Class B Dealers may acquire random source animals for resale.  Random source means animals that are obtained from animal pounds or shelters, auction sales, or from any person who did not breed and raise them on his/her premises.  Class B Dealers may obtain non-random source animals from persons who have bred and raised the animal on their own premises.

 

Class B Dealers are strictly regulated under existing USDA animal welfare rule and provide animals for educational and research purposes for such important issues as cardiovascular studies, orthopedic studies, prostate cancer research, drug and therapy research for pets, and research into “orphan” genetic diseases.  Class B Dealers provide animals with a diverse gene pool that is required for some educational and research purposes.