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Originally Posted by Woogie Man  One thing that stands out to me is that this bill has the stated intent to stop puppy mills. The requirement for anyone that sells, or offers for sale, more than five puppies to register belies that intent. But just say that this bill passes in its current form. First off, there would have to be a window of time for any breeder, dealer or broker to register. Secondly, how can anyone force compliance unless they know who these people are in the first place? It's likely that those that are running a shady operation simply wouldn't register. So what you are left with are inspectors inspecting mostly 'good' operations once inspections do take place. The typical 'miller' would not have registered and you would still be relying on citizen complaints to get at them. How is that so different from what is in place now? Wouldn't it be simpler (and faster) to clearly define animal neglect/abuse, stiffen penalties for violators and use the USDA list as a starting point in identifying commercial breeders? Or does that make too much sense? |
That makes sense to me,, Sounds like a great start...