Hello Pups and Kittens,Welcome back to the podcast. This week we have a lot to discuss. We've been over booked now for weeks. It's so bad we're making a MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT today on the podcast. We have our weekly roundup to share with you. And the main story is Puppy Mills. [DEFINITION OF A PUPPY MILL]A puppy mill, sometimes known as a puppy farm,[1] is a commercial dog breeding facility that is operated with an emphasis on profits over the welfare of the dogs bred, with substandard conditions of care often the norm.[2] Similar types of operations exist for other animals most commonly kept as pets or used as feed for other animals.The term can be applied to operations involving other animals commercially bred for profit,e.g. "kitty mills."[3] There are an estimated 4,000 puppy mills in the U.S. that produce more than half a million puppies a year[citation needed]. Commercial kennelsmay be licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture and state and local jurisdictions which may inspect the kennels routinely.[4]For-profit breeding on a smaller scale may be referred to as backyard breeding,[3] although this term has negative connotations and may also refer to unplanned or non-commercial breeding.No standardized legal definition for "puppy mill" exists