1.0Orvis Newshttps://news.orvis.comPhil Monahanhttps://news.orvis.com/author/monahanprich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Fn5DRCwqtM"><a href="https://news.orvis.com/dogs/video-the-sad-case-of-billy-highlights-puppy-mills">Video: The Tragic Tale of Billy Highlights the Evils of Puppy Mills</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://news.orvis.com/dogs/video-the-sad-case-of-billy-highlights-puppy-mills/embed#?secret=Fn5DRCwqtM" width="600" height="338" title="“Video: The Tragic Tale of Billy Highlights the Evils of Puppy Mills” — Orvis News" data-secret="Fn5DRCwqtM" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> I have mixed feelings about the work of the Humane Society of the United States—their anti-hunting stance is a real problem—but it's hard to deny that they do lots of important work with dogs. Here's one tragic story from 2012 that highlights the evils of puppy mills and the damage they do to dogs. In March, during a raid on a hellish dog-breeding operation in North Carolina, Adam Parascandola discovered a terribly neglected Chihuahua in a steel cage that he could barely open. The pair bonded immediately, and Parascandola adopted the little dog, whom he named Billy. The dog was in such bad shape when he was rescued that a veterinarian gave him the lowest possible "body condition" score. But when Parascandola got the dog home and started nursing him back to help, Billy displayed a. . .https://i2.cdn.turner.com/dr/hln/www/release/sites/default/files/imagecache/textarticle_640/2012/12/05/BillytheDog.jpg