The Amish are widely viewed as plain, peaceful people. Reclusive and private, most people only catch glimpses of them as they make their way through the hills of Pennsylvania's Dutch County in buggies.
But some of their perfectly manicured farms are home to a secret world. Lancaster County has been called the puppy millcapital of the U.S., and the trade is largely dominated by the Amish.
It is a world most people never see, but undercover video shot by Main Line Animal Rescue provides a startling look. Hundreds of puppies can be seen stacked in crate on top of crate. Most of those puppies will eventually be sold to pet stores, but their mothers will likely never know a home other than this.
The female breeders live their life producing litter after litter... until they can't any longer. Bill Smith, the founder of Main Line Animal Rescue, says that the dogs are then disposed of -- sometimes euthanized, sometimes shot. And it's perfectly legal.
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EVERY PET STORE PUPPY...EVERY ONE...COMES FROM A PLACE LIKE THIS. PLEASE DON'T BUY THAT CUTE PUPPY, YOU WILL BE SUPPORTING THE MISERY OF THE MOTHERS LEFT BEHIND.