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Originally Posted by concretegurl  I dont see it now either they changed the site a lot. They used to have their inspection reports posted. Maybe they are no longer required to be USDA after the regulation changes 3 years ago...I'll shhot an email out to Amber and ask about it. Feel free to contact thwm.Many dont like their practicea or choices in breeding but I like how they are so honest about it and respectful of critism. |
I'm going to assume that you are already aware of this, but for those who are not, under the Freedom of Information Act, we are entitled to view a breeder's name, address, as well as all of their inspection reports by clicking the link below.
I feel like I have to qualify everything that I say to you with "I know there are exceptions, but" the overwhelming majority of the time, if a kennel is USDA licensed, the reason they are is because although they may sell directly to the public, they
also sell to pet shops and third party brokers. There really is no other reason to take on the additional expense, and "bad conotation" that comes with being licensed.
One of the projects that I am working on is a visual "what you see versus what you get" campaign, where I visit websites of USDA kennels and document what they advertise themselves as being, and then pull up the report and document what they actually are, If I'm lucky I can even get my hands on photos of their actual kennels that were taken by the inspectors.
If you look at the reports and see that a particular kennel has zero violations, another thing to remember is that all that means is that they have met the minimum requirements to be in compliance, which we already know are a joke. The only way to be 100% sure, is to visit the kennel ourself. Also, less common but definitely happening, the kennels have two addresses, one where they "show" they dogs, and one where they actually keep them.
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