Puppy Mill Awareness & Responsible Breeder Directory

Every dog deservesa life beyond the cage.

Named for Lainey — a French Bulldog rescued from a puppy mill in Rock Valley, Iowa. This is her project.

We expose puppy mills using public USDA records, list verified responsible breeders, and support the rescues doing the real work. Because knowing where your dog comes from changes everything.

Meet Lainey View Mill Database

All data sourced from public USDA records

Lainey — a silver French Bulldog rescued from a puppy mill in Rock Valley, Iowa

Lainey — rescued from a puppy mill in Iowa

Active mills in the U.S.

Breeding dogs confined now

Pet store puppies from mills

Iowa mills — 2025 Horrible Hundred

What we do

Three ways to make a difference

Expose

A searchable database of known mills, pet stores sourcing from them, and brokers — with USDA records and public sources.

Search the database

Rescue

Direct links to the rescue organisations doing the real work — including the Connecticut clinic where Lainey came from.

Support a rescue

Shop Responsibly

Our vetted breeder directory helps you find someone who actually cares about the dogs they breed.

Find a responsible breeder

Her story started this

Meet the dog behind the project

Lainey is a French Bulldog who spent the first part of her life in a commercial breeding facility in Iowa. She came home a few weeks ago. She went straight for the couch.

Read Lainey's story