When you walk into a restaurant or hospital you expect that they have gone through some kind of health check, or that there is a certain set of standards that the facility has to meet in order to stay in business and ensure the utmost safety for the client that they are serving. Do you ensure this kind of safety for our animals though? According to Swenson (2012) in his article “Amish Dog Breeders Face Heat,” “Officials estimate that at any given time there are around 8,000 canines in the county,” (Swenson, 12). This is a lot of dogs in Licking county to be cared for, the catch is that most of these animals are in the puppy mills. Puppy mills have a reputation for being unclean, crowded and just overall unsafe. There recently was a bill …show more content…
Most of these animals being sold at puppy mills are disease ridden, inbred and are just poor quality of their breed. In the act to get the new Puppy Mill Bill passed, a group of people went out to all of these auctions and mills where the dogs are kept and collected evidence that these dogs are not being raised on humane standards. Along with this evidence were several dogs they rescued. According to Columbus Dog Connection (2012), “The Puppy Mill Bill,” “A dog breeder that puts profit before the well-being of a dog. Dogs are housed in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions without adequate veterinary care, food, water and socialization,” (Columbus Dog Connection, 1). This is the first statement made about the mills. The second case is about a dog named Rocky. According to the Columbus dog Connection,
“He came with sores and scabs all over his body. Much of his hair was gone. He had demodectic mange and was flea infested. He was terribly afraid of everyone and would bite when anyone tried to touch him,” (Columbus Dog Connection, 31). Sadly, this is the condition that most the animals they report were found