In the 1940's Time magazine called puppy mills "concentration camps for dogs". Sadly not much has changed. There are over 10,000 puppy mills in the US that cause endless suffering and ultimately death to so many dogs. Isn't it time for change?
Dogs are companion animals, not agriculture. Please remove them from USDA oversight where the chief enforcer has decided to ignore the Animal Welfare Act. Dogs are not raised to be eaten, yet they are treated similarly to factory farmed animals. (Hormones, tiny cages, no medical care or preve, no human contact, no sunlight or human interaction).
Some ideas include-limit breeding facilities to 50 dogs or less, create a basic standard of care for all dogs living in puppy mills, & create an Animal Welfare Division to enforce these standards of care.