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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  Truthfully, I've never seen the AKC happy with any legislation, I'm not joking, I've never seen them in favor of any type of legislation that puts any restrictions on breeders, so that's not a good measure for me. I agree with some of the AKC complaints, what exactly is a "breeding female", but I don't think people realize that over 70% of the dogs sold are unregulated. This bill addresses those commercial breeders who sell directly to the public over the internet. In the past, people would have to visit their homes and could see the kennel conditions for themselves, but the internet changed all this. You can still have more than four breeding females, but if you do, you have to allow the buyer to see the dog before the buyer makes the purchase. Again, you wouldn't be regulated, unless you sell the dogs without meeting the buyer and have more than 4 breeding females. Since when do good breeders not want to meet the buyer?
I'm confused about your comment on a disgruntled neighbor, they could call without this legislation. Most of the puppy mills are really rather well hidden, and authorities can't do anything, because there are no laws to cover them. Once this takes place they will have to register and be inspected if they have more than 4 breeding females and sell directly over the internet without meeting the buyers. I also agree with you that a dogs should be kept in the home, not a separate structure, I'm not sure why people think that they will have to have the dogs in a separate structure, I would be against that. Are you saying this is true if a person has under 4 breeding females, because I can't find it in the actual bill. |
I am fully on-board with regulating the sale of dogs. I also support seeing the puppy before purchase (although I did put a deposit down on Max before meeting him, and I made a verbal commitment with the same breeder before meeting Teddy in person).
There are circumstances, friends here on YT, who have purchased their puppies from YT member breeders and had them shipped without meeting the puppy or breeder in person. This gives me mixed feelings about requiring meeting the puppy and breeder in person.
The separate structure -- I thought the new regulation is requiring this for breeders with more than 4 breeding females. Don't a lot of hobby and show breeders have more than 4?
The disgruntled neighbor example was in response to your comment that most small, in-home breeders would not be inspected under this new regulation because the authorities would be too busy with much bigger operations. Sorry if I misinterpreted your statement. If I were a small breeder, I would not feel comfortable relying on this. A disgruntled neighbor who might know a thing or two about these regulations and call the authorities to come out for an inspection.