cold
- Missouri Dirty Dozen: Urine and Feces Raining Down on the Dogs
- Missouri Dirty Dozen: Underweight Dogs, Dying Puppies
- Missouri Puppy Mills: Euthanasia Plan - Club the Dogs
- Missouri Puppy Mills: Botched Home Surgery Performed on Dogs by Breeder
- Puppy Mills and Pet Stores: How Much is that Doggie in the Window?
- Puppy Mills: Living Your Life Entirely in a Cage video of an experiment by Madonna of the Mills
- New Missouri Attorney General Canine Cruelty Prevention Web Site
- Stump Farms Puppies Lawsuit - violations of the Animal Facilities Act
- Dog Kennels Closing (Aug 2011)
- Canadian Pet Store Chain Says No More Puppy Mill Puppies (Sep 2011)
- Puppy Mills and Pet Stores (Sep 2011)
- Puppy Mill Lemon Laws (Sep 2011)
- A State of Misery, also known as The Puppy Mill Song was our feature for Dog Song Saturday on Sep 17, 2011. The name of the song says it all.
- US Pet Stores Take Pledge: 46 pet stores have pledged not to sell puppies. (Oct 2011)
- White House petition asking for a crack down on puppy mills has gathered more than 10,600 signatures. (Oct 2011)
- USDA will issue new commercial dog breeder rules
- Best Friends Animal Society launches new I Adopted a Puppy Mill Dog Facebook page.
- Macerich Shopping Malls Ban Live Pet Sales - affects more than 70 shopping malls across the United States
- US Pet Stores Take the HSUS Pledge to not sell puppies. (Oct 2011)
- White House Petition Signatures number over 10,0000 asking President Obama to crack down on puppy mills.
- MO Puppy Mills: Some Good News for Dogs MO Dept of Agriculture statistics show dramatic decrease in commercial dog breeders. (Oct 2011)
- Missouri Compromise SB 161 Final Regulations Defined and more. (Dec 2011)
- Conway Missouri Puppy Mill Closed - A-Lick-A-Hope Kennels owner Lori Gross now prohibited from operating any dog breeding facility in Missouri for 10 years. (Feb 2012)
- Puppy Mill Action Week - HSUS Horrible Hundred 2016 - Missouri's Hall of Shame
MO Prop B - the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act
- Dogs Can't Vote, You Can Art Exhibit
- Legal Complaint Filed to Stop MO Puppy Mill Phone Calls on Prop B
- MO Prop B Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act - Vote Yes
- Who Opposes Prop B
- Controversy Continues with MO Prop B (after the measure passed)
- Missouri Puppy Mill Laws and Prop B Repeal
- "Fixing" MO Prop B (re: repeal of Prop B)
- Tweaking Prop B - Urgent Alert
- Prop B Repeal Efforts Continue
- Missouri Senate Approves Puppy Mill Dog Torture: MO Prop B Repeal Begins
- Missouri Puppy Mills: Senate Votes to Gut Prop B Today
- Missouri Puppy Mills: MO Prop B Supporters Rally
- Missouri Puppy Mills: Dogs Confined to Rabbit Hutches with Prop B Repeal
- Missouri Puppy Mills: Prop B Does Not Need Fixing
- Missouri Animal Lovers Rally in Jefferson City April 12, 2011
- Puppy Mills in Missouri: Prop B Repeal Legislation Fact vs Fiction
- Puppy Mills in Missouri: SB 113 Passed; Prop B is Repealed
- Missouri Puppy Mills / Prop B: Governor Proposes Compromise
- Missouri Prop B Compromise Already in Trouble
- Missouri Compromise on Puppy Mills: Senate Bill 161
- Missouri Puppy Mills: Compromise and Combat Over SB 161
- Puppy Mills: Missouri Governor Signs Prop B Repeal SB 113 Today
- Puppy Mill Compromise SB 161 Signed by Missouri Governor Nixon
- Puppy Mills: Missouri Compromise SB 161 a Victory or Sham
- Missouri Puppy Mills: New Law Shuts Down Dog Breeder in Monett
- Puppy Mills in Missouri: Second Lawrence County Facility in Trouble
- New Canine Cruelty Prevention Web Site - Missouri Attorney General
- New Puppy Mill Regulations Proposed in Missouri would change requirements of the Canine Cruelty Prevention Act (Sept 2011)
- Good News: one third reduction in the number of licensed commercial dog breeders in Missouri (Oct 2011)
- New Definitions for the Missouri Canine Cruelty Prevention Act define vet exams for commercial dog breeders.
- SB 161 Final Regulations Defined (Dec 2011)
Puppy Mill Rescues
- Missouri Dog Breeder Requests Rescue from ASPCA
- Puppy Mill Bust in Greene County Missouri
- Missouri Puppy Mill Shut Down: Linda Brisco's Moser Kennel
- First Canine Cruelty Rescue Under New MO Law - Video. 73 dogs and puppies rescued from Linda Brisco's breeding facility in Monett, MO. (Aug 2011)
- Puppy Mill Owner Surrenders 50 Dogs to Wayside Waifs in Kansas City (Sep 2011)
- Puppy Mill Rescue in Ozark, Christian County, MO: over 30 Yorkshire Terrier and Maltese dogs and puppies. (Oct 2011)
- 92 Pets Rescued near Branson, MO (Dec 2011)
- 42 Puppy Mill Dogs Surrendered from SW Missouri: Taken in by Wayside Waifs in Kansas City (Dec 2011) News video in original blog post.
- Missouri Puppy Mill People are STILL Calling
- Stray Thoughts about MO Prop B Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act
- The Shame of Living in Missouri
- Victory! MO Prop B Puppy Mill Legislation Passes
- Prop B Just a Start to Ending Puppy Mill Cruelty in Missouri
- Prop B Still a Hot Button Issue (re: repeal efforts)
- Visiting Nurse Asked to Leave - MO Prop B Controversy Continues
- Missouri Compromise SB 161 a Victory or Sham
- About Puppy Mills and Dogs Songs - the Talking Dogs connection
- Madonna of the Mills Video - HBO documentary video preview
- Madonna of the Mills - more about the HBO documentary
- Conversation with a Puppy Mill Owner in Pennsylvania video