A difficult issue... that poem was touching, but I'm not sure I agree, there must be better ways to stop puppy mills. than by leaving these dogs in terrible conditions. This is not an issue I have alot of experience with, but wouldn't it be better to do it through pressure on the pet store owners to supply valid certification about the puppies? Shouldn't they be the ones responsible to end puppy mills? After all, they are the ones doing the initial buying. If they stopped buying from puppy mills, the mills would go out of business.