Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  Believe it or not, I am LIVING this nightmare, as are many, many other small breeders. The AKC is NOT the problem...we all keep accurate records and are well known to AKC. (I have even been a federal firearm dealer in the past, and gladly opened my home up to federal ATF agents for inspection, so this is NOT a problem for me.) There are millions of people that think this is all "hogwash" or "propaganda" to scare smal breeders and since these people are actually "on the outside looking in", you really have no clearity on the reality of the situation. It will all come to pass, and THEN the damage that has been delivered will become evident. I would remind all, one of our very own members/breeder has already lived the terror of having her home essentially invaded by out of control "authorities", hell bent on confiscating her dogs and trying to close her down. Try to convence HER this law is all "scare tactics" and "propaganda". Thank God she had the financial where-with-all, as well as high powered people in the right places that effectively stopped this mad process mid stride. Thank God she was able to effective re-locate almost immediately, saving her breeding program and keeping her dogs. Others are not as fortunate. It is going to take me a year to relocate to North Texas and build a home with a DETACHED kennel, per specifications....even though I will still have only 4 or less breeding females, I still have other intact females on my property that are NOT breeders, but I will set up like a commercial breeding facility, resume breeding in late 2014, so I will pass regs of USDA. My breeders will no longer be kept in my home, underfoot, sitting on the couch or in the recliner with me, but kept outside in a "commercial" kennel area. NOT "propaganda" or "scare tactics".....FACTS. Or, I guess I could skip all this high dollar expense, and just do like all the other puppy mills/BYB's that are going to get around this legislation totally uneffected....have puppies, register them CKC if at all, because "they" will be tracking breeders thru registeries like AKC, monitoring litters produced and puppies sold.....post the babies in the local flea market, or quietly sell to pet stores, (let the pet stores deal with all the krappy regulations)....and of course, if I dump my puppies at 6-8 weeks of age,.....Here on YT, I am even seeing people buying babies 4 weeks old!!!... I wouldn't have all that "unnecessary" overhead from vet checks, vaccinations, etc....so while I will have to sell the babies cheaper, they wont be such a financial drain on me, and it will be a whole lot cheaper to do it that way, than trying to meet government regulations. Fact is, that is the ONLY way "breeders" make money doing breeding, and all you have to do is observe what is going on all around you, including posts on this forum.....FACTS, not scare tactics or propaganda, just reality. Not really a reality so many responsible, ethical breeders are emotionally or financially capable of dealing with. |