URGENT URGENT: PUPS ACT GETS OBAMA APPROVAL

[dobs4ever]

This was on a DPCA list I am on. It is getting scary for 2012
Dobs4ever

1. URGENT URGENT: PUPS ACT GETS OBAMA APPROVAL

PASS THIS ON! PASS THIS ON! Friends, clubs, judges, Facebook, Twitter, etc
etc.

ARE YOU SCARED YET??? Yes, this is long, but I am here to tell you
people that if you DON'T READ IT AND ACT RIGHT NOW, THIS WEEK, you can kiss your
breeding programs, your shows, your Nationals, your dog organizations, your
dreams, and ultimately your dogs GOODBYE.
This from Frank Losey:
If the HSUS wins a current FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) LAWSUIT AGAINST
THE USDA, APHIS will release TAX RETURN INFO on all USDA LICENSED BREEDERS in
Missouri. And then if PUPS is passed (with the ultimate aim of requiring ALL of us to be considered "licensed breeders" by lowering the number-requirements
each year), and most hobby/fancy breeders are sucked into coverage,HSUS will
be seeking such things as Tax Return Info on all "newly" licensed breeders.
THAT IS YOU!
THAT IS YOU, DID YOU READ THAT?? THAT IS YOU, GUYS!

This is why it is so important for the even the apathetic to send the Lobbying
Disclosure Act E-Mails to their Congressmen. (it is the LEGAL way to get at
HSUS - LATER we will hit Congress with the rest of the story) Soon, even that
last ditch effort will be too late, and hobby breeders will better understand
why it is so unfair to call all USDA "Commercial" breeders nasty "PMs" (puppy
mills). These people are fighting for YOU, the hobby breeders, because HSUS
lumps YOU in with all breeders, big or small, good or bad. And oh yes, all
will be subject to pre-inspection before they get the license, and if they
still breed litters during the process, they may be cited for breeding without
a license and be subject to fines as high as $90,000! {HELLLO-OO?? ? ARE YOU
STILL READING?}

From AKC Legislative Liaison List:
Under PUPS, anyone with ownership or co-ownership of ONE intact bitch qualifies
to be examined. That means EVERYONE. Then they will scrutinize how many dogs or
puppies you and co-owners have placed or sold in a year. If at or over that
number, you must comply with APHIS commercial rules and regs, like keeping dogs
on nonporous surfaces, etc. Right now the number needed to be sold.....or
OFFERED for sale.....is 50, but HSUS has admitted they intend to ratchet down
such numbers with future amendments.

The PUPS bill does NOT apply to commercial breeders, they already fall under
APHIS regulations. Make no mistake about it, the intent is to bring every dog
breeder under Federal control. {ed, AND, they plan to check the internet -
{read} your websites and sales sites and advertising sites.}
READ ON.......... ....

NEWS

PUPS ACT GETS OBAMA APPROVAL
by Robert Jay Russell, Ph.D., Coton de Tulear Club of America President,
www.cotonclub. org
CotonNews@aol. com [phone]

FROM HSUS:
December 30th, 2011. The Pups Act, a significant "crackdown on inhumane, puppy
mill breeding practices", has been fought tooth and nail by the AKC. In recent
years the AKC's "Large Scale Breeder's Program" has been the antithesis of
humane breeding and the primary support of massive puppy mill pet shop
distributors like the Hunte Corporation. In marked contrast, the Humane Society
of the US has been largely responsible for petitioning the Federal government
to enact this legislation and today we learn that the Obama administration has
agreed! This is good news at the end of the year.

Humane Society Petition:
www.humaneso ciety.org/ news/press_ releases/ 2011/10/puppy_ mills_petition_ white_house_ 100311.html

The Response from the White House:

Improving Regulation and Oversight of Commercial Breeders
By Rebecca Blue, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory
Programs

Thank you for signing a petition on the We the People platform asking the Obama
Administration to "crack down on puppy mills."

The Obama Administration is committed to ensuring that USDAâ„¢s Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS), which enforces the Animal Welfare Act (AWA),
improves its regulation and oversight of commercial breeders. APHIS is
currently developing proposed regulations that would ensure that Internet
breeders provide their animals with care and treatment that meets the AWA
standards. APHIS plans to publish its proposed rule covering Internet breeders
in the Federal Register for public comment in 2012. We encourage interested
citizens to provide their feedback on the rule at that time; comments can be
logged at Regulations. gov.

APHIS is also moving forward with an enhanced AWA enforcement plan to improve
its oversight of currently licensed dealers, breeders, and other entities
regulated under the AWA (particularly those who are repeat violators). It is
also working to improve the performance of its inspectors.

Additionally, in September 2011, USDA proposed a new rule that when finalized
will help ensure that dogs imported into the United States for resale are in
good health, are at least 6 months of age, and have received their proper vaccinations. Among other things, this proposed rule is designed to prevent the
importation of puppies that have not yet been weaned or have fully developed
immune systems, or are sick........ ......... .....

WHAT CAN YOU DO? I am ready to swear, here - GET UP OFF YOUR BUTTS, BEG EVERY
TOM, DICK, AND HARRY YOU KNOW TO HELP YOU STOP THIS ASSAULT, and SPEND A HALF
HOUR DOING THIS FOR YOU, YOUR DOGS and your country:

www.keepoura nimals.com/ kill-3-birds- stossel.html

There will be a followup, so please be sure to let Frank know (contact info on
the above link) when you have sent the above (4) letters. How hard is it to
copy, paste and send four letters, folks? DO IT THIS WEEK! THEN DO IT AGAIN,
NEXT WEEK. Don't stop, don't say "I don't have 50 dogs" (the number willdrop so
you will eventually be included - guaranteed) and don't come up with
excuses..... .......
HSUS never rests, and neither should you. You decide if you want them to have
their way.

