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Originally Posted by gemy  Animal Welfare Act | Animal Welfare Information Center
that is the link for the excerpt I abstracted. Also look at the very one FAQ where it stipulates "if" you allow your dogs free run of your home; then they will look at things essentially on a case by case basis. (1) YES If this is a reputable breeder then why not? The question of internet sales or not, does not make defacto a "bad breeder. In this day and age, the internet is a wonderful tool, we can use to communicate to look up tons n tons of information. Why shouldn't a reputable breeder avail herself of this tool? I can as a buyer learn of some great puppies for sale in this way. How-ever all the research needs to be done by the buyer, prior to purchasing. (2) Yes I believe in inspections actually. But under a different sort of circumstances the USA law seems to provide for. I believe that home breeders need to be given huge credits for doing what so many commercial breeders don't and can't do! That is rear a puppy 24/7 in a home environment. And yes the whelping area not only needs to be cleaned, but needs to be kept safe n secure from other pets in the house, during the critical0-5 or so weeks. We can do this, through the use of gates, doors, separate areas of the house.
Once the breeding is done, the whelping and puppy placement is done, why shouldn't I be allowed to let my dogs have free reign of the house? They are my dogs, my home, my companions, a huge part of my life! |
Thanks for the link, but I'm not finding the part you quoted, could you link the exact page? As far as saying a case by case basis, I think that's fine. If a breeder has numerous complaints of sickly dogs, they would probably want to do an inspection. Do you remember the case Teresita Hughes a breeder in Florida, they found hundreds of dogs in a bedroom in her home. How did they know to inspect, she had so many complaints from consumers who bought sickly dogs.
I disagree with you on reputable breeder, I feel so strongly about this. No reputable breeder sells from the website, sight unseen, part of being a reputable breeder includes making sure you are placing the dog into good hands.
Gail, your dogs will be allowed to have free roam of your house, I don't know why you don't think you will be able to do this. This doesn't even make sense. Again, this is the type of scare tactic put out by commercial breeders to scare the heck out of you small breeders and help you fight this law.