USDA licensing is a big red flag for most knowledgable people looking for a puppy. It's for high volume, commercial breeding facilities. While I have seen pictures of some state of the art facilities that look antiseptically clean, most people link to the term USDA to puppymills.
While being raised in a cage may be fine for the turkey I will put on my table tomorrow, I would never choose a puppy to be my companion that had been raised that way. Studies show how important frequent human contact is the early weeks is to proper socialization later on.
If you have the option not to be licensed with the USDA, I certainly would not do it. |