SO WHO WANTS TO HEAD UP OUR OWN PETITION TO WE THE PEOPLE??

Apologies if you receive this multiple times, but it IS important. Please
forward.

Messages in this topic (1)

[trinitydobes]

EVERYONE whether they be a breeder or not needs to do this - IF you want at some point in the future to buy a purebred puppy from a good breeder - the small breeders like me with one or two litters a year will not be able to afford to comply with the housing regs for USDA commercial dog breeders - and we won't be allwed to keep our dogs at large running free in our homes - there is no lanaguage to exempt small hobby home breeders from these regulations.

Most will choose to stop breeding rather than pave over our yards with concrete and having to allow inspections without notice into our homes.

I am sending those 4 letters -those of you who care about the future of pups produced what you consider a good breeder - had better send those letters too - this is HSUS at its best, and they have the finances to pay for the signatures and votes by our congressmen.


DO IT!!!! DO IT NOW - or your next puppy will only be available from HUNTE, KIMBERTAL or HOYT!

[von Cosack]

Whats a "hobby" breeder! They give puppies away? Whats a "fancier" the same thing but in a better house? If you earn over 599.99 at a job you need to file taxes, its the old American way. If the breeders of today ran their "hobby" like a business maybe they'd become more professional? Don't know but anything to make the kimbers and alto's of the world choke and go away is worth it. When the going gets tuff the tuff get goin, or the heat in the kitchen thing is good too. I think 2 litters a year as a rule is pretty good but it all boils down to great homes lined up doesn't it? Yes it does! Darts is a good hobby, bowling too!!! I have a hobby in music, people pay me to perform at it to, and yes I pay taxes on it. (rightoffspeople,overheadexpenses), oh thats right you don't want to be legit, just moonlightin'!! Von

[turbok9]

The legislation will close the loophole in the AWA that allows thousands of commercial breeders to go unregulated. It will require the following changes to the AWA:
All dog breeders who sell more than 50 puppies per year directly to the public will be federally licensed and inspected.
Dogs at commercial breeding facilities must be given the opportunity to exercise for 60 minutes a day.
The bill will not affect small breeders and hobby breeders who sell fewer than 50 dogs per year directly to the public, but is crafted to cover only large commercial breeding facilities.

[dobs4ever]

(quote)The bill will not affect small breeders and hobby breeders who sell fewer than 50 dogs per year directly to the public, but is crafted to cover only large commercial breeding facilities.(quote)

Yes well we have all heard that kind of spin before.

[trinitydobes]

And there in lies the danger in most HSUS backed legislation, becausae it all sounds so reasonable and of course we all want better conditions for any dog at any commerical or large scale breeder - but this is where they start! not where HSUS intends to end up - The other problem is this - FDA and AFIS does not have enough inspectors to inspect the licensed dog breeders currently licenses - that is problem #1 that needs to be fixed first - HIRE and train more inspectors - so that licensed large dog breeders are inspected on a monthly basis

From AKC Legislative Liaison List:
Under PUPS, anyone with ownership or co-ownership of ONE intact bitch qualifies to be examined. That means EVERYONE. Then they will scrutinize how many dogs or puppies you and co-owners have placed or sold in a year. If at or over that number, you must comply with APHIS commercial rules and regs, like keeping dogs on nonporous surfaces, etc. Right now the number needed to be sold.....or OFFERED for sale.....is 50, but HSUS has admitted they intend to ratchet down such numbers with future amendments.

The PUPS bill does NOT apply to commercial breeders, they already fall under APHIS regulations. Make no mistake about it, the intent is to bring every dog breeder under Federal control. {ed, AND, they plan to check the internet - {read} your websites and sales sites and advertising sites.}

The point is - to see the big picture and how once this bill is passed with the number set at 50 - it is so very easy to "reduce" that threshold to a number that can and will affect small breeders too.

[von Cosack]

How is the DPCA & akc involved?? After all the akc has alot to loose they are a big business operation that relies on breeders to preach that the akc organizational events are great outlets for akc puppy owners to utilize. The biggest organization in the world as far as events for dog owners should be the most involved with the laws that may hinder the sales of registered litters. They ;like dogs but their ALL about the money! Just business. Von

[dobs4ever]

Von - I agere they do have to make money to stay in business. We always hear about it but they do provide a registry along the way to at least help promote the purebred dog, provide dog shows as you mentioned for us to enjoy.they set up their own health foundation for genetic research and they do work through the AKC legislative division on legislative issues

So along with the eveil of making money they do some good along the way. Maybe today that is all we can expect with large corporations.

[von Cosack]

You misunderstand me I want them to make all the money they can. I want them to spend alot on behave the dogs that they earn off of. I don't mind shows, I do mind breeders and owners who rely on a judges choice when its the wrong one. Theres champion dogs that prove they can't produce quality yet their bred again an again because their akc champions. They need to spend their money in protection from those crappy looking puppies from the champion dog THEY produced! I want the breeders to stand up and be a professional business not the "hobby" outfit! Hobby breeders used to be BYB'ers!!! Fanciers were the folks who hired the pros to handle and they had beautiful kennels and wouldn't know a wet neck from a croupy croup!! Maybe the meanings of these words has changed, I don't know. To confront these laws you need a group or organization that has clout and can play the same game being played. When in Rome do as the............! Been to Rome, craziest place to drive I've ever been too! Von

[Nellie]

W O W!!!! This is what the AKC had to say:

www.akc.org/pdfs/canine_legislation/PUPS_letter_Oct2011.pdf

[turbok9]

Perhaps all the hobby breeders need to get together and propose alternate legislation to assist in the problem of solving the puppy milling plague in this country. Something effective, yet that they are comfortable with.

Just, you know, maybe.