[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: No spin, from the PA federation of dog clubs

From: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx
To: dir@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 21:13:03 EST
 
 
In a message dated 3/4/2006 8:17:29 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
dir@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
I AM SO  CONFUSED BY ALL OF THIS!  This person should be hung (I guess) --as  
the Amboy person who got off scott free more or less.  AKC regs or  PAWS who 
is right here?  I just want there to be no more abuse of  animals.  Sandi



I agree with you Sandi, he should be hung.  We (in PA) have seen  some pretty 
graphic pics on the news, yet from Gloria's post, and she had been  to his 
location but not in the main house, one would have never known....he had  lost 
his (State) kennel license, then had it reinstated.  From what I can  gather, 
putting together the TV news reports, the print reports and the PA  Federation 
of Dog Clubs info/e-mails, it was eventually the State (and Municipal  
authorities) that had the authority to pull the plug, seize the dogs and  press 
charges, but IMO, where they fell down, again, this is just MY opinion, is  
(although I realize they are operating w/ limited funds and personnel), where I 
 
think it would make sense, once there have been issues at a certain location)to 
 
REINSPECT frequently, it appears to that they go back to their normal  fiscal 
inspections. So, limited funds a problem?  You bet!  We  had the dog warden 
speak this past month at our club meeting and quite honestly,  they are 
stretched 
to the limit.
 
There's plenty of blame to go around.  I could make the same point for  the 
AKC.  Once they had fined/suspended/the reinstated him, even  though he 
registered a number of litters the following year that put him below  their 
inspection threshold, shouldn't they too have re-inspected?
 
So, what do we do?  Raise taxes?  Hire more state/municipal  inspectors? 
Raise entry/registration fees?  Insist that once someone has  been reinstated 
by 
the State and/or the AKC, they are inspected frequently? It's  OK by me but I 
can just imagine the uproar;)
 
I think what this incident has done for a lot of folks is shine the light  
that many, many "breeders" (basement, backyard, whatever) use other registries  
and fly beneath the AKC's radar.  Our local paper is filled puppies  
registered w/ bogus registries w/ acronyms designed to sound like "AKC".   So, 
there 
again, the dilemma...how do you track that without stepping on the  toes of 
people who are trying to do a responsible job?  And how much are  "we" willing 
to 
bend to comply with increasing regulations proposed so that  "they" don't 
abuse animals? To those who say the laws are on the books, all you  need to do 
is 
enforce them...OK, right on!  But since departments are under  funded, are you 
OK w/ paying the increased taxes to fund them, or is that just a  catchy 
rhetoric? Are you OK w/ increased license fees? I sure don't have the  answer 
but 
I can imagine whatever is proposed is going to create quite the  uproar.
 
Kathy



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