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No offense - but a PUPPY MILL DO Exist and they DO Grind up those poor dogs. Maybe not literally but you just go visit some websites and see those poor faces and those HORRIBLE CONDITIONS and you may change your mind. Their STATE OF MIND is ground up and destroyed just like they destroy them when they are of no use to the EVIL Owners of Mills.

The are far too many MASS BREEDING Facilities - they ARE Puppy Mills. When I got my very first Cocker Spaniel 10 years ago we were in what I now classify as a MILL....It was FULL of over 200 barking sad negelected cockers and though at the time I had NO CLUE what I was seeing and never heard of mills before - I was crying for all those poor dogs. They were totally MISERABLE.

You're sadly mistaken if you think Mills are figments of peoples imaginations - they are a sad reality and stopping the sales of puppies in Pet Stores can put a dent in that evil business - but I'm also sad to know that they will probably always exist in some form until people are severly punished for mis-treating animals.

ps...there are all kinds of pet owners - many of us consider them family members and are treated as such...My girls LOVE wearing clothes but I don't force them to do this - I see happy faces when I dress them - it's not only for my enjoyment - it's for warmth in the winter and cuteness in the summer.

Many people consider pets as pets - that's fine too - as long as they take care of them I'm sure they're happy pets - but I think those of us with yorkies who treat them special have REALLY happy little dogs....I wouldn't change how I treat my girls for anything. Since my kids are grown - it's like having small children again and I just love it. So do they.