I really hate to say this but i don't think we will ever be able to stop puppy mills. First off there are not a lot of people who really know what a puppy mill is they buy from pet stores or order online before asking any questions i was one of them i never knew about puppy mills till i joined yt hard to believe it but it's true. Secomd the demand for dogs is so great that they will be in business forever. Even if you report a mill in terrible conditions they animal control will drive out there tell them they are in violation and give them so much time to get it fixed well the millers will clean up to the standards which isn't very high (clean food and water and clean cages) and then they are free to go back to the way they were as long as they have their own housing i.e. a barn a shed a chicken coupe whatever and clean food and water people don't care. Yes i think it is horrible that they treat these animals like this but what do we do? I posted a thread about a petshop with these poor very sick puppies i reported them and nothing happened here is the thread
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47084
these puppies were in horrable conditions and when i called back to see why nothing had been done i got a voice mail i left a very detailed message and he never returned my call i called 4 times and nothing. I think these millers pay off people so they stay off their backs and as long as the money is flowing to someone more powerful it will never stop. also a lot of the mills are in little towns where this kind of thing isn't frowned upon. I really hope one day it will be stopped but like one person said as long as we are willing to shell out $1500.00 for a pet they will keep producing them and for everyone of us that refuses to buy from a petstore or a mill there are 2 more people who will the best way to stop all of this is education about it more media coverage where more people can see it first hand so if you see or know of a mill call your local news and tell them about it get it in the news and educate people.