Following the investigation, the facility agreed to a settlement to surrender its state commercial dog breeding license by July 1st of this year. Even though this facility was cited for hundreds of violations demonstrating systematic and ongoing animal mistreatment, this facility was allowed to maintain its USDA Class A breeder license. Months after the facility was cited with hundreds of violations and agreed to surrender its state dog breeding license, the USDA conducted inspection of the facility and determined it was still qualified as a Class A USDA licensing facility. (01:21–01:35)
CLAIM
Asserts that despite violations, Ridgeland Farms retained its USDA Class A breeder license.
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