[Donna Jean]

Puppy Luv,

Thank you so much for taking the time to break my long point of view into paragraphs, that was so nice of you.

I'm with Carol Jean, what can we do on this forum to make a difference, can we get a petition going, and demand that our congress men help solve this problem of the abuse of animals that goes on in puppy mills and kennels.

Each State needs to get their regulations in place, as does each County. When applying for my Special Use Permit, the County did not even want to go there, you say Kennel to them, they think big problems, too complicated, to much work, they would not even separate me from a kennel, which I do not have a license for a kennel, you get a license for Breeding, which I have, or a license for Boarding, do you think I could make them call me a Breeder, and the Vet that was applying for a Boarding Lic. a Boarding Lic. NO, they insisted that we get a kennel lic. it was easier for them, and they do not want to do anything to make it more complicated.

My dogs live in my home, have the run of the house, sleep in my bed, and have a large, large, large fenced yard, maybe about 3,000 sq. ft, and 1800 sq. ft of decking. They prefer you keep your dogs inside in cages!!!!!!!!!! I will not keep my dogs in cages!!!!!! I even got a special wavier from the State saying my dogs could all run together as they all got along well and if any problems arose, such a a bitch in heat, it was easy to separate them in the facilities I have for them. They would rather you have a seperate building for the dogs. With the dogs in my home, I can take better care of them, Yorkies do not want to be away from their owner, they are PETS, they share our household with us, we sleep with them, they are on our furniture, and I never let them out of my sight, with the exception of nite time when we all sleep, I have 2 by 4 cages in my bedroom so I can sleep with all of them.

The County wants all dogs to be treated the same, same reg. for a Yorkie is there is for an Elk Hound. They want everything to be exactly the same, saying a dog is a dog. Well an Elk Hound can have as many as 44 puppies in two litters, where a Yorkie could have as many as 8 puppies in two litters, yet we have to have the same rules.

I think the State has it all figured out, and their are different reg. for small or toy dogs than for the larger outside breeds like Huskies, And Elk Hounds.

So in my opinion we would have to start with the State, than get the County's to go along with the State as they are the ones that will be doing the inspections, the County does not have that kind of man power.



I think the State is very on top of the people who are licensed breeders, however in my situation the County and State do not work together, and they both have different ideas, like I can have 2 litters, a Boarding facility can not have more than two litters. So to get my kennel lic. from the county I had to go along with the same reg. as the Boarding facility, with the exception they can have 40 dogs and two litters, they are on 6 acres, and I can have 15 dogs and no more than 2 litters, and I am on 4 acres boarding BLM.

How can you get rid of the puppy mills when you can not even get the County to give you the time of day. The State you can work with, it is all very clear and black and white, you try to get the County to go along with the State rules as they are the ones who will be regulating, and they have to have their say and do as they please, just to let you know where the power is.

It's hard to get any power going in either direction when you can not get the County to work with the State, and the State is the one who will regulate you.

I guess my question is where do you start, the State or the County, my feeling if you are going to petition you have to get the County to go along with the State. That is not going to be an easy thing to do, as every State and every County have different rules and regulations.

In this situation I think all State and Counties could have the same rules and regulations to make it easier for everyone to understand, and there for abide by.

Carol Jean, you seem to have a lot of very good energy, what can we all do to get this ball rolling and make a difference, and save the lives of some of these well deserved dogs, and put an end to brokers and puppy mills!!!! And make sure all the breeders are also doing their job to be State and County governed.

God knows these precious animals deserve a break and a good better quality of life!

Their are soooooooooooooo many readers that contribute to these forums that have the brains and energy to really make a difference if we will all come together and try to find a solution to these problems, I for one would really like to see something good come out of this forum, to put an end to puppy mills, brokers, and unethical breeders. To take a stand and move forward.

What does everone else feel we can do to make a difference and turn this forum into getting every thing regulated to stop the Puppy mills, Brokers, and Bad Breeders that sell to Puppy Mills and Brokers? I just know we can make a difference and turn things around for the protection of all the little furbabies we love so much.