The Horrible Hundred – HSUS News

Meredith Lee
The HSUS
The Humane Society of the United States is reporting on problem puppy mills, including some dealers (re-sellers) and transporters. The Horrible Hundred report is a list of known, problematic puppy breeding and/or puppy brokering facilities.
It is not a list of all puppy mills, nor is it a list of the worst puppy mills in the country, but rather a list of dog breeders to avoid.
We provide this updated report annually, not as a comprehensive inventory, but as an effort to inform the public about common, recurring problems at puppy mills.
The information in this bad dog breeders list demonstrates the scope of the puppy mill problem in America today, with specific examples of the types of violations that researchers have found at such facilities, for the purposes of warning consumers about the inhumane conditions that so many puppy buyers inadvertently support.
When Pearl the Weimaraner was rescued from a North Carolina puppy mill in late 2019, she was so emaciated that every rib was visible. She was lethargic, riddled with parasites and pregnant with seven puppies, only three of whom survived after receiving round-the-clock care. The breeder responsible for her condition was later convicted of animal cruelty. Pearl was pictured on the cover of our 2020 Horrible Hundred report, illustrating how important it is to stop puppy mills. Pearl is finally getting the happy home she deserves, along with dozens of other dogs rescued that day who were put up for adoption.
In this year’s report are repeat offenders; some have appeared in the Horrible Hundred five or more times.
In this year’s report sold to Petland, the only national pet store chain in the U.S. that still sells puppies.
Featured in the report throughout the years closed down or lost their licenses in 2022.
Our annual report documenting 100 of the country’s known puppy mills has been released for 2022. 
You could be supporting cruelty like this.
You can stop this cycle of cruelty by adopting your next pet. You can also donate to help shut down puppy mills and continue our lifesaving work for all animals.
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