How to Use puppy mill in a Sentence

puppy mill

noun
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  • The dog had been rescued from a puppy mill in Houston and was very sick.
    — Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com, 26 June 2020
  • The state of Missouri, where the most puppy mills are, has been unwilling to rein it in.
    — Jack McCordick, The New Republic, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The adorable pooch is a puppy mill rescue who, at first, couldn’t relax enough to lie down.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 16 Dec. 2019
  • Bitsy, a yorkie, is 14 and has been with her six years after a life as a breeder in a puppy mill.
    — Dan Sewell, ajc, 31 Dec. 2020
  • These groups say passing a law cracking down on puppy mills in New York alone wouldn’t solve the problem.
    — Jimmy Vielkind, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2020
  • The changes would affect about a half dozen pet shops in town, Lefgren said, and could stop the flow of puppy mill animals.
    — Liz Hardaway, ExpressNews.com, 10 Oct. 2020
  • Despite their time at the puppy mill, the dogs are in decent health, though some of the pups are under-socialized.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Some of the animals in the program were rescued from puppy mills and spent their lives confined.
    — Erin McIntyre, The Seattle Times, 15 Dec. 2017
  • If these three off-springs dd the same that'd be another 315 puppy mill babies.
    — John Tuohy, Indianapolis Star, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Nubz was rescued from the puppy mill by someone who to this day remains anonymous.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 18 Oct. 2017
  • The couple first adopted Bella after the dog was rescued from a puppy mill.
    — Matt Young, Chron, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Missouri is the 2nd least pet-friendly state in the country with the most puppy mills out of any state and weak animal protection laws.
    — Kim Chatelain, nola.com, 4 June 2019
  • Some good news, finally: the state of California has banned the sale of puppies from puppy mills.
    — Amy MacKelden, Marie Claire, 14 Oct. 2017
  • But this bill will make steps toward ending the practices of puppy mills and other cruel breeders for good.
    — Courtney Campbell, Country Living, 14 Sep. 2017
  • That investigation found that a number of pet stores in Texas get their puppies from out-of-state puppy mills.
    — John S. Marshall, Houston Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Berger said that from his perspective, Petland Racine does not buy from puppy mills.
    — Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2019
  • Some said that made Aurora the puppy mill sales capital of Illinois.
    — Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com, 10 Oct. 2021
  • Two years earlier, 130 dogs, including around a dozen that had died, were rescued from a puppy mill in Choctaw County.
    — Jonece Starr Dunigan, AL.com, 7 Sep. 2017
  • Model legislation also has been a major tool in the fight against puppy mills.
    — USA Today, 20 Nov. 2019
  • It was later determined that the location of the fire was not a puppy mill but a structure that housed the family’s pets, officials said.
    — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Police say Scales was running a luxury rental scheme and bulldog puppy mill.
    — Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2022
  • While puppy mills may be common in other parts of the state, the operations are rarer in more urbanized areas.
    — Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2023
  • The city also adheres to statewide laws, including one that imposes a blanket ban on puppy mill sales and another that prohibits the sale of foie gras.
    — Natasha Bach, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2018
  • A year later, Collins got a call from a district attorney in Kentucky: 120 dogs had come out of a puppy mill in Morehead in deplorable condition.
    — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2022
  • Dozens of dogs died during a fire at an Ohio puppy mill, several outlets reported.
    — Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Gianaris, however, argues that there isn't a single New York pet store that hasn't been touched by the puppy mill industry.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The day promotes puppy adoptions and has the mission of spreading information about puppy mills.
    — Ray Boyd, Philly.com, 23 Mar. 2018
  • Iowa is the least pet-friendly state in the U.S., with weak animal protection laws, a high number of puppy mills and not many pet-friendly destinations.
    — Kim Chatelain, nola.com, 4 June 2019
  • Some people complain that buying from auctions only serves to encourage puppy mills.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
  • However, many of these ordinances aimed to prevent puppy mills and increase shelter adoptions.
    — Nadia Scharf, The Indianapolis Star, 9 July 2024

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