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Originally Posted by concretegurl  Houston SPCA's largest seizure was of an AKC show breeder couple and their show digs and co-owned dogs...the majority of the dogs were released to the co-owners...the dogs were covered in mattes, more like filthy dred locks and left unsocialized and caged in rvs all over their 'ranch'... obviously this is NOT the norm, rare but it happens.
I think they showed cockers...and 2 other breeds.
I believe rhe tip to the SPCA actually came from an AKC official who was doing the certification inspection of the 'kennel'dogs and noticed all yhe rv's about...all dogs were debarked, I think I read the inspector noted a foul smell of fecies and urine from the rvs |
How horrible, I've heard that the AKC has gotten rid of many of this type of breeder, but they just go to other registries. The worst puppy mills, in my opinion, are the ones that sell over the internet and call themselves small independent breeders. They act like they raise the dogs in their home, and are just a mom and pop organization, yet they are huge puppy mills. These places have no inspections and no one every complains about them because no one ever sees them. So that's why I always say visit the breeder in person!