/ISSUE: Anti-Puppy Mills /ORGANIZATION: ASPCA
Puppy Mill: a large-scale commercial dog breeding
/The Problem
Overcrowding: refers to the situation in which more
Overcrowding in Puppy Mills leads to poor living conditions, which in turn results in health problems, both mental and physical, for the dogs. The ASPCA then works to educate the public on the abusive nature of the puppy mills, and the harm it causes to the animals. As the public learns to obtain dogs from reputable stores and shelters, the mills will gradually loose business and money, eventually rendering them obsolete. Donating and/or volunteering at your local shelters, are the most efficient ways to actively help in the fight against puppy mills.
operation where profit is given priority over the well-being of the dogs.
[dogs] are living within a single dwelling than there is space for, so that movement is restricted, privacy secluded, hygiene impossible, rest and sleep difficult.
Inhumane: Whenever someone acts without consid-
/To Suggest (30 key words)
ering the discomfort or pain of another person or animal, you can describe their actions as inhumane. A cruel government that keeps prisoners in terrible conditions is inhumane, and the treatment of farm animals is in some cases revealed to be inhumane by investigators. The word inhumane was originally a synonym of inhuman, literally “not human,” but it fell out of use and then was revived in the 1820s to mean the opposite of humane.
Animal Cruelty: is the human infliction of suffering
Exploit: This noun is from Middle English expleit,
or harm upon non-human animals, for purposes other than self-defense or survival. More narrowly, it can be harm for specific gain.
exploit “outcome,” from Latin explicitus “unfolded, set forth.” The verb exploit means to use someone or something, usually selfishly or for profit––workers who are tired of being exploited by factory owners