[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: USDA License
- From: "Ginger Cleary" <cleary1414@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Showgsd-L@Freelists. Org" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:36:39 -0500
Did they provide you with the regulations? I would request it. I have read
everything at that link and I fail to see where it applies to you.
Ginger Cleary - Rome, GA www.rihadin.com <http://www.rihadin.com>
"A nation of sheep begets a government of wolves."
-- Edward R. Murrow
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From: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
Of Miss Hereford
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:57 PM
To: GSD Showlist
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] USDA License
I am curious if any of the GSDCA members have been approached by USDA to
secure a license?
Following the appearance by Rin Tin Tin as the Grand Marshal for the
National Western Stock show Parade in Denver on Jan. 9, I was contacted by a
USDA veterinarian and told that I needed a USDA license to "Exhibit" Rin Tin
Tin. (pictures of the event are posted on our website at www.RinTinTin.com
<http://www.rintintin.com/> in the Latest News section)
Naturally I immediately complied with their request, completed the
application and veterinary visit forms and the process is in the works.
For informational purposes, what the process involves is at least two
unscheduled visits by one of the USDA veterinarian to the facility at which
the dog is kept, an inspection of the animal(s) to ensure they are healthy,
an application fee of $10, and then a license fee of $30. In our case Rin
Tin Tin's revenue is donated to ARFkids, an IRS non-profit organization (
www.ARFkids.com <http://www.arfkids.com/> ) so listing our "income" was not
necessary on the application.
Information regarding the USDA criteria can be found at
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/subjects/animal_welfare/
My daughter traveled to Denver with Rin Tin Tin to serve as the Grand
Marshal for the parade. She was the subject of both newspaper and visual
media (which we greatly appreciated) and all was well with the world...until
I got the call from USDA.
The down side to the USDA application process is that my daughter was told
by the USDA vet, who visited her home in Pearland. Texas to inspect Rin Tin
Tin, was told that it could take 90 days to complete the licensing process
which could delay our efforts with the Petco Spring A Pet Fundraiser of
which ARFkids benefits. ARFkids relies solely on donations by individuals
and corporations, and the Petco donation is significant in the overall
funding of the organization to provide dogs to special needs children.
In the meantime we are in a hold pattern for the Petco Spring A Pet
Fundraiser at which we usually bring Rin Tin Tin as part of an education
program to acquaint the public with Service and Pet Assisted Therapy Dogs as
well as information provided by the Rin Tin Tin Canine Ambassador Club to
inform the public about Responsible Dog Ownership. Anyone who would like
their local Petco fundraiser to suppor ARFkids should contact me or the
local Petco manager. ARFkids (A Rinty For Kids Foundation, incorporated) is
an approved recipient of the Petco Foundation..
During the interim period while USDA decides whether or not Rin Tin Tin is
being properly cared for, I can assure the GSD community he is, in his well
cared for state as a house dog, likely either crashed on the leather sofa or
in the middle of the bed waiting for my daughter to serve him his dinner of
select raw morsels.
My question is - how many breeders and exhibitors have been approached by
USDA to comply with these regulations?
Faithfully Yours,
Rin Tin Tin,
Miss Daphne Hereford.
www.RinTinTin.com
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