Pine Bluff Kennels Raided for Animal Cruelty

Pine Bluff Kennels, a puppy mill selling puppies over the Internet, was raided yesterday by authorities. Pine Bluff Kennels is located in Tennessee on Ed Lyell Road in Hickman County. Over 700 dogs have been confiscated and the Humane Society of the United States has agreed to take them in. Many of these dogs have skin injuries, eye injuries, and broken bones. It seems most of the dogs were never let out of the cages, and the cages all had a large buildup layer of feces. The conditions at Pine Bluff Kennels were very poor, many of the dogs did not even have access to water.

Many people that purchase dogs over the Internet have good intentions, but are inadvertently supporting operations like Pine Bluff Kennels. It is estimated there may be up to 100,000 puppy mills in the US, many of them operate by selling the puppies over the Internet. The conditions at Pine Bluff Kennels is typical of a puppy mill. They do not want you to see the cruel way in which the dogs live, so they hide behind an Internet website, and agree to fly the puppies all over the United States.

Charges are waiting to be filed against Pine Bluff Kennels until they evaluate each dog thoroughly, and get them the medical assistance and care they need. Most likely Pine Bluff Kennels will face numerous charges of animal cruelty. One of the most powerful things you can do to help shut down puppy mills forever, is to refuse to buy a puppy on the Internet.