Yeah, some news, but it is slow. Hard to get up with people. But I did get up with the person who is in HSUS, Washington working with outreach for companion animals. She took a lot of info. and is going to look into it, she is specialized or maybe I should say the person who is most involved in puppy millers at HSUS. She will call me back when she has taken a look at the website and researched a bit.
I have yet to get hold of AVMA, well not them, but the right person. I got connected to one, and left a message, when she called back, it was not the right person. She gave ma another name, and of course again had to leave a message, I hope he will call back tomorrow, or Ill call agian to see if there is anyone who is actually there I can talk to.
I tried to call and be the "dog buyer" but even though I called several times it was either busy, or no answer. I guess he is busy, it says on the site, that due to the hight demand for holliday pups he can not deliver before jan 2006. So I guess that means he has to keep the place clean at all times this time of year
Other than that nothing new
Ohhh yeah. The woman I spoke to at HSUS said that it would be most helpful if I wrote to my legislator, they are trying to pass this bill, that will make millers like him need a license too. As it is now even though he is selling over 300 puppies a year, he does not sell to retail and therefor need no license, he only sells over the internet and to the public direct. So it is a big loop hole for people like him, BUT as we agreed on, on the phone, there is absolutely no reason to why the puppy millers who does not sell to retail should not have to live up to the rules and regulations and give the puppys at least a min. standard (at least on the paper, but we all know that most puppymillers dont give a sh.. about the law)
Anyway, if any of you feel like it, go to HSUS.gov and go to legislation and find the legislator and the bill it is about and write to them, it will help a lot, and impact the result. Not saying we will be able to make the bill happen, but we certainly wont if we dont try. They have a lot of "breeder" "millers" and "brokers" against them, they dont like this bill.
I will keep you all updated as soon as I know anything more.
Marit