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Commercial Dog Breeders

These materials were developed by the Center for Food Security and Public Health in collaboration with USDA APHIS Animal Care to provide information about licensing and regulatory requirements for Commercial Dog Breeders.

The materials describe the prelicensing process and requirements for maintaining a license under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and regulations and best practices in animal care and husbandry for commercial facilities.

The materials consist of a series of PowerPoint presentations with speaker notes.
 

	Presentation 1: Introduction to APHIS Animal Care and the Regulatory Process Intro to APHIS Animal Care and the Regulatory Process: Speaker Notes  Intro to APHIS Animal Care and the Regulatory Process: Slides
	Presentation 2: The Licensing Process  The Licensing Process: Speaker Notes   The Licensing Process: Slides
	Presentation 3: Maintaining Your License  Maintaining Your License: Speaker Notes   Maintaining Your License: Slides
	Presentation 4: Program of Veterinary Care  Program of Veterinary Care: Speaker Notes   Program of Veterinary Care: Slides
	Presentation 5: Exercise  Exercise: Speaker Notes   Exercise: Slides
	Presentation 6: Socialization  Socialization: Speaker Notes   Socializaton: Slides
	Presentation 7: Identification  Identification: Speaker Notes   Identification: Slides
	Presentation 8: Housing Part 1 (General Overview)  Housing Part 1: Speaker Notes   Housing Part 1: Slides
	Presentation 9: Housing Part 2  Housing Part 2: Speaker Notes   Housing Part 2: Slides  Measuring a Dog Instructional Video
	Presentation 10: Husbandry Standards  Husbandry Standards: Speaker Notes   Husbandry Standards: Slides
	Presentation 11: Transportation and Minimum Age Requirements  Transportation and Minimum Age Requirements: Speaker Notes   Transportation and Minimum Age Requirements: Slides
	Presentation 12: Brokers and Auctions  Brokers and Auctions: Speaker Notes   Brokers and Auctions: Slides

Contact Information

For more information regarding this content, please contact Jeramy D. Higgins, Training Specialist, Center for Animal Welfare at Jeramy.D.Higgins@aphis.usda.gov.