I 100% agree with this and it could have been written better. AKC is in the market to make profit and puppy mill breeders top their list of this. AKC fights every chance the responsible breeders have to fight back. The responsible breeders are always under fire while the puppy mill breeders hide in the woods, etc. The puppy mill breed anything to whatever and get it registered as a purebred breed without any proof of DNA for parentage. Stormy does try to make a difference but she and others hit a brick wall. Theresa scenecrest.geo@xxxxxxxxx -------------------------------------------- On Sat, 1/31/15, Linda Bankhead <lindabankhead44@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: AKC sat back in an ivory tower while PETA and The HSUS campaigned and lobbied. AKC is a business and revenues trumped the right thing to do. USDA is basically in bed with The Hunte Corporation; the worlds largest puppy mill operation. A huge chunk of money financing the AKC comes from commercial puppy mill buyers and the registrations; coupled with the AKC micro chip program.. AKC put there head in the sand (up their rears ha); until public outcry started to diminish The AKC Brand and hit their bank account. What does AKC do? They form a committee and find a spin. Puppy Mills are now "High Volume Breeders" Through anti legislation this has now become someone with “an ownership interest in or custody of one or more breeding female dogs.” AKC and The Hunte love affair have led to all of us landing in a big bowl of poop soup. Want more information? Join The Dog Press. http://www.thedogpress.com/PuppyMill/Hunte-History.asp Thankfully; people like Stormy fight lawa day on and day put. I wish I had her energy. Lindabankhead44@xxxxxxxxx ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2015. 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 both the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. POSTS CANNOT BE USED IN A COURT OF LAW. 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 SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ==========================================================================