The proposed regulations will put responsible hobby breeders out of business, but do absolutely nothing to help close puppy mills (which are already illegal under numerous laws and regs).
Makes you wonder what they really are trying to do, doesn't it?
EXACTLY! There are already a lot of state regulations in place to deal with puppy mills. It is going to hurt responsible breeders such as myself, who do have a number of intact females but I only produce 2 litters a year. From how I understand it, ANYONE who would ship a puppy or sell “sight unseen” would need to be inspected in order to do so. Bloodlines will suffer.
The USDA is the same lovely organization that wants you to keep records about every chicken, sheep, horse, cow, goat, or dog on your property and fill out paperwork whenever you take it off the property. Take your dog hunting? The USDA wants to know. Take your horses for a trail ride? It’s the government’s business.
Very disturbing. We need to fire federal employees who have this controlling, totalitarian mindset.
They are trying to stop the breeding of animals of ANY kind in your home(dogs, cats, chickens, cows , pigs, birds, etc.)
The large commercial breeders want to put people like me out of business. These are the people who sell to your local pet shops.