THE WEDNESDAY NIGHT POST most of you know my past, know that i know lots of breeders, and that i once myself was a breeder also. heres the thing that few might not know, years ago i helped the federal usda close one of the worst puppy mill breeders in the country. i did that because animal abuse and neglect is a crime against humantiy. i dont like bad breeders, i dont like people that breed their dogs with no regard of the health of the mother or their babies. i dont care if you are a backyard breeder, a hobby breeder, or a commercial breeder; if you dont do the right thing for your dogs you are trash to me, the following is very upsetting. this is the agency that is supposed to be protecting these dogs. they are the only ones that can say a breeder is good or bad. for them to turn a blind eye is crimminal. i dont normally ask you to call an agency or write letters, but i am asking tonight. if the federal usda turns a blind eye to voliations that breeders have on their property, there is no hope for these poor souls trapped in terrible conditions. it will make the bad even worse, and the good, well hopefully, the good stay good. but what if they say why do everything correct if no one is going to say anything. so please take a moment and be the voice of the voiceless. the following is the article.....i know its long but please read it -STUNNING SET BACK FOR PUPPY MILL DOGS USDA ANNOUNCES IT WILL IGNORE “MINOR” VIOLATIONS NAMES PUPPY MILL ADVOCATE AS CANINE ADVISOR PLEASE ASK USDA TO ENFORCE THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT September 30, 2014 - In a stunning setback in their efforts to increase enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), USDA has suddenly reversed course and decided to, once again, tolerate substandard conditions at puppy mills. Dr. Chester Gipson, USDA’s chief of enforcement for the AWA, recently told animal advocates that the USDA needs “to enable breeders to sell their dogs to pet stores” and citing violations is an impediment to such sales. In the past few years, many municipalities have enacted ordinances restricting pet stores to only purchasing puppies from breeders with no violations on their federal inspection reports. These ordinances are intended to protect consumers from buying dogs from substandard puppy mills. Shockingly, USDA has made the decision to help substandard breeders circumvent these ordinances and to continue to sell puppies in spite of continuing violations. USDA has recently instructed their inspectors not to cite breeders for “minor” violations as such documentation is making it more difficult for breeders to sell their puppies. When questioned as to their definition of “minor,” or as to how many minor violations of the Animal Welfare Act will be ignored per facility, and for how long such violations will be tolerated, USDA responded that it will be left up to the individual inspector and admitted that no guidance has been provided for the inspectors. At a recent meeting of dog breeders, USDA officials told breeders that, “if at any time a violation has the potential of affecting your business, please call our office immediately and let us know,” emphasizing that USDA stands ready to enable breeders to market their dogs to pet stores. In an effort to further aide substandard dog breeders, USDA has hired a long-time puppy mill lobbyist and advocate, Julian Prager, to be its “Canine Advisor.” Mr. Prager’s duties will include assisting in the training of USDA inspectors. Ironically, Mr. Prager has consistently opposed all laws regulating puppy mills and vigorously opposed Pennsylvania’s new puppy mill law, and most recently, fought against implementation of USDA’s new regulations on puppy mills selling over the Internet. Mr. Prager also opposed a law to prevent puppy mill operators from performing surgeries such as C-sections and debarking on their own dogs. Julian Dennis Prager seated with AKC lobbyists. This year the AKC allocated $10,000 to oppose Missouri’s new puppy mill regulations. Yet, this is the individual that USDA has hired to assist in the enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act, the law which regulates the same industry that Mr. Prager has served to promote and protect for several decades. Please contact the Secretary of Agriculture and remind him that the AWA stands for the Animal Welfare Act and not the Dog Breeders Welfare Act. USDA’s sole focus, as mandated by Congress, should be on the welfare of the dogs and not the welfare of the substandard breeders’ businesses regardless of how the neglect of their animals is hurting them financially. Contact Secretary Tom Vilsack at [email protected], leave a message at (202) 720-3631 or write him at: Secretary Tom Vilsack U. S. Department of Agriculture Room 200-A 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20250 8 mins · Like
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