Pennsylvania has 12 of the 100 puppy mills on the Humane Society of the United States Horrible Hundred List. Seven of those are in Lancaster County.

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YOUR DONATIONS AND PURCHASES AT WORK:

BILLBOARDS

One of the ways that we use to increase awareness is through billboard advertising. Most Americans don’t know about puppy mills, so education is critical to ending the supply and demand.

EVENTS

Over the past year, our volunteers attended public venues to promote awareness, attended municipal zoning meetings pertaining to establishing or expanding kennels, and spent time researching, fundraising and much more. We had a feature article in Lancaster County Pets magazine and one of our volunteers participated in a public radio show to discuss puppy mills.

Listed below are events we attended in 2017:
April – Pet Fest at Clipper Stadium, Lancaster
May – Debella Dog Walk in Green Lane, PA
June – Roslyn Pet Fair in Roslyn, PA
July – Pride Festival of Central PA, Harrisburg
August – Mt. Gretna Outdoor Summer Craft Market, Lebanon
September – Pottstown Pet Fair
A Day of Help and Hope for Mill Dogs, Lancaster
Paws in the Park, Lititz
October – WIOV/Turkey Hill Fall Music Fest, Lancaster
It’s a Pet’s Life Festival, Lititz
Sproutfest in King of Prussia, PA

Working together to break the chain of cruelty

United Against Puppy Mills promotes awareness and provides help to people interested in affecting positive action for the elimination of puppy mills as they currently exist.

What we do »

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.
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UAPM News & Updates

Proposal in Harrisburg takes aim at Puppy Mills

A proposed bill in the PA House and Senate would outlaw the sale of puppy mill dogs in pet stores and flea markets. This bill would require pet stores to get dogs and cats from shelters and rescues. And it would require licensed kennels to include their license number in advertisements, which the sponsors say […]

PA Dog Law Board Member Hired by USDA

In a stunning setback in their efforts to increase enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), USDA has suddenly reversed course and decided to, once again, tolerate substandard conditions at puppy mills. Dr. Chester Gipson, USDA’s chief of enforcement for the AWA, recently told animal advocates that the USDA needs “to enable breeders to sell […]

New Merchandise Added!

You asked for it and we delivered! UAPM now offers crew neck sweatshirts in our online store! We’ve also added women’s tank tops and our top-selling t-shirt in heather gray. Visit our online store to view and purchase all of our new logo apparel!

SLAPP BACK BY SUPPORTING SB-1095

By: Garen Meguerian, Esq. Suffering animals are often referred to as the “voiceless” and as advocates you’ve been encouraged to “be their voice”. Your opponents have devised a powerful tool designed to strip you of your voice and make sure that you cannot help the voiceless animals, including those suffering in Pennsylvania’s puppy mills. That […]

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 […]