How to Use puppy mill in a Sentence

puppy mill

noun

• 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
• 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
• Springfield: The state has retained a dubious distinction for the 10th time, topping the Humane Society’s list of the worst puppy mill problem.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 17 May 2022
• Animal rights activists argue that breeding dogs and adding breeds can lead to puppy mills and reduce pet adoptions, while worsening canine health due to a shallow gene pool.
  — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024
• Authorities suspect the property operated as a puppy mill, per the release.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Aug 2024