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Originally Posted by gemy  Nancy yes I have sold a pup "sight" unseen prior to the sale. Of course the person saw internet pictures of the parents and pup. They did not come to my home to see the pups. We did meet at a show some 1000 miles distant from my home.
And I have now read the AWA in terms of what is needed to abide to the "full" letter of their regulations. And quite simply a breeder who wants to raise their pups and dogs in home, could not satisfy their requirements.
You can't sanitize a Home! You will have sharp edges. And to tell me that swimming, and treadmill work, does not count as "exercise" WTF?
I'm not going to keep my dogs to just one section of my home, in their crates for the most part, in order to fulfill AWA guidelines. Plus recent research has indicated no slip flooring along with other things, has a positive effect for puppies not developing or developing less severe hip dysplasia.
I do not support this change in regulation at all. My belief is that it will affect many small hobby breeders to their, and eventually to the public's detriment. |
Gail, I don't think you are still understanding the bill. It says: You met the person face to face at a show. So you each got some sense of the other's character.
Q. How will this affect retailers who sell their
animals to buyers in face-to-face transactions at a
location other than their own premises?
A. The proposed rule is designed to close a loophole
in the current regulations that allows pet animals to be
sold sight-unseen, without any oversight by the public
or APHIS. Pet animal retailers who sell their animals
to their customers in face-to-face transactions at a
location other than their own premises are subject to
some degree of public oversight and therefore are not
the focus of this proposed rule and would not need to
obtain a license.
Where does it say you must "sanitize you home?" Again, I think you are believing the propaganda sites. Have you read this?
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/publicatio...l_pets_faq.pdf