The USDA licenses several hundred "commercial puppy breeders" and dealers every year. These are people who are also more commonly termed as puppy mills by some people. The license truly means nothing, it is just permission from the government to mass produce puppies to be sold enmasse to pet stores. < ---read tax dollar revenue for Uncle Sam so that makes it ok

It has been brought to my attention that some of the people in this government provided list need clarification here. We'll take hedgehogs for instance....if someone breeds hedghogs they are included in this list (licensed for exotics) BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT A PUPPY MILL,duh. Someone actually called and complained because they are listed on this list but they do not breed puppies....well OBVIOUSLY, this does not apply to them then does it? What part of The Voice for "D O G S" would make anyone think this site is about anything other than dogs????? Uh, hello????