1 Tells 2 is a Stop Online Puppy Mills grassroots awareness campaign built on one simple idea: one person learns the truth about puppy mills and shares it with two others. Those two tell two more. By giving people simple ways to speak up, share facts and educate others, one voice can become thousands.
Dogs confined in puppy mills cannot tell consumers what their lives are like. We can. Be their voice by sharing what you learn about puppy mills, online puppy sales and the conditions breeding dogs may live in. Every conversation helps another person look beyond the puppy and ask where that puppy came from.
Dogs in high-volume commercial breeding facilities may spend much of their lives in kennels producing puppies for sale. Some documented facilities have had dogs living with inadequate veterinary care, limited socialization, poor housing, and repeated breeding.
Many commercial dog breeders operate legally under federal or state licenses. Licensing does not necessarily mean the dogs are living under the conditions most puppy buyers would consider appropriate for a responsible breeder.
If you buy a puppy from a pet store or online, you are likely supporting a puppy mill.
Puppies from large commercial breeding operations can be sold through pet stores, breeder websites, online marketplaces, puppy brokers, and classified-style websites.
Many unsuspecting families purchase puppies online or in pet stores, never realizing they are supporting a cruel, profit-driven industry.
Tell two people what you learned today. Ask each of them to tell two more. Share a Stop Online Puppy Mills post, send someone an educational page, or start a conversation about where puppies sold online come from. Small actions can create a much larger wave of awareness.
Learn more about our puppy mill awareness campaigns, explore our puppy mill education resources, and see how puppy mills sell puppies online
Start today—tell two people what you’ve learned and help break the cycle of cruelty.