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Photo by Jametlene Reskp on Unsplash A puppy mill , also known as a puppy farm is a dog breeding operation that put profit above the welfare of the dogs they sell. The puppy mill industry came into existence after World War II when the US government was trying to help returning veterans enter civilian life after the war. Some soldiers applied for grants for land rights and subsidies to start farms but after crop failures in the Midwest USDA promoted puppy mills by advertising that it was a lucrative and fail-proof business. Encouraged by the government, farmers started to pack dogs into chicken coops and rabbit hutches and sell puppies to pet stores. There are estimated to be 3000 licensed puppy mills in the world that produce, sell and abuse a million puppies yearly. This number does not include the unlicensed 7000 facilities. The total number of puppies sold that originated from puppy mills is around 2.11 million. This does not count the thousands of puppies that die from negle...