Good Morning, I just saw this tread concerning puppy mills. I would like to offer my opinion as well. Puppy Mills are truly horrible places, much different from a breeder. A breeder raises their dogs because they love them and are dedicated to that breed, they might show them or just keep them as pets as well as sell some. However their main goal is the care, love and education of those dogs, which are their family. Puppy Mills ONLY breed for one purpose, and that is profit. No concern, love or kindness is giving to the animals. They are only there for profit. If the puppy is ill or not good to sell they are killed, pure and simple. With one million animals put down every year in our local shelters the best place to adopt a dog, cat, bunny or other animal is from a shelter. The ASPCA, Love-A-Spray and hundreds of other groups are out there needing help, needing more monies, needing people to adopt. Perhaps the puppy or kitty will not be pure breed, but their love and need is even greater. You are saving a life and enriching yours to no end. Puppy Mills are not here to save a pet, they are there to make a profit. The choice you make, whether to save a life or promote a horrible business is up to each and everyone of us.