Ninety percent of puppies with parvovirus die of sepsis.
How scary is that?
According to Midwoofery.com, the mortality rate can go down to five percent with treatment.
“Swift moving and devastating virus. Parvo is one of the most contagious viruses around and one of the most costly to treat,” Head for the Hills VHS said in their article on parvovirus.
According to the Animals Angels Investigations and Advocacy, most puppy mills are unsanitary and house far too many dogs, which leads to negligence and malnutrition. According to Animals Angels Investigations and Advocacy, puppies in these mills often have many health problems from parvo to heartworms.
“Overcrowding, disease and inadequate access to even the most basic veterinary care are prevalent in these types of operations,” the Animals Angels Investigations and Advocacy said on their website.
Puppy mills are only breeding facilities to make a profit, not like a shelter which specializes in caring, rescuing animals and rehoming them.
Parvo can happen to any dog owned facility, but there are ways to stop it from having a devastating outcome.
“We don’t lose puppies to parvo. We have things on hand to treat them, and they rally quickly. We have not had any cases of parvo in several years,” Rhoades said on News-Press.
According to Partners for Animal Welfare Society, shelters, unlike most mills, provide veterinary care for all their animals. In most cases also neuter and spay them as well.
While not all shelters are perfect, many are working towards being no-kill, a stark difference to most puppy mills.
“Puppy mills keep dogs under deplorable conditions. They are responsible for a significant chunk of the nearly 1,000 dogs euthanized daily. On your part, you could end up with a disease-prone puppy that bears less desirable traits like aggressiveness,” Emma Williams said on Fitbark.com.
On the topic of dogs being put down, overpopulation is a real problem amongst dogs in puppy mills which leads to animals being put down.
“There are not enough homes for all the animals that are born every year. Adopting from a shelter helps weaken the pet overpopulation cycle. Each year, 8 to 12 million dogs, cats, puppies and kittens are euthanized because there are simply not enough homes for them,” Helping Hands Humane Society stated on their website.
