Where Puppies Come From

Our unique research into the puppy mill industry has helped drive change across the country in order to enhance the lives of companion animals that exist within the commercial dog breeding industry now and in the future. Through Freedom of Information Act requests, our team forensically audits government health records and inspection records in order to make that information public so the consumer is able to do their research before they buy.

Below you will find a list of some of the research that we have done into some of the nation’s most recognized puppy businesses. Everything that we do can be independently verified through obtaining FOIA requests from governmental agencies across the country. To make it easy, our research is organized by business designation type, state and business name. 

The research we do can be very costly but it has proven to be the most effective tool advocates have in order to create change in their communities. To date we have publicly connected more than 75% of the nation’s puppy-selling stores to the puppy mills and commercial dog breeders they buy from. 

Please note: We are adding states and stores as we obtain the data, this is not the full list of stores or businesses that sell puppies in the United States! This is a very time consuming and expensive research project that our small team is taking on!