State Agriculture Department Director Jon Hagler said he is working to change Missouri's status as the nation's puppy mill capital. But inhumane dog-breeding is a nationwide problem.
Puppy mills: What others are saying
Monday, April 6, 2009 | 6:14 p.m. CDT;
updated 12:56 p.m. CST, Friday, November 30, 2012
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