What they are doing is no better than what the average dog dealer is doing - many breeders take more care of where their dogs end up than that. (bordercollierescue.org)
There's no reason these people should not be held to the same standards and humane conditions for their dogs, as any other retail dog dealer. (dogingtonpost.com)
In 2010, the USDA Office of Inspector General released a report criticizing the department's history of lax oversight of dog dealers under the Animal Welfare Act. (humanesociety.org)