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November 21, 2008

Petland a giant puppy mill

The Humane Society of the United States has leveled accusations that Petland-sold puppies come from puppy mills.
"They are buying from puppy mills where these dogs are not treated like pets," Michael Markarian, an executive vice president with the Humane Society, told a news conference. "They're treated like a cash crop, where mother dogs live in wire cages, sometimes stacked on top of each other in filthy, dirty, cramped conditions, where they receive little socialization or human interaction or exercise."

And, they're getting as much as $3,500 per puppy.

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