Angele OCallahan

Professor Doran
ENC2135
November 1, 2016
Annotated Bibliography
Burger, Kailey A. "Solving the Problem of Puppy Mills: Why the Animal Welfare Movement's
Bark is Stronger than its Bite." Wash.UJL & Pol'y 43 (2013): 259. Print.
-This source comes from a Law Journal and discusses the abuse and problems that are
associated with puppy mills. The author writes about the behavioral issues seen in dogs from
puppy mills and additionally she characterizes puppy mills as places that prioritize profits over
the dogs well-being.
Cohen, Lloyd D., and Debra Hart-Cohen. "Show Dogs and Breeding." GPSolo 26.5 (2009): 2630. Print.
-This source comes from an academic journal about Animal Law which looked at
reasons animal breeding exists such as for purebred dogs and show dogs but also included
information on puppy mills and laws that have been created since 1966 and their level of
effective or ineffectiveness. The article took a negative view of puppy mills and gave me vital
information on their negative impact on the welfare of the dogs who experience puppy mills and
that most dogs sold in stores come from puppy mills.
Persky, Anna Stolley, and David Sutton. "Their Day in Court." ABA Journal 96.9 (2010): 54-9.
Print.
-This journal gave me information on why Animal Law is growing because of the abuse
animals face and includes information on how animal shelters have a more detailed screening

process for buying pets such as background checks which allows me to make the point that
animal shelters are a much better option to buy pets because by buying from shelters supports a
system that prevents potentially harmful people from buying dogs.

Silberman, Morton S. "Animal Welfare, Animal Rights: The Past, the Present, and the 21st
Century." The Journal of Zoo Animal Medicine 19.4 (1988): 161-7. Print.
-This journal writes about the history and evolution of animal rights and laws and the
developments in public perception on animal rights that led to new laws forming. The journal
specifically includes information on how during the 1960s stories of the atrocities occurring in
puppy mills were making the public more aware of the mistreatment especially in 1965 when a
magazine displayed grotesque images of a puppy mill which in turn led to the 1966 Animal
Welfare Act.
TURNER, LIONEL. "Mathematics Investigator: Pet Owners: Do the Right Thing." Mathematics
Teaching in the Middle School 1.10 (1996): 808-9. Print.
-This source comes from a book to help teach students and includes many important
statistics about the overbreeding of dogs and the devastating consequences of the dog population
rising. Statistics such as 12 million dogs and cats die in shelters each year, 10 million dogs and
cats starve or die in accidents each year, and that over 500,000 dogs are bred in puppy mills each
year despite the fact that their are already too many dogs in the United States. The source also
mentions the importance for getting pets spayed and neutered to prevent population growth.
Welch, K. M. "Animal Cruelty Cases." GPSolo 26.5 (2009): 64-7. Print.
-This citation comes from a book which discusses animal cruelty cases and in the book
the author brings up multiple reasons that many puppy mills violate the law. She writes how

many puppy mills violate neglect statutes such as providing adequate food and water and that
often the food may be moldy and unfit for consumption. This source provides my research paper
with evidence of illegal practices taking place in puppy mills.