Logan,
read Lizbud's post, right after my first one in this thread, about another article on the subject and the Department of Agriculture contribution to this enterprise.

Phred,
you posted at the same time I was writing this.
Thanks for the information. Now, unfortunately, we know they are for real. Perhaps not only Woof & Co. but all the stores in those two malls should be threatened with a boycott for as long as they rent space to those people. Money talks.