10 years!
http://www.wsmv.com/news/22687682/detail.html
CENTERVILLE, Tenn. -- She ran the state's largest puppy mill; now Patricia Adkisson will spend 10 years in prison for animal cruelty In June 2008, officials found more than 700 animals living in deplorable conditions at her Hickman County home.
After her prison sentence, she will be banned from ever owning another animal or even working with any organizations that deal with animals.
Since this case, state lawmakers have passed a law cracking down on puppy mills.
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Some 70,000 puppies and kittens are born daily in the US.
4,000,000 to 6,000,000 pets are euthanized every year because they are homeless,
11,000 to 16,000 pets are euthanized every day because they are homeless.
An animal in a shelter is killed every 1.5 seconds.
Only 1 animal in 10 born in the U.S. gets a good home that lasts a lifetime.