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Originally Posted by wildcard  My point is simply that the author of that article is saying that individuals would be criminally prosecuted but millers could not be because of the USDA. That is just not true.
Please know that not all Amish communities have puppy millers as members. I would hate for people to be misled and assume that Amish= mill. That is just not the case. |
I did not see that as what the author was saying. I think her point was that IF the USDA is conducting an inspection and saw a starving dog at that kennel - all the USDA could do is give a citation. That's it. Big deal. The USDA leaves and you know that owner likely does to clear that citation? Shoots and kills the dog; the citation is then cleared when the USDA returns. That was her point. Unless "the law" happens upon that property to witness animal cruelty, then YES, the USDA rules and regulations DO,
ostensibly, pre-empt the law. Her point wasn't that they *couldn't* be prosecuted, her point was that they are *not* prosecuted, in all likelihood.
No one in this thread has ever implied or said that Amish communities=Mills. People have mentioned the Amish mills in Indiana and elsewhere - those are 2 entirely different points.