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"Internet sales of puppies created a loophole in breeding regulations established by the 1970 Animal Welfare Act. The loophole allowed puppy breeders who sell directly to the public to go unregulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Breeders who sell to pet stores are required by federal law to be licensed and inspected. Breeders who sell directly to the public are able to keep consumers and inspectors away from their facilities. Dale Bartlett, a Humane Society spokesman on puppy breeding, said the Humane Society has received a large volume of complaints from consumers who unwittingly purchased a sick or genetically deficient puppy.
For the individual buyer the only answer may be to “go and see how the dogs are raised” said Bartlett. Internet-based sales where the breeder ships the puppy to the buyer gives the puppy’s new owner no opportunity to see the breeding facility and living conditions of the puppy’s parents. But neither does purchasing a puppy from a pet store, and “people who buy a dog in a pet store very, very rarely stop to think, ‘Where is this dog bred?’” said Bartlett.
Even for those breeding facilities the USDA was inspecting, it failed to adequately penalize breeders found violating the Animal Welfare Act. In May 2010 the USDA Office of the Inspector General found the inspection services’ Animal Care unit’s enforcement process was ineffective.
In May the USDA also announced it will crack down on commercial breeders conducting more inspections and imposing higher fines on repeat offenders."
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For the individual buyer the only answer may be to “go and see how the dogs are raised” said Bartlett. Internet-based sales where the breeder ships the puppy to the buyer gives the puppy’s new owner no opportunity to see the breeding facility and living conditions of the puppy’s parents. But neither does purchasing a puppy from a pet store, and “people who buy a dog in a pet store very, very rarely stop to think, ‘Where is this dog bred?’” said Bartlett.
Even for those breeding facilities the USDA was inspecting, it failed to adequately penalize breeders found violating the Animal Welfare Act. In May 2010 the USDA Office of the Inspector General found the inspection services’ Animal Care unit’s enforcement process was ineffective.
In May the USDA also announced it will crack down on commercial breeders conducting more inspections and imposing higher fines on repeat offenders."
More at:Internet Sales Create Loophole for Puppy Mills | Before It's News