Also pictured, HSUS New Hampshire State Director Lindsay Hamrick with a Great Dane puppy whose mother endured a life of misery at a Wolfeboro puppy mill.
At the Wolfeboro property, 84 Great Danes had been living in a mansion that looked grand on the outside but was rotten on the inside.
Animal waste covered the walls and floors, remains of raw chicken parts were strewn about, and the smell of ammonia hung thick in the air.
Many were riddled with infections, open sores and cuts, and were in extremely poor health.
Some had irritated eyes, made bright red or swollen shut like human boxers who had taken too many hits in a long fight.
The current situation puts the rescuers in a position of enormous financial risk, and can bankrupt organizations that rush in to help.
Under current law, the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture licenses breeders who sell 10 litters or 50 puppies in one year. »