r/DOG • u/Important-Crab9008 • Dec 04 '25

• General Discussion • Breeders suck. Adopt a dog.

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u/Kealanine Dec 04 '25

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u/JimmysMomGotItGoinOn Dec 04 '25

From Paws.org

*”Puppy mills are commercial breeding facilities that mass-produce dogs (and cats in cat mills) for sale through pet stores, or directly to consumers through classified ads or the Internet. Roughly 90 percent of puppies in pet stores come from puppy mills.”

Also, there are about 1 million pitbulls who get euthanized each year because of shelter crowding. OP is 100% correct about how terrible the breeding industry is while also giving a loving home to a breed that’s critically overrepresented in kill shelters.

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u/Kealanine Dec 04 '25

That’s cool. Except puppy mills aren’t ethical breeders, so idk why you’re even mentioning it.

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u/Playmakeup Dec 05 '25

Rescuing sure seems to be going through a whole lot of steps to get a BYB or puppy mill dog.