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__**Source 1.**__ "What is a Puppy Mill?" //ASPCA//. N.p., 2010. Web. 27 Sept. 2010. .

The author of this article didn't really have a thesis as this article is more of a factual source. Some of the facts the author talks about are; puppy Mills are a large-scale breading operation where the health and well-being of the animals mean far less then the profit of the dogs, to the breaders. Puppy Mill dogs are usually sold at pet stores at a very young age. the mother and father of this dog rarely make it out of the puppy mill alive, as they are used to reproduce until they are physically unable to do so anymore, where they are then killed. These puppies have never been to the vet and are sent to the petstore with many diseases and heriditary conditions. Crammed into such small cages, stuck outside year round, these puppies almost never feel the warmth of the sun or a gust of air. To make the cleanup easier for the breaders, the puppies are placed in cages with wire floors, causing injuries and problems with their paws and legs. This source is clear and well-researched, they are able to give a lot of information about this topic. The author adequately addresses the topic as they are able to give many facts about puppy mills, and why is it such a large scale form of animal abuse. Although this is a factual article, in a way the author takes the position of being against puppy mills. They are able to give all the facts about why puppy mills are bad, and in no ways states how puppy mills are "good". This source is a very good informational report, as anyone who was unaware of the intensity of puppy mills will be fully imformed after reading this article. This article also taught me a little more about puppy mills, as I had some prior knowledge of the topic, but I was unaware of just how many diseases these puppies go into the pet store with.

__**Source 2.**__ "Puppy Mills: Dogs Abused for the Pet Trade." //PETA//. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2010. [].

The author of this article works for PETA, also known as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. This source is largly an informational report, but also a persuasive piece as they are giving you all of the facts about puppy mills while trying to persuade you to keep from buying puppies from petstores so that you are no longer "supporting" puppy mills, whether or not you meant to support them in the first place. The position the author takes in this article, is to shut down puppy mills, as they are a very high form of animal abuse. These dogs are kept in cramped cages, sometimes shoved in with other dogs. With inadequate vet care, these animals are usually full of health problems. From diseases, to mange, to feet problems due to the rough wire cages they are forced to live on for the majority of their life until they are sold, their adoptive families usually have no idea of the health problems they will encounter after buying their new family member. These dogs are often given away as these familes get frustrated with their health problems and lack of socialization skills due to their puppy mill experience. Female dogs are bred usually twice a year, before they are killed due to the face that are no longer able to produce puppies. The author of this article was very well educated on this subject and adequately adressed the topic. By giving so many details and facts about puppy mills, you can tell that the author really knows what he/she is talking about. After reading this article the information I already knew, was more clearly stated, and the information I didnt know had quite an impact on me, as I am an animal lover, and feel that puppy mills should be shut down and that the people running the puppy mills should experience some type of consequence for the pain they caused millions of dogs.

__**Source 3.**__ "The Truth About Puppy Mills." //National Geographic//. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Oct. 2010. [].

The author of this article is a renowned dog behavior expert, as he goes into homes and documents the transformations the dogs have after his guidance. This source is more of an information report as they are giving you facts about puppy mills and the effects that puppy mills have on these dogs before and after they are bought my a loving family. The intended audience is anyone who wants to learn more about puppy mills. By reading this they can get a broad idea of what puppy mills are like, but would need to do some more research if they wanted a better idea. There isn't much of an arugment in this article, as they are simply giving you facts about what happen in puppy mills. In some ways, I would say the main argument is that puppy mills are very inhumane, and a very high form of animal abuse. He takes the position of being agaisnt puppy mills as he is trying to spread awareness of just how cruel this place is. By reading the information that was giving in this source, you can learn many things about puppy mills. You will learn that they are factory-like facilities that produce large numbers of of puppies each year. The soul purpose of breading these dogs is for the money. the owners and workers of puppy mills do not care about the animals health or well-being. These puppies are then sold to pet stores, or advertised online or in news papers, where they are sold without the buyers knowledge that they came from such a cruel place. You will also learn that there are about 2 hundred thousand dogs in puppy mills at any given point in the United States. This article will also help you learn that there are many diseases these dogs suffer from due to the lack of veterinary care they are given. The information in this article is very clear. Every bullet is short and to the point, getting the point across. Although they don't go into much detail, you can tell this information is well researched as they have a good understanding of what really goes on in a puppy mill. I feel that the author adequetly adressed the issue as they don't go off on random tangents, giving you random information. They stay on point and get the information across that is most important to the issue. The author does not take an objective stance as this is souly an informational report, they are giving facts about the issue and nothing more. they give no opinions on how they feel as they are simply trying to inform people of this issue. I feel this source was very helpful. They give good information, and its easy to understand. The information is short and to the point, making is easier to retain. I feel that I could use a lot of this information in my final project because its the kind of information that I'm looking for.

