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Originally Posted by wildcard  I don't think that being a USDA licensed breeder protects you from state anti-cruelty laws. The state criminal laws can still be enforced against them. The USDA law won't pre-empt the state law. Now, the prosecutor might not prosecute for whatever reason-- good or bad-- but I don't see a reason why they could not if they decided to pursue it. |
Um, I don't think the USDA is exactly turning around after giving their citations and then calling in law enforcement to dole out charges of animal cruelty. It'd be like
admitting that what they (the USDA) do is totally ineffective, which it clearly is.