Sentences with phrase «wholesale animal breeders»

Under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), wholesale animal breeders — those who sell to pet stores, for instance — are regulated, licensed and subject to inspections by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service at USDA.

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Since 1952, pet and animal lovers, veterinarians, groomers, and breeders have turned to family - owned UPCO for their wholesale pet and animal supplies and equipment they need to make their jobs easier.
The AWA requires that the following breeders / dealers obtain USDA licenses: (1) people who breed dogs and cats for use as pets or for other purposes and sell them sight unseen at the retail level; and (2) the wholesale dealers who supply these animals to pet stores, brokers, or research facilities.
Under the federal Animal Welfare Act, the US Department of Agriculture regulates commercial breeders, kennels, and brokers who sell dogs through wholesale channels and sets standards for the use of animals in biomedical and product research, circuses, zoos, and other public animal disAnimal Welfare Act, the US Department of Agriculture regulates commercial breeders, kennels, and brokers who sell dogs through wholesale channels and sets standards for the use of animals in biomedical and product research, circuses, zoos, and other public animal disanimal displays.
• Dealers / Brokers These are brokers — this category can breed their own dogs / cats and can also buy / broker certain animals from other breeders and then sell wholesale.
If a breeder sold wholesale (i.e., to pet stores), he / she was required to be licensed under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA).
The AWA currently regulates large - scale commercial breeders who sell animals at wholesale or for research.
The USDA's current animal care regulations cover breeders who sell at wholesale, who breed commercially in large quantities, and are ill - suited to home - based hobby breeders.
Dog and cat breeders who sell wholesale (i.e., to pet stores) are regulated by the federal government under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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