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Puppy farmers treating dogs like ATMs as illegal breeding rates expected to hit 70,000 every year

Puppy farmers in Ireland profit from a multi-million-euro industry fuelled by the ‘criminal mistreatment of dogs and puppies’ ...
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I breed and train dogs that sell for $175,000 each. We place about 20 dogs a year, and it took us a while to be profitable.

Kim Greene started breeding protection dogs after getting pregnant with twins. Her dogs now sell for $175,000 and are fully trained when they're placed. The business grew after she divorced and ...