Pets for profit: An in-depth investigation
![Two dogs inside a plastic carrier.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/39eb4e8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6453x4337+0+0/resize/1200x807!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F98%2F5c%2F935a9f674a93ab80a01eb6526349%2F1369518-la-inv-puppy-mill-07-fo.jpg)
Dogs in cages are transported inside a packed white van in Bentonville, Ark.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
A deep look into exploitation within the nation’s multibillion-dollar pet industry, from the unregulated pipeline of puppies and other animals imported to California, to lax oversight that enables abuses, and a public that is often left in the dark about it all.