Leia was rescued from an alleged puppy mill in Millburn, Oklahoma, along with 250 other dogs and puppies. She, and the rest of the animals, were immediately taken to our temporary shelter facility for some TLC. See the beginning of her new life after rescue!

Early morning on March 11, 2024, our Animal Rescue Team arrived at two dog breeding operations in Milburn, Oklahoma, with officers from the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office, who served search warrants as part of an alleged animal cruelty situation. Law enforcement requested our assistance with rescuing approximately 250 dogs and puppies.

Both breeders have claimed online to be American Kennel Club-affiliated, and one of the breeders currently has puppies listed for sale on the AKC’s Marketplace website. Our team found that dogs and puppies at these two large-scale puppy mills were living without proper veterinary care, some with only spotty access to shelter and clean water, so that they could be bred at high volume and sold online and at a notorious flea market in Canton, Texas, known as Dog Alley, the subject of multiple animal welfare investigations and complaints over the years. This market allows unlicensed, uninspected breeders to sell animals directly to the public in dismal conditions.