Puppy Mills as a National Problem

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Annotated Bibliography Burger, K. A. (2014). Solving the Problem of Puppy Mills: Why the Animal Welfare Movement's Bark is Stronger than its Bite. Journal of Law and Policy, 259-284. Burger (2014) explores issues that render animal welfare groups in the United States inefficient in dealing with problems facing large-scale production of dogs, commonly known as puppy mills. The author begins by explaining the primary motive of puppy mills. Within the article, a vivid explanation of why the United States legislature has failed to resolve the puppy mills problem is provided. The author outlines various loopholes in federal, state and local legislature. Burger (2014) points out that the puppy mill problem cannot be entirely linked to the legislature, but also a failure of existing animal welfare lobbies. Despite the proper funding, their approaches are weak as compared to the magnitude of the problem. Gill, J. A. (2013). Environmental Impacts of One Puppy Mill among Many: A Case History. Commercial Animal Breeding and Puppy Mills. Gill (2013) denotes that the environmental aspect of puppy mills if far less featured in studies and investigation as compared to other issues like animal treatment. The author develops a view that, understanding the level of adversity that puppy mill poses to the environment is more likely to attract more attention. The article begins by outlining the challenges of collecting information and conducting an actual environmental impact assessment of puppy mills. The author notes that most puppy mills operate in the shadows, thus acquiring a search warrant is close to impossible. In the research, the author concludes how the size of puppy mills among other features contributes towards its environmental impact. Gormley, K., & Berry, J. (2009). Animal welfare position papers, puppy mills, and you. The Canadian Veterinary Journal, 1166–1168. Gormley and Berry (2009) establish a connection between research and public participation in the bid to resolve the puppy mill problem on a global scale. The authors argue that animal welfare groups cannot single-handedly address the puppy mill challenge. According to the research, interested parties like veterinaries are normally limited by the existing legal framework. Additionally, the political class which directly relates to the public do...