The ten puppies seized at Los Angeles International Airport will be given up for adoption.

Those puppy mill dogs were the only ones who survived the 14-hour flight from Seoul to Los Angeles in June. The five Yorkshire terriers and five Maltese were eight weeks old when Animal Services and county Public Health officials discovered that they had bogus health certificates claiming they were four months old.

Officials are still concerned about the dogs’ health. The survivors, as they called the pups, could develop physical or behavioral issues because of improper breeding and poor living conditions throughout their first weeks of life.

Pup lovers would have the possibility to adopt the confiscated adorable animals at the East Valley Animal Care Center in Van Nuys, California on Dec. 20, the authorities said.

The Animal Services said that over 35 percent of the puppies inspected by the Task Force had false documents. The Task Force was led by LA Animal Services, LA County Public Health, and the Southeast Area Animal Control Authority. "Incorrect paperwork could lead to puppies not being quarantined or vaccinated appropriately, placing other animals and humans potentially at risk," affirmed Ed Boks, general manager of the Department of Animal Services.

According to some estimates, three to four million pets are killed every year in shelters across the United States on account of overpopulation. People are recommended to adopt a pet either from a shelter, or from a rescue group. Importing puppies from international puppy farms worsens the current situation, besides the health risks it poses.