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Originally Posted by mommadog1  None of that makes them a puppy mill. It makes me sick when people can claim puppy mill on a place they have never even seen. I have a bought a puppy from them and they have a very nice, clean set up. A puppy mill is a place where dogs are kept in disgusting conditions, unhealthy and not cared for. I can say I never saw any of that there!!
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The term puppy mill has nothing to do with the conditions of a kennel, but the large volume of of puppies that are churned out for profit in a factory-like style.
Here is the definiton of "mill":
# an organization, establishment, etc. where things are done, produced, issued, etc. in a routine, rapid, mechanical way
# a building or group of buildings with machinery for manufacturing or processing something; factory
Because of the high volume of puppies produced in these commercial kennels, the living conditions are often substandard, though.