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Originally Posted by Donna Jean It would be great if puppy mills would be state licensed, but they are not so the state has no way of regulating a puppy mill without a license as they have no idea where they are.
I know a lot of breeders who are not State Licensed, also no one regulating them, I have a State Lic. and renew it every year, i also have a special use permit to raise yorkies where I live, it cost well over 10,000.00 to get a special use permit, i am allowed to have no more than 15 dogs and 2 litters per year. While every one else in the county can have 4 dogs and as many as 8 litters a year. None of these breeders are State Licensed, I tried to do the right thing and got screwed big time, and spent a great deal of money to abide by the law!!!!! I don't get the county, they still want me to be state licensed, but when having two or less litters a year you do not have to be state licensed. Of course i am going to appeal, it will be a while as i do not have the money to open the case again. I do not know any breeders in my area that are State Licensed, or that have a special use permit to raise puppies, when you try to do the right thing and get screwed, and everyone else out their is supposed to be State Licensed and are not and can have as many as 80 large dogs per year, and a little Yorkie maybe has 2 to 4 puppies, they are saying i can spend 10,000.00 for a lawyer, another 1200 for and engineer to do a drawing of our property of 4 acres, backing to BLM, and 800 for the County to read my request for a special use permit! They also said i have to have all my puppies off the property within a 120 days! Most of my puppies leave at 4 to 6 to 9 months, depending on size, depending on how they are doing. You know this is not fair, I know it is not fair and they know it is not fair, and i have no more money to appeal. I fought this for over a year, and i would say i lost big time! I am the kind of breeder who goes buy the rules, I am out to only better the breed and have the best quality of yorkies i could get my hands on, Champions costing well over 5,000.00 each to get finished. It is so dishearting, to know their are puppy mills out there, brokers, and breeders who don't care where their puppy's go and are just in it for the money, God knows i will never make a dime on my babies, that is not why i got into the business, i just was tired of getting sick yorkies with bad knees, bites, structure, and coats, i will continue to raise the best quality i can and will keep them as long as they need to be here with me and their mom. I know their are a lot of wonderful, wonderful breeders out their and we all try to make a difference, but with all the puppy mills that are not legal it is an uphill battle. Hard to compete when brokers can get their puppies for very little, and jack the price way up! I would love to picket to get rid of puppy mills, but first you have to find them, and that can be quite diffucult!
Sorry to have gone on and on, it just makes me sad when i hear the word puppy mill, it is a breeders worst nightmare that one of their babies could end up in one. All my puppies are sold on ltd. reg. and i only sell to pet homes, and only sell to people who i have meant and who have brought their whole family to my home. If they are out of town they have to fly out here to pick of their baby, as i need to meet them and know that the puppy will like their new owners.
It seems to me that Yorkies are being so overbred, everyone wants to get on the band wagon as they think these breeders are getting rich, i want you to know a good breeder who takes excellant care of their babies is lucky to break even, i have yet to do that. However i will continue to do my best, to get the nicest dogs out their that i can. I will also do my part in trying to find puppy mills and get them closed down, rescue the babies and continue the uphill battle! |