Puppy mills should be illegalized

Thank you, and very original way of debating :) "In summary rights require two things: Rationality, i.e. they are a code of action that applies to other rational beings, and Reciprocity, for treating beings in a manner consistent with rights that they do not treat you with is not only not helpful to your life, it's harmful to it" I took this part of your round so I can sum it up in one sentance: Basically you are saying: "puppies [do not, or should not] have rights, as they are not humans and they are just animals that can't help your life" Actually, dogs (as well as other animals) have laws protecting them. Animals cruelty is not only wrong; It's against the LAW. These include: animal cruelty, hoarding, canned hunts, cock fighting, neglect, tethering, and many more. http://www.aspca.org... If what you have written above is true, then why are there so many laws pertaining to animals? You may say: animal cruelty and puppy mills are not the same. Animal cruelty: "Animal cruelty encompasses a range of behaviors harmful to animals, from neglect to malicious killing. Most cruelty investigated by humane officers is unintentional neglect that can be resolved through education. Intentional cruelty, or abuse, is knowingly depriving an animal of food, water, shelter, socialization, or veterinary care or maliciously torturing, maiming, mutilating, or killing an animal." Puppy mills: (In my definition in round one, I defined the formal definition of puppy mills. This definition overlooks the inhuman treatment of breeding dogs and puppies. Most are fed inadequatly, and are malnurished. I will go into depth later about this in my arguments) Puppy mills are an act of animal cruelty. --- Now to my arguments 1. Puppy mills are inhumane, and most dogs and puppies are treated wrong. They are confined to small wire cages for thier entire lives, they are fed inadequetly, kept in unheated buildings, and denied basic vetanarian care. Why are these legal? (None of the 50 states have laws banning puppy mills) However, if you were to keep your dog in these situations, it would be illegal. 2. Dogs from puppy mills have health problems. "...These dogs always—without exception—have health problems, most of which have been chronic and neglected for years." {SOURCES FOR ARGUMENTS ONE AND TWO: http://www.almosthomerescue.org... } 3. {most} Dog mills just don't care. Because a puppy is a business, the facility is designed for profit, not the well being of dogs. http://stoppuppymills.org... Here is a website that lists things they found wrong with some puppy mills: http://www.stoppuppymills.org... Here are a few excerpts from this website: --"The owner had told USDA that he performs surgical procedures (i.e. tail docking, ear cropping, and/or dewclaw removal) on animals.....Owner has no analgesic or anesthetic agents and no sterilization apparatus present at the facility, and is not licensed to practice veterinary medicine or surgery" --"The head, face, and neck areas of a pregnant Boxer dog housed in the whelping building are covered with flying insects. When this animal was forced to stand and turn toward USDA inspectors, it was noted that its left eye was clouded over, and that a thick white-to-yellow exudate was present around the eye. The attending veterinarian has not been informed of this condition, which has been neither diagnosed or treated" --"Minimum Age Requirements ... Six puppies were transported underage by dealer." --"There was a lab female with 7 puppies that was very thin. Her ribs were visible. There was no fresh food in the pen … and the dog was digging in the gravel trying to get to old food that had spilled and was wet." ...as you see, This is very sad for these dogs who have to live in these conditions. The owners do not actually care about the dogs, just what they are able to put on the table because of the dogs. ----- These are my arguments for round two. Thank you everyone for reading :)