[lnovack]

How do you know if a facility is a puppy mill? I was driving home last night and there was a sign on a mailbox that listed numerous breeds of pups for sale. I went home and got my husband so we could investigate it. The couple had 8 cages in their living room with 4 Boston Bulls, 4 Bichons, 4 dacshunds, one shih tzu, 4 poms and 2 schnauzer/poodle mix pups. I asked where the parents were and she said they all came from breeders in Pennsylvania. She said they had all been to the vet, none of them are papered and they seemed well cared for. I did think that some of them were way to small to have been taken away from their mama's. Supposedly all the pups of the same breed were sibblings. The place was clean but the babies were all caged. They were ALL playful and not shy at all. Is this a puppy farm? I have no idea if she is licensed to sell pups out of her home like this or if she even needs a license. Who could I ask that question of? Is this a puppy farm or just a broker? What do you think.