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By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block<\/em><\/p>\n Sportsman\u2019s Kennels is a dog breeding facility on Long Island in New York. This Suffolk County breeder, which boasts its connection to the American Kennel Club<\/a> (\u201cbreeding AKC pups since 1962\u201d), has appeared in Humane World for Animals\u2019 annual Horrible Hundred report<\/a> on known puppy mills five different times based on violations listed in state inspection reports. Earning this \u201cdistinction\u201d five times is more than reason enough to never purchase a puppy from them or anyone on the list.<\/p>\n Now our new undercover investigation<\/a>, which uncovered a chilling \u201cforgotten dogs room\u201d for dogs who were not currently breeding and puppies considered unsellable, provides new evidence that this facility is nothing less than a nightmare for animals.<\/p>\n Our investigator worked at the kennel in September and October 2025 and documented hundreds of dogs and puppies of approximately 20 different breeds who are held in a collection of plastic bins, chain-link kennels and steel cages. Some dogs had barely enough space to take a few steps and turn around. Instead of toys, chew marks on the sides of the plastic bins indicated the dogs and puppies gnawed on their own enclosures out of boredom.<\/p>\n The \u201cforgotten dogs room\u201d represented the epitome of carelessness and indifference to their suffering. Here, these dogs that no longer held promise to turn a profit for the puppy mill<\/a>, languished for hours waiting to receive minimal care and attention. Here, conditions tended to be especially cramped, lonely and bleak. Adjacent to this room were hallways filled with breeding dogs that the investigator described as reeking of feces and dimly lit, with some of the dogs soiled by feces and dirty water.<\/p>\n Toward the end of their employment, our investigator persuaded the kennel owner to give them one of the dogs from the \u201cforgotten dogs room\u201d who had been deemed unsellable. That dog, named Honey, was taken into the care of Humane Long Island, a local animal advocacy and rescue organization, which found her a loving home.<\/p>\n We\u2019re immensely relieved for Honey. But to eradicate the cruelty of this puppy mill, permanent change is necessary.<\/p>\n