Dogwood Kennels Puppy Mill

Tragically, on March 21, of this year 192 dogs and puppies suffocated and burned to death in a puppy mill known as Dogwood Kennels that is owned by the Schmucker family. This incident appears to have occurred because Dogwood Kennels used a kerosene lantern. Their puppy mill has no electricity. Less than a year before this very sad event, dozens of dogs and puppies died at the same puppy mill allegedly from drinking unsanitary water given to them.

Dogwood Kennels has continued to operate the puppy mill and it turns out, they never obtained a conditional use permit from the county to operate a puppy mill. They have been operating all this time without a permit. But they have not stopped their illegal operation. Instead, they now have applied for a conditional use permit from Bland County, Virginia where they are located.

If the county gives them a permit, hundreds more dogs will be at risk. You can help stop this!