A lot of people want to stop कुत्ते का बच्चा, पिल्ला mills, but they don't know how. But if आप follow these 8 steps correctly, आप and everybody else who did this will be one step closer to ending कुत्ते का बच्चा, पिल्ला mills, for good.

Do Not Buy Your कुत्ते का बच्चा, पिल्ला From a Pet Store

That कुत्ते का बच्चा, पिल्ला who चार्म्ड आप through the pet खरीडिए window has most likely come from a large-scale, substandard commercial breeding facility, commonly known as a कुत्ते का बच्चा, पिल्ला mill. In these facilities, parent कुत्ता are caged and bred as often as possible, and give birth to पिल्लें who could have costly medical problems आप might not become aware of until after आप bring your new pet home.

Make Adoption Your First Option

If you’re looking to make a कुत्ते का बच्चा, पिल्ला part of your family, check your local shelters first. Not only will आप be saving a life, but आप will ensure that your money is not going to support a कुत्ते का बच्चा, पिल्ला mill. There are many कुत्ता waiting for homes in shelters all across the country—and an estimated one in four is a purebred! Your सेकंड option is breed rescue. If your दिल is set on a specific breed आप haven’t been able to find in a shelter, आप can do an Internet खोजिए for a breed-specific rescue organization.

Internet Buyers, Beware!

Buying a कुत्ते का बच्चा, पिल्ला from the Internet is as risky as buying from a pet store. If आप buy a कुत्ते का बच्चा, पिल्ला based on a picture and a phone call, आप have no way of seeing the puppy’s breeding premises या meeting his parents. And those who sell जानवर on the Internet are not held to the Animal Welfare Act regulations, and so are not inspected द्वारा the USDA.

Share Your कुत्ते का बच्चा, पिल्ला Mill Story with the ASPCA

If आप have—or think आप have—purchased a puppy-mill puppy, please tell us your story. Every bit of evidence gives us और power to get legislation passed that will ban कुत्ते का बच्चा, पिल्ला mills.

Speak Out!

Inform your state and federal legislators that आप are disturbed द्वारा the inhumane treatment of कुत्ता in कुत्ते का बच्चा, पिल्ला mills, and would like to see legislation passed that ensures that all जानवर bred to be pets are raised in healthy conditions. आप can keep up-to-date about current legislation to ban कुत्ते का बच्चा, पिल्ला mills द्वारा joining the ASPCA Advocacy Brigade.

Tell Your Friends

If someone आप know is planning on buying a puppy, please direct them to our कुत्ते का बच्चा, पिल्ला mill information at ASPCA.org. Let them know that there are perfectly healthy कुत्ता in shelters waiting to be adopted.

Think Globally

Have a webpage, a MySpace page या a blog? Use these powerful tools to inform people about कुत्ते का बच्चा, पिल्ला mill cruelty द्वारा adding a link to our कुत्ते का बच्चा, पिल्ला mill information at ASPCA.org.

Act Locally!

When people are looking to buy या adopt a pet, they will often ask the सलाह of their veterinarian, groomer या pet supply store.Print flyers and ask to leave them in the offices of your local practitioners.