puppy mill
noun[C]
USdisapprovinguk/ˈpʌp.i ˌmɪl/us/ˈpʌp.i ˌmɪl/(also especiallyUKpuppy farm,uk/ˈpʌp.i ˌfɑːm/us/ˈpʌp.i ˌfɑːrm/)aplacewherepuppies(=youngdogs)arebredinlargenumbersto besold:
幼犬繁殖场It'sunknownexactlyhow manydogsarebredandsoldthroughpuppymills.目前还不清楚到底有多少狗是在幼犬场繁殖出售的。
Herdogstillshowssignsof beingbredin apuppymillby beingshyaroundpeople.她的狗仍然很怕人，显示出它是在幼犬场里繁殖出来的。
- Theproceedswill go tohelprescueanimalsfrompuppymills.
- Theseproposedregulationsdo nothing aboutpuppymillswhereatrociousconditionscontinue.
- I don't like it when theycalleverykennelin thestateapuppymill.
Breeds & breeding
- beget
- breeder
- breeding
- breeding ground
- brood mare
- crossbred
- heritage
- heritage breed
- inbred
- inbreeding
- interbreed
- pedigree
- pedigreed
- puppy farm
- purebred
- rare breed
- stud
- teaser
- thoroughbred
- well bred