Another day in the Puppy Mill Capital of MN
(5/26/2021)
When it comes to some news about rural Winona County, maybe some good news about something being approved to do with agriculture would make a great headline. Well, I guess not; instead yet another puppy mill has been approved. Or you can call it a commercial dog kennel like the Winona County Planning Commission does. I guess that’s supposed to make you feel better about what goes on with these places.
Winona County has definitely become the Puppy Mill Capital of Minnesota — good to be known for something, I guess. I went to the County Board meeting along with a few other good neighbors when the last puppy mill was approved. The neighbors that live within a few hundred feet spoke of the noise that these places make. It seemed like a few board members understood, but it didn’t matter in the end. You could tell it was going to be approved before anything was ever said. It’s hard to get someone to take the time to come to a meeting in the first place. Most people think it will do no good; it’s not too hard to believe no one showed or voiced a concern about this one.