Puppy Mill Free Colorado

10/08/2025

This is so extremely cool. Our search engine has been used to perform a half of a million searches in just 4 months! This is the first time ever that the public has instant access to a 5 year inspection history on every licensed breeder and broker in the country.
Consumer education and access to information are two huge pieces in the fight against puppy mills and cruel breeding practices. If the public stops funding bad operations by purchasing their puppies, those places will have no market and will close! Supply and demand.

Our licensed dog breeder search engine has been used 500,000 times since we first released it in June!!

In just 4 months, our website has proven to be the most valuable tool for consumers looking for more information on breeders and for advocates who want to learn more about what is happening in their community. Just by typing in a name, kennel name, or license number, you are able to view the 5 year inspection history on a facility and notes on how they sell. We recently ran an update, which included additional state licensed breeders and the most recent inspection information on more than 5,000 licensed breeders/brokers across the country.

Have you found our resources to be useful?
View the search engine here: https://bailingoutbenji.com/search-engine/

Make a donation to support our work here: https://bailingoutbenji.com/donate/

*PLEASE NOTE* For now, this map only includes licensed dog/cat breeders and brokers across the country. There are tens of thousands of facilities that are operating in states with no regulations, as well as facilities that are operating outside of licensure altogether. While we are monitoring them in our database and filing complaints as needed, we do not have them available to the public at this time.

10/07/2025

JUST RELEASED! Bailing Out Benji performed an audit regarding all puppies and dogs coming into Colorado in 2024 and the results were fascinating. Unfortunately, on top of Colorado's puppy store issue, we are seeing that a lot of families are buying puppies online from facilities that have violations AND there is at least one rescue in our state that is buying hundreds of puppies from an Iowa broker in order to resell in our community.

Read the full report here and let us know your thoughts:
https://bailingoutbenji.com/co-audit-2025/

This summer our nonprofit performed an audit of all of the incoming puppies and dogs coming into Colorado from other states. This audit was performed in order to help lawmakers determine whether or not the licensing agency PACFA is needed but could also provide valuable insight on potential legislation in the future. Our findings showed that there is an alarming lack of transparency happening for consumers who are looking to buy- and even adopt- puppies in the state of Colorado.

We found that pet stores are mainly sourcing from brokers instead of directly from breeders, we learned that many puppies bought online were coming from places with violations, and we even found evidence of one rescue getting more than 300 8-12 week old puppies from a broker. A whole lot of Colorado citizens are supporting the puppy mill industry, and they have no idea!

This is the first time that an audit like this has been performed on a state's imports and the findings were fascinating. When you take time to look at all of the data surrounding puppy sourcing, you see a much larger picture and those details can help you determine the best path forward to stop the cruel and inhumane puppy mill industry in your community!

Read our audit here:
https://bailingoutbenji.com/co-audit-2025/

10/07/2025

Our Colorado team had an incredible weekend at the Thornton Harvest Festival! They talked with 397 people while making so many great first-time connections and helping spread our mission to a whole new audience.

Every conversation is a chance to plant a seed of awareness and inspire compassion for dogs still trapped in puppy mills. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to learn more and support this important work! 💙

09/28/2025

Yesterday was filled with lots of honks, waves, and thumbs up from cars going by! Five people stopped to ask about our efforts and we educated them about the puppy broker system. It is amazing to see the light go on! So many people still don't know how this covert system works. 🚗👍💡 🐾💕️🌟

One older man's wife had already purchased a puppy in the store, but we educated him anyway. They were picking it up. He had no idea what a puppy mill was! They exited the store walking around the back with the puppy probably to avoid us. We gave them a sick puppy flier just in case. We have had several people talk about buying puppies with giardia, kennel cough, interstitial pneumonia, etc. Buyer beware! 🐾💔🚫💔😷

Two ladies asked for information and were very supportive of our efforts. They took information. A young man who asked for information later told us he worked in the store. When I told him the puppies were inbred he didn't understand. He said how are they inbred if they are mutts? I told him I hoped he could find a better job and not support cruelty. 🐕🐾🤞🤨 🙏 💖

Finally, we were packing up and a man asked for information. He and his group were going in to pet puppies. I said we try to discourage foot traffic because they support cruelty. I explained the Pet Store Consumer Protection law, which is a transparency law in the state. He said he would check the cage cards.

Thank you Carol Ho, Kelsey Holman, Meg Lands, Jenneth Zettler, Katherine A Marini, and Patty Borras for showing up for the dogs trapped in misery, suffering, and hopelessness.

09/20/2025

Every day, we are working towards a future where no dog suffers in a puppy mill.
A future where families know the truth, and every puppy is born into love- not cages.

That future is possible, but only if we keep fighting together. ✨

Please consider making a donation today and help support our efforts! Bailing Out Benji is the only organization that extensively researches licensed dog breeders, puppy stores, and online websites. Our research is used from classrooms to policy rooms and is a trusted resource for information and advocacy.

With your help, we can keep having a huge impact and we can help turn more puppy mill dogs into puppy mill survivors. Make a donation here: https://secure.everyaction.com/aDOnSJF3r0muNQCK0SoEWQ2

09/18/2025

We will be out at Perfect Pets for Puppy Mill Awareness Day! Help us spread awareness about this cruel industry and educate the public about why pet stores should not sell puppies. We have plenty of signs!

The weekend is almost here, and you know what that means... Our volunteers are going to be out sparking conversations in their communities about puppy mills and how people can safely obtain their next pet 🎉

If you have ever wondered what it is like to be a part of our nonprofit or if you just want to stop by and show your support, check out the events below! This amazing group of advocates would love to meet you! 💙

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Have you ever been interested in hosting a protest or doing an event in your community? Contact us today to learn how!
https://bailingoutbenji.com/volunteer/