Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Animal Care Program

Inspections of Problematic Dealers

Executive Summary
In the last 2 years, there has been significant media coverage concerning large-scale dog dealers (i.e., breeders and brokers)1that failed to provide humane treatment for the animals under their care. The breeders, negatively referred to as “puppy mills,” have stirred the interest of the
public, Congress, animal rights groups, and others. Accordingly, we conducted an audit of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) Animal Care (AC) unit, which is responsible for enforcing the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). The audit focused on AC’s inspections of problematic dealers. It is the latest in a series of audits related to AWA

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