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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  Um, the Grabers? Daviess County?
Better yet, just enter "puppy mills in Indiana" on google or yahoo - and read for yourself. Especially interesting are the descriptions of those who filed repeated complaints with the USDA regarding Indiana mills, about which the USDA did nothing. I would think since this is the area of your focus, you'd be well aware of all this. 
Read about the Grabers and see how ineffective the entire process was in Indiana. They didn't even want a jury trial, bc they pretty much knew no jury in that county would convict someone of animal cruelty....I guess bc the mills are so "accepted" in that area.  |
The first video of the nasty conditions and untreated dogs,, That man is out of Business..
He should have faced charges for the dogs being left untreated for medical conditions..
The pet shops buying from out of state puppy mills, how does this law affect them?
All of the videos and the puppy mill busts in Indiana, are USDA certified suppliers and brokers. I agree that the USDA is not doing a great job. They need help.. These mills need to to be shut down or cleaned up. These people are already tracked, so it would be pretty easy to pass or approve of an enforcement team, to go an enforce existing laws and add harsher penalties that MUST be enforced as pertaining to animal cruelty.
This bill goes way beyond affecting only puppy millers and needs to be rewritten so it does what it says... Shuts down puppy millers that are cruel to their animals...