Glanced at that... not SIXTY (60) people, but 6 people. Cofffeeee and too early in the morning! sorry) Probably more in there:-( Storm On Aug 22, 2011, at 7:36 AM, Stormy Hope wrote: Thanks for reading the bill and writing a letter. That's what all concerned dog owners should do. Regarding owning 1 intact female over 4 months and 50 pups OFFERED for sale (not sold), please remember the details are in the regulations, which may be changed. So 60 people all co own one intact female and each have a litter, all 6 are now under USDA regulations. Can't happen? Maybe not, but regulations are easier to change than laws. And in a couple of years, that number can be reduced to 20 pups offered for sale, then it becomes a reality. Actually, as you are aware, many states have much stricter regulation even now. PUPS has the number as 50 OFFERED for sale by any person involved with a breeder who is producing 50 pups, and that includes co- owners. Among you (generic you) and your co-owners, I would bet there are 50 pups OFFERED for sale. And several breeders who are producing good quality pups with kennel help are doing a great job taking care of 50 or more pups OFFERED for sale a year. I know lots of people scoff at incremental, but this is a true fact about any of these bills that are coming out now. The goal isn't better care, more government incursions into business, but NO breeding, no animal use. If that is extreme thinking, then perhaps a re-read of the underlying philosophy of all Animal Rights groups is in order. The biggest problem with this bill is that, after 20 years of fighting (since Doris Day vs Venneman), they are still trying to include you/us breeders who sell retail. The law now exempts us, this bill would include us and it would get worse from that point forward. When we start having to keep our dogs under USDA housing rules, that means no more pups born in the house, (unless we have those cement floors with a drain :-). > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. 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. 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/ ============================================================================