Working together to break the chain of cruelty

United Against Puppy Mills is a 100% all volunteer non-profit advocacy group. Our mission is to educate the public about the unethical breeding practices and inhumane living conditions dogs endure in puppy mills. There are hundreds of thousands of dogs suffering in PA puppy mills and across the country.

YOU CAN BE PART OF THE SOLUTION! Be an advocate-learn about puppy mills and then share your knowledge. Become a United Against Puppy Mills volunteer and help us educate by tabling at events in your area. Spread awareness on social media, make a donation or hold a fundraiser to help us continue our efforts. Talk to your local, state and federal lawmakers about introducing and supporting legislation that would improve conditions in commercial kennels. Vote for legislators who support animal welfare. Use your voice to speak for these innocent dogs who can’t speak for themselves.

What is a puppy mill?

Any commercial dog breeding facility can be considered a puppy mill. A puppy mill's sole purpose is to produce puppies as inexpensively as possible for maximum retail profit, often disregarding living standards and basic medical care.
How your purchase may contribute to the problem

Your purchase of a mill puppy (often billed as "farm-" or "family-raised" or purchased in pet stores) continues the cycle of cruelty by putting more money in the pockets of those involved, allowing the profit to be reinvested into the business so that the breeding continues.

UAPM News & Updates

Chicago Ordinance Vote 4/12/2021

Chicago Residents! Please call these Aldermen listed below and ask for a YES vote on Alderman Hopkin’s ordinance. This ordinance is SO2020-2827 and is a substitute ordinance as amended amending Municipal Code Chapter 4-384 to prohibit retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits. This will prohibit the sale of puppy mill dogs in Chicago. Council Members […]

Maryland Enacts No More Puppy-Kitten Mills Act

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/476562-maryland-officially-bans-pet-stores-from-selling-dogs-from-puppy-mills?fbclid=IwAR27HpUYGALcW87unT4GYeqM5pErMUJnD2yMD5CjMM23RltPvvCQkSSku68

“…those sickened who were interviewed reported contact with a pet store puppy”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/12/18/puppies-may-be-behind-outbreak-thats-sickened-people-states-officials-say/

UAPM Responds to Auditor General DePasquale’s Report on the Enforcement of Pennsylvania’s Dog Law

October 07, 2013 Attorney General Kathleen Kane Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General 16th Floor, Strawberry Square Harrisburg PA 17120 RE: ENFORCEMENT OF PA’S DOG LAW/AUDITOR GENERAL’S REPORT Dear Attorney General Kane: United Against Puppy Mills, Pennsylvania’s largest 501(c)(3) not-for-profit group advocating on behalf of the mill dogs, has reviewed Auditor General Eugene DePasquale’s recent […]