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Lancaster County, Pennsylvania -- known as “The Puppy Mill Capital of the East Coast” -- has the largest concentration of dog breeders for any county in the United States. Lancaster is commonly recognized for its large Amish population. Although the Amish are known for their very traditional, religious lifestyle, they also own and operate many of the worst puppy mills in Lancaster. Their involvement with these mills brings them millions of dollars each year.

Lancaster’s breeding facilities house an average of 119 dogs, almost twice the national average of 60 dogs per USDA-licensed facility. There were 193 licensed breeding kennels in Lancaster County that produced more that 200,000 animals in 2004. However, even with licensing requirements, it is estimated that half of the breeders in Lancaster County are unlicensed -- which means they are difficult to locate and operate unregulated by the USDA. 

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LCA's 2005 billboard, located just outside Lancaster County on Westbound Route 30 (by Route 82), made the front page of the Lancaster newspaper and exposed Lancaster’s puppy mill business.

Recently, activists in Pennsylvania found evidence of another of Lancaster’s dirty little secrets. Choose from the menu below to read more about what the activists found!