\nClosed Borders Stopped Dog Smuggling<\/h2>\n
It\u2019s estimated that more than a million puppies are illegally imported into the United States annually. Thankfully many states have cracked down on puppy mills, and many states have made it increasingly difficult for breeders to raise puppies. One of the results is that the United States does not produce enough puppies each year to meet the demand for puppies (even before the pandemic). The result has been the frightening rise of puppies illegally smuggled into the U.S. Many of these puppies come from Mexico, but China, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam have also had increasing puppy mills illegally smuggling puppies into the United States.<\/p>\n
The U.S. is not alone in this problem as the United Kingdom, Singapore, and several European countries have also looked for ways to crack down on illegal puppy smuggling. Many of these smuggled puppies go to \u201crescues\u201d or \u201canimal sanctuaries\u201d where lack of restrictions and supervision allow the smuggled puppies to fly under the radar (those who watched the popular Netflix series Tiger King saw the debate about animal sanctuaries). Small breed puppies smuggled from Mexico often end up as rescues in California, Arizona and Texas in particular.<\/p>\n
At the same time the demand for puppies was increasing during the pandemic, the approximately one million illegally smuggled pups annually was stopped by border shutdowns. The increased demand and huge decrease to supply set up the perfect storm for lack of puppies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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