Dog Statistics

Puppy mills make about 400,000 litters a year. Dogs are often sold online
There are more than 6,000 licensed commercial kennels in the U.S. (and untold numbers of unlicensed).
In the U.S., there are more than 1,000 research facilities, more than 2,800 exhibitors, and 4,500 dealers that are supposed to be inspected each year.