Those adorable teacup pups, loved by celebrities, often begin life in abusive breeding mills
SEOUL, South Korea — The biggest shock to Dr. Robert Jiao wasn’t Tinkerbell’s size. He had heard of teacup puppies: cute canines bred to grow so small that they can, as the marketing gimmick goes, supposedly fit in a teacup.
By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World
Jun 16, 2014