__**Source 4.**__ "Puppy Mills." //National Geographic//. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2010. [].

The author of this article is a renowned dog behavior expert, as he goes into homes and documents the transformations the dogs have after his guidance. This source is an informational report, as they auther simply gives you information about what happens in puppy mills, without trying to openly persuade you, although by giving you this information he is hoping to have an impact on you that will put you agaisnt this type of animal cruleity. The intended audience for this article is anyone who is willing to take the time to read for the fact that they want to learn more about puppy mills, as they are unsure of what really goes on in this cruel place and how these people get away with such neglect. There is no real argument as this is an information report, giving the author real room to argue how he feels because he is simply informing the audience about puppy mills. By reading this article you will learn that every year millions of puppies are mass-produced in puppy mills. While many are shipped all around the country to different pet stores, many are sold directly to the public throught the internet and newspaper ads. Both pet stores and ads found on the internet and in the newspaper are not required to tell the costumers thats these puppies have come from such harsh conditions, let alone that they came from a pupyy mill. While most puppy mills are inspected and licensed by the U.S department of agriculture, loopholes in the system allow many others to go unclean and neglectful. Conditions are often filthy and overcrowded and many of these dogs develop diseases, as they go untreated and without veterinary care. Many puppy mills dogs lack social skills, as for the majority of their life spent in these mills go without human companionship, leaving them without the love and human contact they need. This source is clear and well-researched. The author gives many details about puppy mills, and how many of these facilites go without being shutdown for the carlessness with the animals needs. The author adequately addresses the topic. This article is about puppy mills and nothing more. although the article is not very long, it is short and to the point. A good overview if you are looking for some quick information. The author does not take an obvious stance, as this is not a persuasive piece. Although, in a way, the author does take stance as by giving you this information, they are hoping to turn you agaisnt puppy mills and the neglect they perform each and everyday. By reading this article, I have learned that many puppy mills are infact inspected, but many more go "unseen" due to the loopholes in the system. This soruce can help my argument because it gives a brief discription about what goes on in a puppy mill, and why they are considered inhumane.

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The author of this article is part of The Humane Society of The United States, so he/she know what they are talking about, as their job is to help save animals from all conditions. The intended audience for this source is anyone that concerned about puppy mill in their area and anyone who wants to take the time to help out, and report the animal abuse they are may witness. There is no real argument, as they are simply telling you the various ways you can help to end this form of animal cruelty From reading this, you can learn a lot about what you can do to help stop puppy mills, a severe form of animals abuse. From getting help from your local pet store, to reporting your knowledge of a local puppy mill to some time of animal hospital, or "animal cop" such as The Humane Society, or the ASPCA. The authoradequately addressesthe topic. After reading this, you get many ideas on how you can help to put an end to puppy mills, and how much the little things you do can have an impact on this situation. By reading this article, I myself, have learned of many ways that people can help, even if youre not in this line of work, such as The Humane Society of America, or the ASPCA. This source can help my argument by giving me an idea of what i can tell other people about this issue, and what they can do to help if they do happen to come across the puppy mill.

__**Source 6.**__ //More Than 100 Animals Rescued From Arkansas Puppy Mill//. The Humane Society of America. //youtube//. N.p., 19 Oct. 2009. Web. 18 Oct. 2010. [].

The author, or creater of this video, works for The Humane Society of America, therefore they have had a numerous amount of experience with puppy mills, as well as other forms of animal abuse. This source is both an information report, as while watching you learn more about what it looks like, and feels like to be in a puppy mill, as well as an overview, as they give you an overview of what they go through each time they raid a puppy mill. After watching this video, and even before watching, you know where the author stands on this topic. He is against animal cruelty as it is very inhumane, and they are here to show you just how harsh these living conditions are and what these helpless animals go through everyday they are trapped at a puppy mill. The authors argument is clear. Puppy mills should be shut down, and animals, everyday of their lives, should be treated with the love and care that they deserve. The information, or what the author shows you, to help support their thesis doesnt have to be much, as this video shows you a lot about puppy mills, and just how cruel these people are to these animals. This work is logical, clear, and very well-researched. The video is self explanitory, just by watching it you really get a feel of what its like to not only raid a puppy mill, but to witness the harsh conditions these animals are forced to live in for the majority of their life, or until they are given to a pet store and sold for a profit, the soul reason why puppy mills even exist. The author adequately addresses the topic, as this video reveals a lot. They are motivated to argue a certain position. The point of this video is to inform everyone out there, who has not seen the conditions of a puppy mill, of just how inhumane they are. by showing you some of the dirtiest places in the mill, and the dogs with the worst injuries, they are motivated to get their point across. After watching this video I really got the feel of what it's like to raid a puppy mill, and even more important, to get a, what you can consider, a first hand look of what its like to actually be at a puppy mill. Experiencing every part, from rescueing the puppys, to having them checked by the vet, to getting them to an animals shelter where they will be taken care of and giving to loving families. This video has really helped shed a light as to what puppy mills really are like. I have gained a ton of information from watching this video, and can use what i have learned in my project, as i might not be able to go to an actuall puppy mill to experience it for myself. This video speaks for itself, as it is very impactful. It effected me in ways that it may not effect other people, as I rescue many animals from the SPCA and have many pets. To me, animals should be treated with the love and care they deserve, and it breaks my heart to see animals being treated this way for absolutely no reason at all, other then the fact that they want to make a profit.

