I posted almost one month ago, about a proposed new Federal Regulation.
My posts were in the Animal Protection and Welfare and in the Breeders section.
I was asked to link this in the General Forum as well.
Here is the link to what I posted:
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/ani...egulation.html
If you go there you will links that will take you to the AKC petition, a link which will connect you directly to APSHIS to submit your comment personally, the deadline has been extended till August 2012.
The link below is yet another petition, but I thought you (the general pet owning public, might find illuminative what the "small hobby breeders are saying about this bill."
https://www.change.org/petitions/u-s...eders-and-more For many folks the issues might seem complex, difficult to understand. Quite simply what is at risk, is the ability of the buying public to be able to purchase a well bred and home raised puppy. I urge you to take some time to read the regulation, to read what others are saying about it, and also to take the time to read Losey's comment on this "proposed" new regulation. The link to Losey's comment is contained with-in the thread in the Animal Protection and Welfare. We need more people to make comments to APHIS - we the general public have a huge voice; if only we would speak up and out.