I commend the Girl Scouts for their attempts. Although I don't believe the legislation would protect dogs in many breeding programs. The USDA is the entity entrusted to inspect dog kennels and have failed miserably at their job. The agency will never be funded enough to inspect kennels or breeders on a routine basis, so the unscrupulous breeders will still get away with their disgusting practices. With our government's budget completely out of control, any legislator would be foolish (re-election nightmare)to recommend extreme funding increases for the USDA.
To answer the question:
Why would the AKC be against inspections?
The AKC wants no legislation passed that would hinder a breeder from breeding and registering with AKC. Unfortunately as with most all things, it's about money. Breeders don't want laws that would interfere with their lucrative business and AKC needs the breeder's fees to stay profitable.
Sadly, AKC knows the USDA will never be capable of adequately inspecting facilities but they have to be opposed to new legislation to appease the breeders.
In my perfect world, breeders develop good breeding ethics and would not need government oversight
