For those who can't "click here" as noted in the previous post, I was a "good girl" and went to the sites for you to get the url> :-) This is important, please read all the information carefully. This includes co-owners sales, from what I am learning, and those would have to abide by USDA standards of care. Directly to the public means just that. AKC does not indicate their position on this. Stormy For a fact sheet on USDA Animal Care compliance inspections, click here. http://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/animal_welfare/content/printable_version/fs_awinspect.pdf For a copy of USDA/APHIS animal care inspections checklists, click here. http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/downloads/Inspection_Requirements_Attachments.PDF Informational Update: Federal PUPS legislation introduced http://www.akc.org/pdfs/canine_legislation/PUPSlegalert052710.pdf [Thursday, May 27, 2010] U.S. Senator Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced US Senate bill S. 3424 late Tuesday evening. The bill is designed to close the ?internet loophole? in the Animal Welfare Act which allows breeders who sell numerous puppies over the internet or directly to the public to avoid the USDA regulation required of other breeder-retailers. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================