USDA does regulate commercial breeders. The abhorent ones we see (used as a brushck by HSUS and PETA to paint breeders) are already in violation of USDA regs. How would you know if a breeder knew all the dogs names? Shall we test them? What number do you set as an ok number of litters per year?
BTW many shelters have to import adoptable dogs from other places (sometimes foreign countries, altho that may not be happening now as it caused a hew and cry). The stats for pet overpopulation generally include feral cats (which are certainly not the fault of any breeder) and unadoptable animals (old, since, poor temperament).
So, tell me, what is your perfect law regarding pet breeding? FWIW I really don’t like commercial breeders either, but there doesn’t seem to be a way to regulate them out of business without regulating breeders in general out of business.
I dunno...pick a number of litters. Five? Six? That would be pretty generous for a non-commercial operation.
Or ban selling the puppies to businesses. No one breeds 800 puppies so they can sell to individuals.
Here in Tucson, the shelters are full. Lots of folks have home rescue operations, and will take dogs from the Pound and Shelter and care for them until someone takes them. My Aussie came from one - the lady had 8 puppies from the Humane Shelter.
USDA is supposed to regulate commercial breeders, but I would bet it isn’t a top priority.
Hunte (http://www.huntecorp.com/default.html) has 100 breeds, including Border Collies. There is no way the Border Collies are worth a damn. I have no sympathy for Hunte.