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AP Photo/Carolyn KasterOver the past four years, Megan Anderson — who works for Main Line Animal Rescue, a shelter outside of Philadelphia — has managed to coax some of Pennsylvania's largest commercial breeding kennels to part with their unwanted canines, usually females past their reproductive prime or young males they couldn't sell. -
AP Photo/Carolyn KasterMegan Anderson, right, and Nancy Shilcock check the teeth and health of two poodle-bichon dogs before giving them a warm bath at Main Line Animal Rescue in Chester Springs, Pa. -
AP Photo/Carolyn KasterCubby, a Bernese Mountain Dog, looks out over the half door of the adoption office at Main Line Animal Rescue in Chester Springs, Pa. Cubby belongs to the office manager. -
AP Photo/Carolyn KasterDogs waiting for adoption leap and lean against the clear doors of their kennels at Main Line Animal Rescue in Chester Springs, Pa. -
AP Photo/Carolyn KasterBill Smith holds an Italian Greyhound waiting for adoption at Main Line Animal Rescue in Chester Springs, Pa. -
AP Photo/Carolyn KasterBill Smith gives a poodle-bichon dog a warm bath at Main Line Animal Rescue in Chester Springs, Pa. -
AP Photo/Carolyn KasterBill Smith dries a poodle-bichon dog after giving it a warm bath at Main Line Animal Rescue in Chester Springs, Pa. -
AP Photo/Carolyn KasterBill Smith pets Kody, a Great Pyrenees waiting for adoption at Main Line Animal Rescue in Chester Springs, Pa. -
AP Photo/Carolyn KasterKody, a Great Pyrenees up for adoption, walks in an open field during some outside time at Main Line Animal Rescue in Chester Springs, Pa. -
AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster"Tugger," an energetic Labrador Retriever that is up for adoption, bounces high in his kennel at Main Line Animal Rescue in Chester Springs, Pa. -
AP Photo/Carolyn KasterA recently acquired poodle curls up in a warm corner with her new litter of puppies at Main Line Animal Rescue in Chester Springs, Pa. -
AP Photo/The Oregonian, Ross William HamiltonNukka , left, and Kodiak, both rescued miniature American Eskimo dogs now owned by Todd and Dorothy Grasle, were part of a May 2009 rescue of a puppy mill in Kennewick, Wash. -
Kin Man Hui/kmhui@express-news.netMichelle Tessaro poses with one of two puppies she purchased from Adorable Petz in April of 2008. The dog she is holding in the photo was listed on her purchase receipt as a toy poodle, which Tessaro now believes was mislabeled. The other animal, a Maltipoo, died from Parvo — a virus that attacks the animal's intestinal lining. The puppy mill has received complaints and was dropped by the Better Business Bureau. Tessaro wants the company out of business and to warn others. -
Kin Man Hui/kmhui@express-news.netThe receipt from Adorable Petz identifies both puppies that were purchased by Michelle Tessaro. She now believes that the one listed as a toy poodle is incorrect. The other animal, a Maltipoo, died from Parvo — a virus that attacks the animal's intestinal lining. -
Kin Man Hui/kmhui@express-news.netEcho was listed as a toy poodle on Michelle Tessaro's receipt when she purchased the puppy from Adorable Petz in April of 2008. Tessaro now has doubts about the pedigree of the dog and about the business ethics of the puppy mill.
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