__**Source 7.**__ Bullion, Timmy. Interview. //Puppy Mill Insider Speaks Out//. The Humane Socitey of The United States. //Youtube//. N.p., 1 Dec. 2009. Web. 20 Oct. 2010. [].

The Author clearly knows what he is talking about, as Mr. Bullion has experienced, first hand, what it's like to work in a puppy mill. This video is both an informational report, and a persuasive piece. He tells you what he experience while working in the puppy mill, but at the same time,he is trying to persuade you to keep from buying puppies from puppy mills, and doing whatever you can to help end this form of animal cruelty. The intended audience of this video is anyone who is willing to take the time to watch it to learn a little more about what it's like to work in a puppy mill. Mr. Bullion, after spending several years as a worker in a puppy mill, he is now agaisnt them. He argues that they are such a cruel form of abuse, that everyone should be aware of what truely goes on in a puppy mill, and that they should be shut down. Mr. Bullion,having experience in a puppy mill, tells you just how harsh the conditions were. The smell of the puppy mills were so unbearable that they would have to wear a mask when feeding and giving the dogs water. Puppies would die, and their boss would throw it in the trash. The boss shot another dog, and went on to burry it. Beating dogs to death on a tree, then cut the tree down to get rid of the evidence. The boss also went on to kill 9 puppies that had a medical conditoin. If he didnt want a dog anymore he would either shoot it, or hit the dog in the head with a hammer, stick, or anything he could get a hold of until it was dead. In the nearby woods of one puppy mill, Bullion would find the dead dogs bodies sprawled throughout. During the winter, he would have to use a hammer to get what used to be water, out of their bowls to give them more. they would drink for minutes on end, until they were unable to drink anymore. The water would then freeze and they would be left without something to drink until the next day. I feel this video is very locigal and clear. Mr. Bullion has experieced puppy mills first hand. He has experieced the cruelty that these puppy mills bring, and having actually been a worker at 2 different puppy mills, I feel that his information is valid, and very, very believable. He does take a stance on this issue. After working in 2 different puppy mills, he has come to realize just how cruel they are, and although he may not have realized this at first, over time his thoughts changed and he is now agaisnt puppy mills and does whatever he can to get the word out of the abuse these animals suffer. After watching this video I have learned quite a few things. With the experiece that he has had, I have learned things that I may not have learned from reading an article. Not all puppy mills are the same, some treat their animals differently then others, and from this, I have learned various ways that 2 puppy mills in Virginia treat their animals.

__**Source 8.**__ "Puppy Mills Breed Misery." //Prisoners of Greed//. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2010. [].

The author of this article has had experience with puppy mills. This source is both an informational report and a persuasive piece. This author gives you facts about puppy mills, but at the same time, they try to persuade you to stop buying puppies from pet stores and help to inform you of what you can do to help stop puppy mills, and how you can go about doing so. The intended audience is anyone who wants to learn more about puppy mills, while getting a visual picture of what exactly they are talking about. The authors stance is pretty obvious, as they are against puppy mills. They go above and beyond to get their point across. Their facts make you cringe, as they have pictures to go along with what they are talking about giving you better look as to what is going on in these puppy mills. After reading this you learn that these dogs are clearly abused. They are kept in very poor conditions, causing many injuries and diseases that eventually kill the dogs, if they are not killed by the workers first. They usually get the bad end of the food, as it is delivered in truck loads from dog food companies, usually getting the sweepings off the floor. These dogs are debarked by cruely jamming a a steel rod down their throats to rupture their vocal cords. Puppies are often taken away from their mothers at a young age, too young actually, as they need more time for their mothers to nuture them, and get all the nutrition they need to grow up into a healthy animal. There are 7 states known as puppy mill states because they have most the puppy mills in the country, they are; Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania. I feel this work is logical, as this source gives you a lot of information about puppy mills, and it seems as though they have had a lot of experience with this issue. The author very adequately addresses the topic. The entire article is about puppy mills, and how cruel they are in the way they treat their animals. The author clearly takes an objective stance, giving you all the information you need to see just how cruel they are, and in hopes that they can help you see that puppy mills need to be shut down,and we need to treat all animals with the love and care they need and deserve. After reading this article, I have learned quite a bit. I have learned that many of the dogs in a puppy mill are debarked, but in a way i could have never imagined. I could never imagine jamming a steel rod down a dogs throat to rupture their vocal cords. I could never Imagine treating animals like this, and I can use most, if not all, of this information for my project.

