Lisa Peterson, who has been on the 'hot seat' hundreds of times spoke a lot about creative editing at the times she has spoken to groups. Note how the lights and camera angles were arranged when Pacelle (he is looking creepier every day!) was speaking, etc.. and the different lighting/camera angles for Lisa. AKC is aware that this was a 'hit' piece and like the NY times piece that knifed them, was aware that it was aimed at making them look bad in any way that Rosen could. AKC continues to be a registry, not an investigative or inspection authority. The nine inspectors do a wondrous job and they do unannounced inspections, but is something is good one day, as you said, it can go to pieces 2 weeks later. AKC is being blamed for a lack of enforcement, yet those kennels (and the ones inFlorida) are licensed by local authorities who also are the ones bound to do inspections. The fact that they are being found (and televised) means that the local authorities are finding the bad owners. Are we willing to pay the registration fees and entry fees to push AKC to hire 9 more inspectors? While it's hard to believe, this IS the most that they have had. While the next comment will be that the AKC front office is paid too much, are we willing to do without what that front office offers? I concur that they don't need to be in NY, but I'm not a financial wizard, so I don't know what the cost benefits are for them to remain there. There's a lot that can be thrown at AKC as criticism, but I wonder if this is the time to do it, when they need our support against this lambasting that will be coming now? I would prefer to read what they say in their DogTalk and support them against those who only want us to not own dogs or any other animal. Stormy Hope this was written pretty fast, so I probably didn't make sense here and there I'll have a cup of tea and try again later. On May 1, 2013, at 7:49 AM, Fior49@xxxxxxx wrote: > The woman who spoke for the AKC should have had more or I should say better > answers!!! When I was in breeding, the inspector would call the breeder > first to let them know they were coming, I was a good breeder and always > thought that was the wrong thing to do it gave the so called good breeders > time > to clean up what they did'nt want the inspector to see wrong move on the > AKC!!!! They only have NINE inspectors they should have a lot more back then > if you breed ten or more litters they came out. Now I live in Flordia this > state has more puppy mills its so bad I watch the news and at least once a > week they show the worse conditions of puppies all over this state. Its > not AKC fault but they better find a better way to work with all the states > to clean up the problem,the papers(AKC) don't matter for some people they > buy puppys off craigslist. The Today Show only report what they think people > want to hear they really could give a shit for the animals just their > rating!!!! My heart goes out to the poor animals that have to live like this > just so these people make their MONEY they are not breeders they are scum!!! > JMO Thanks for reading Louise Lepore Fiorellino > ===========================================================================> > POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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. 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