(Washington, D-C) – The Humane Society of the United States is reporting on problem puppy mills, including some dealers (re-sellers) and transporters. The “Horrible Hundred” report is a list of known, problematic puppy breeding and/or puppy brokering facilities. According to the report, Iowa has the second-highest number of puppy mills in the country, at 13. Two of the kennels – one each in Sioux Center and Kiron, are in northwest Iowa.

Ohio also has 13 puppy mills on the list. And, for the 11th year in a row, Missouri is number one with 31 confirmed puppy mills.  The report says the Iowa breeders on the list made dogs live in filthy and dangerous conditions.

Dogs in a northern IA puppy mill (2018 ASPCA photo)

The report is not a list of all puppy mills, according the the Humane Society, nor is it a list of the worst puppy mills in the country, but rather a list of dog breeders to avoid.