__**Source 9.**__ VanValkenburg, Scott. "No More Puppy in the Window!" //PETA Prime//. N.p., 29 June 2010. Web. 28 Oct. 2010. [].

The author of this article works for PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, so he has had a lot of experience with issues like this one. This source is more of an informational report, as they are telling you about how some places are putting a ban of the sale of puppies at a petstore, forcing you to save a dog from a shelter. The intended audience is anyone who is agaisnt puppy mills, and who will be happy to hear that they are putting a ban on puppy mills, which will stop the income the mills recieve, which will hopefully cause them to shut down. This article simply tells you all the information behind this ban, and how it will do some good for the animals of puppy mills. The author doesnt really take a position in this case, as they are not trying to persuade you to do anything, he is telling you about the ban and how it will hopefully help in the future. The only thing he really takes a stance on, is asking your petstores where they get their puppies from, and to ask for the breeders name and location when they tell you they are from a responsible breeder, as they are most likely lying. Since thing ban in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the rate of adoptions in animals shelters has risen a great amount, and the number of animals in these shelters being put to sleep has decreased. West Hollywood, California has become the latest city to take hold of this ban. This work is logical, the author gives you good information on what this ban has done, and how it has effected animals shelters and the income of puppy mills. The author does adequately address the topic, talking about one issue, and one issue only. again, the author does not take an objective stance, as there is really no side you can take in this article. In a way, they are trying to make you adopt your animals from shelters rather then buying them from pet stores, by telling you just how much you would be helping these animals, and how much of an impact it would have on puppy mills, getting us one step closer to shutting them all down. I can use the information from this article as part of my project to simply get the word across. to simply inform people that buying dogs from pet stores is whats fueling puppy mills, whats keeping them alive, and if we all work together to adopt puppies rather then buying them, we can help put an end to this cruelty.

__**Source 10.**__ "USDA Fails to Protect Puppy Mills." //ASPCA//. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Nov. 2010. [].

The author of this article works for the ASPCA, so they have a first hand experience working with animal cruelty, and this case inparticular. This source is more of an informational report, as they are telling you about how the USDA, United States Department of Agriculture, did absolutely nothing to shut down 81 puppy mills that they found had 28,433 violations within 2 years. The ASPCA was very shocked, and saddened to hear this. The intended audience is any animal lover who would also be very saddened to hear that they did nothing about these puppy mills, expecially after hearing about the horrible conditions these animals were/are forced to live in. The author of this article takes an obvious position on this issue. They argue the case that these puppy mills should have been shut down, and the USDA should have done their job in doing so, and I agree completely. This article clearly states that even after regular inspections, the breeders of these puppy mills were able to keep the dogs, despite the horrific conditions they were forced to live in. In cases of severe neglect, inspecters also failed to confiscate the dogs. In some of these cases, they found dogs that had resorted to cannibalism due to severe starvation, which lead to the dead of 22 more dogs, from the 5 they had origionaly found. "Puppy Mills are a primary focus of the ASPCA's anti-crutley initatives"[Mekin, Cory. ASPCA Senior Director of Legislative Initatives], and their hearts broke as they heard the USDA was not doing their job. This article is very clear. It not a very long article, but it gets to the point, and gets their point across, and the author adequately addresses the topic. The aurthor takes an obvious stance, as they work for the ASPCA, they fight agaisnt animal cruelty. They are very much agaisnt what the USDA did by not shutting down the puppy mills, or confiscating the dogs that were in need of veterinary help. After reading this, I have learned that although the USDA, and possibly other organizations, may say they are there to help, when in reality, they could care less about the animals well-being, and did nothing but cause those animals pain, suffereing, and ultimately death. This information can help develop my argument because although the USDA did nothing to help, there are good facts about how many animals were killed within the time they were there, and how many animal cruelty violations 81 puppy mills can break within a 2 year period.