 USDA licensing is not good
because it means you're running a large scale puppy mill type operation. The license in required in order to produce puppies to sell to pet stores and other resellers. USDA inspection standards are very low and living conditions in most so-called inspected and licensed facilities will make a reputable small-scale breeder cry. This is the first time I hear of a USDA license being required by an owner of 3 or more intact females. That would put most breeders out of compliance. Having a USDA license is not a status symbol, quite the opposite. Allow me to qualify what I have just said, however, by stating that I am repeating things I've heard and read and have never been inside a USDA licensed facility, so have no first hand experience to back up what I'm saying. |