What is a Puppy Mill?   This puppy does not deserve this !! A Commercial Breeder in Amish Country, Missouri In July, 2004, BARC rescuers took ownership of 8 BMDs from this breeding facility in Southwest Missouri.  BMDs, Leonbergers, Newfoundlands, Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, and Hovawarts were all kept outside on a floor of rocks.  These large, heavily coated breeds were left outside in the summer heat of Missouri.  The temperature can reach into the low 100s.  Imagine. While at the facility, 3 dead great dane puppies were found discarded in a pasture next to the pen where the mother Dane and the rest of the puppies were housed. A Discarded Dead Great Dane Puppy Learn more about puppy mills by visiting the links below.  Then, join our fight to keep Bernese Mountain Dogs out of exploitative situations.  Warning!  The text and pictures on these sites are extremely difficult to look at.  They will break your heart and make you angry. Nonetheless, BARC, Inc.  believes it is important that we all understand the evils of puppy mills. Links www.critterhaven.org/victims.htm www.nopuppymills.com www.caps-web.org/ www.puppymillrescue.com     Please visit www.prisonersofgreed.org to read more about puppymills and more about what others are doing to stop this horrific phenomenon. Angry? Then join the fight against puppy mills.  You can make a difference and help keep dogs out of puppy mills. Donate to BARC, Inc. It is not too late to save the dogs.  Join us!!