Puppy mills should be banned.

First the definition of puppy mill is contested. From link [2] anyone can tell that puppy mills aren't limited to just purebred dogs. Thus, the definition of puppy mill by merriam-webster is obsolete. Instead of "a commercial farming operation in which purebred dogs are raised in large numbers." The definition new definition should read a commercial farming operation in which purebred dogs and/or designer dogs are raised in large numbers. Does Con accept the slightly modified merriam-webster definition? Con makes the claim that the aspca is a "biased site." With no warrant, this is a bare assertion. Pro contends that such large scale operations are wasteful and often cause animal cruelty. Claim 1: There are approximately one million dogs euthanized each year. Warrant: "Average annual number of companion animals that are euthinized at shelters 3.5 millionPercent of dogs in animals shelters that are euthanized 60%" [4]. Warrant: "" Number of cats and dogs euthanized by U.S. shelters each year: 3 " 4 million (nearly 10,000 animals killed every day)" [5]. Warrant: "Each year, approximately 2.7 million animals are euthanized (1.2 million dogs and 1.4 million cats)." Impact: With so many dogs being euthanized each year, continuing to bred dogs at such a high rate from puppy mills makes little sense. Claim 2: Puppy mills are wasteful. Warrant: Claim 1. Impact: Puppy mills are an incredible waste of resources. Claim 3: Factory farms cause animal cruelty. Warrant: "Perhaps the most abused farm animals, nearly 280 million laying hens in the United States are confined in barren wire battery cages so restrictive the birds can't even spread their wings. " [7]. Warrant: "Factory farms dominate U.S. food production, employing abusive practices that maximize agribusiness profits at the expense of the environment, our communities, animal welfare, and even our health." [8]. Impact: Dogs in large scale operations are likely mistreated too. Claim: Puppy mills cause animal cruelty Warrant: "Authorities from the Randolph County Sheriff"s Office discovered a total of 46 dogs and 11 other animals, living in "appalling" conditions on the property at Warm Springs Road. Many of the animals were kept outside in freezing conditions - icicles were found hanging from the dogs' fur. The few that were indoors were housed with feces and urine - very few of the animals had any access to food or water." [9]. Warrant: "CANTON, Ga. " A Georgia woman has been charged with more than 250 counts of animal cruelty after hundreds of puppies were seized from her business in rural Cherokee County." [10]. Claim: Animal cruelty causes unhappiness in humans. Warrant: Logic, if people didn't care animal cruelty cases would not be in the news. Impact: Shows unhappiness created by puppy mills. Puppy mills should be banned. Reasons being, puppy mills are wasteful, cause animal cruelty, and animal cruelty causes human unhappiness.Links2. http://www.nytimes.com...3. http://www.merriam-webster.com...4. http://www.statisticbrain.com...5. http://www.oxfordpets.com...6. https://www.aspca.org...7. http://www.humanesociety.org...8. http://www.farmsanctuary.org...9. http://www.examiner.com...10. http://www.usatoday.com...