Summary Report: Missouri's Dirty Dozen
A report of some of the worst puppy mills in Missouri
As a member of the coalition to stop puppy mill cruelty and the only organization lobbying full-time on behalf of animal welfare issues in Missouri, the Alliance needs your support.
Please consider helping
our efforts today!
A report called "Missouri's Dirty Dozen" was released today by the Missourians for the Protection of Dogs coalition groups. This report, compiled from state and federal inspection reports, investigators' photographs, and enforcement records, lists some of the worst facilities in the state.
The purpose of the report is to demonstrate current problems that could be addressed by the passage of Prop B.
All of the puppy mills on the Dirty Dozen list are licensed by the USDA, the state, or both, according to the most recently available records reviewed by researchers.
The facilities listed were chosen based on number and severity of state and/or federal animal welfare violations and/or the availability of photographs to verify the conditions.
Some of the violations listed include:
•Underweight dogs described by inspectors as "very thin with ribs prominent, tucked abdomen, and palpable hip bones and vertebrae"
•Dogs with open, oozing or bleeding wounds who had not been treated by a vet
•Filthy conditions such as stacked cages that allow feces and urine to rain down on the dogs in lower tiers
Many of the licensees have racked up more than 50 federal and state animal welfare violations over the last few years, yet remain licensed.
One kennel made the list because it noted on a proposed USDA program of veterinary care that the owner intended to dispose of unwanted dogs by "clubbing the dogs"
To read the entire summary report, and how Prop B can help go to
Paid for by Missourians for the Protection of Dogs/YES! on Prop B, Judy Peil, Treasurer
Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation
PO Box 300036
St. Louis, MO 63130
A report of some of the worst puppy mills in Missouri
As a member of the coalition to stop puppy mill cruelty and the only organization lobbying full-time on behalf of animal welfare issues in Missouri, the Alliance needs your support.
Please consider helping
our efforts today!
A report called "Missouri's Dirty Dozen" was released today by the Missourians for the Protection of Dogs coalition groups. This report, compiled from state and federal inspection reports, investigators' photographs, and enforcement records, lists some of the worst facilities in the state.
The purpose of the report is to demonstrate current problems that could be addressed by the passage of Prop B.
All of the puppy mills on the Dirty Dozen list are licensed by the USDA, the state, or both, according to the most recently available records reviewed by researchers.
The facilities listed were chosen based on number and severity of state and/or federal animal welfare violations and/or the availability of photographs to verify the conditions.
Some of the violations listed include:
•Underweight dogs described by inspectors as "very thin with ribs prominent, tucked abdomen, and palpable hip bones and vertebrae"
•Dogs with open, oozing or bleeding wounds who had not been treated by a vet
•Filthy conditions such as stacked cages that allow feces and urine to rain down on the dogs in lower tiers
Many of the licensees have racked up more than 50 federal and state animal welfare violations over the last few years, yet remain licensed.
One kennel made the list because it noted on a proposed USDA program of veterinary care that the owner intended to dispose of unwanted dogs by "clubbing the dogs"
To read the entire summary report, and how Prop B can help go to
Paid for by Missourians for the Protection of Dogs/YES! on Prop B, Judy Peil, Treasurer
Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation
PO Box 300036
St. Louis, MO 63130
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