Puppy Mill Free Missouri

10/27/2025

In spite of the rain and chilly temps, we had such a great weekend at the Kimmswick Apple Butter Festival
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We had so many wonderful conversations — some with people who were hearing about puppy mills for the first time, and others who work in rescue helping former mill dogs heal and start their new lives. 💙

A huge thank-you to everyone who stopped by, asked questions, shared stories, and showed support. Every conversation helps raise awareness and bring us one step closer to ending the suffering for dogs still trapped in puppy mills. 🐾

10/26/2025

Gunner learned about puppy mills today at the Kimmswick Apple Butter Festival, and Maverick showed us some tricks!

We'll be there again tomorrow! Stop by and say hi!!

10/26/2025

We had special guests at our Petland Fenton protest today! Thank you to everyone who came out and for all of the honks and support!

10/15/2025

Focusing on data, not just headlines, helps us direct our energy where it’s truly needed — pushing for stronger laws, better enforcement, and real accountability for the dogs still trapped in this industry.

Bailing Out Benji is a nonprofit organization that researches puppy mills and their connection to pet stores and online websites.

10/13/2025

We had such a great time and so many wonderful conversations at the Midwest Animal Sheltering Conference! 🎉 Huge congratulations to Bailing Out Benji 💙🐾

WE WON!! Over the weekend at the Midwest Animal Sheltering Conference, our Missouri volunteers accepted something kind of cool on our behalf...

The Innovation of the Year Award for our licensed dog breeder search engine!!

Our commitment to research and transparency was honored at their awards ceremony and they shared our mission to end puppy mill cruelty with all of their attendees. And what a fun thing for our volunteers to experience!

We want to thank the Missouri Coalition of Animal Care Organizations for all that they do to move the needle forward on animal welfare and for choosing to honor our nonprofit. Not only did they give us the award, but they provided us with a $1000 grant to help us continue our work. Their MASC conference is our favorite to attend each year and we love home many people we are able to have conversations with :)

We also want to give a shout out to our Wisconsin volunteer Jim, who is the brainchild and tech guru behind our search engine. It truly takes all of us to put an end to the cruel and inhumane puppy mill industry. Transparency helps us get there even faster! Thank you for all that you are doing to be a part of the change.

If you haven't seen our search engine yet, click here: https://bailingoutbenji.com/search-engine/

If you want to help us celebrate by making a donation, click here: https://bailingoutbenji.com/donate/

10/05/2025

Thanks to all who came out to speak up for the dogs yesterday at Petland Fenton! We'll be back Oct 25!!

09/30/2025

Join Us This October 4th and 25th — Peaceful Protests to End Puppy Mill Cruelty

Did you know Petland stores are one of the largest retailers of puppy mill puppies in the U.S.? Despite their claims, Petland sources dogs from large-scale commercial breeding facilities — also known as puppy mills https://bailingoutbenji.com/about-puppy-mills/ — where dogs are kept in cages and bred over and over for profit. https://bailingoutbenji.com/puppy-mill-maps/cvi-data/

Join Puppy Mill Free Missouri (Bailing Out Benji’s MO team) as we raise awareness and educate the public at our upcoming protests:

📆 Saturday, October 4th – 11:00 AM https://www.facebook.com/share/1B6pWVxbMw/

📆 Saturday, October 25th – 11:00 AM https://www.facebook.com/share/1CM9xrsJha/

Location: Petland Fenton

Why We Protest:
To expose the connection between Petland and puppy mills

To educate families before they buy a pet from a store

To encourage adoption and support of responsible breeders/rescues

To stand in solidarity with the dogs suffering in mills

📢 How You Can Help Now:
Mark your calendars and RSVP!

Share this post to spread awareness

Invite friends, family, and fellow animal lovers

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Together, we can educate and inspire change. See you on October 4th and October 25th!

Where do pet store puppies come from? The truth might shock you. Our research has connected hundreds of pet stores to the worst puppy mills in the country.

09/30/2025

On average, there are 38 adult breeding dogs in licensed breeding and brokering facilities across the country. This study was performed after auditing the most recent state and federal inspection record for every licensed facility in the country. And, for the first time ever, this has given us a baseline that we can continue to use while tracking and monitoring progress in the future! We say 'for the first time' because until now, state licensees have never been accounted for in research.

This number is based on more than 164,000 adult dogs that are accounted for in over 5,000 regulated facilities. Of course, there is no way of knowing the true account of adult dogs that are being used for breeding purposes across the country because of the tens of thousands of facilities that operate outside of licensure. Bailing Out Benji is committed to continuing this research and will continue filing complaints to bring more breeding facilities into compliance.

For more information on our research regarding national averages, please click the link below: https://bailingoutbenji.com/2025-stats/