Exposed: 100 horrible puppy mills across the US
In August 2025, at a dog breeding operation in Missouri, a husky mix named Masterpiece got sick with diarrhea and appeared weak. The owner of the facility, who is licensed under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, simply killed him. In response, the USDA suspended the breeder’s license in January for just 21 days. Now the license is active again. This is the kind of ongoing cruelty and indifference toward animals we are constantly fighting. Every year we issue our Horrible Hundred report to expose puppy mills across the U.S. Our new report speaks for Masterpiece and all the other dogs who
