Why some people buy dogs from puppy mills but say they're rescue dogs

Dog rescue groups have long denounced commercial breeders for mistreating animals. But one reporter found that some of the same rescue groups who criticize breeders are buying dogs from them at auctions, sometimes for thousands of dollars, and selling them as rescue dogs.


A poodle seeking a view leaps inside its enclosure at Sugarfork.
By Salwan Georges/The Washington Post.

Credits

Guest:

  • Kim Kavin - author of “The Dog Merchants: Inside the Big Business of Breeders, Pet Stores and Rescuers”