Commercial ARE Puppy Breeders NOT Mills

Commercial
Breeders
ARE
NOT
• Commercial Breeders are Professional Breeders
• USDA licensed and inspected - MANDATORY
• State licensed where required and often AKC
inspected
• Subject to Animal Welfare Act
• Mandatory record keeping of Veterinarian visits, health
checks, vaccinations and kennel protocols
• Mandatory housing covering soundness of
construction, ventilation, temperature, adequate size,
flooring, walls and safe surfaces
• Mandatory exercise, feeding, watering and sanitized
environment
• There are approximately 1,900 licensed, regulated
breeders in the United States
• Properly trained staff
• Mandatory documentation of pet history
• Mandatory animal identification
Puppy
Mills
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Unlicensed and uninspected
Not a legal operation
Very little if any accurate breed record
No Veterinarian care
Poor housing
Poor sanitation
Horrific conditions, dogs exposed to elements, no
exercise nor socialization
• Little to no staff and not trained
• There are approximately 8,000 unlicensed &
unregulated breeders in the United States
There is simply no comparison between a Professional Commercial Breeder and a puppy mill!