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Hidden cameras prove the sad truth about puppies in New Jersey pet stores

Dogs housed in enclosures with piles of feces instead of toys. Dogs jumping frantically in raised, wire cages. Dogs in dark enclosures with hardly any space to run and play. These are just a few of the conditions we documented at puppy mills that have sold to pet stores in New Jersey. Over the summer of 2024, undercover investigators from the Humane Society of the United States filmed 18 puppy breeders in the Midwest that sold to New Jersey stores.

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About the Author

Kitty Block is President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States and CEO of Humane Society International, the international affiliate of the HSUS.

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