tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post3628183888335830686..comments2023-11-20T00:01:14.642-05:00Comments on YesBiscuit!: Transparency is a Good ThingYesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-46156834087983455472009-07-04T21:59:15.254-04:002009-07-04T21:59:15.254-04:00Whoops, that was me
JenniferJWhoops, that was me<br /><br />JenniferJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-14847084543957082602009-07-04T21:58:44.861-04:002009-07-04T21:58:44.861-04:00Cait, she would not need to be licensed as a USDA ...Cait, she would not need to be licensed as a USDA kennel unless she breeds above a certain threshold.<br /><br />USDA licensing for exotics is generally a requirement of state Fish and Game (or whatever the state version of such is) which is a separate issue from licensing as a commercial breeder which is based pretty much on volume.<br /><br />I know some one who breeds and shows dogs who also Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-3912677486195392802009-07-02T22:28:16.291-04:002009-07-02T22:28:16.291-04:00Does anyone happen to know how USDA inspection wor...Does anyone happen to know how USDA inspection works if someone is USDA registered for one species (I'm thinking of a specific individual here in TX who has hedgehogs, which you must have a USDA permit to breed and sell and she does) but not others (she also breeds and shows TFTs). <br /><br />I've always wondered.Caitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-79527330400005784632009-07-01T23:43:06.543-04:002009-07-01T23:43:06.543-04:00I guess I assume that most people know the hellhol...I guess I assume that most people know the hellholes that are 'USDA approved' factory farms. Perhaps some people out there still think their chicken, pork and beef live on emerald fields and in cute red barns?<br /><br />I know what 'USDA' means and doesn't mean. And it doesn't guarantee 'humane'. Perhaps that's the basic thing we need to make sure more people Paihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108169893140762249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-33252256218168570702009-07-01T16:34:46.097-04:002009-07-01T16:34:46.097-04:00I dunno, Pai. After after all, USDA inspected meat...I dunno, Pai. After after all, USDA inspected meat = good. Why not USDA inspected puppies?<br /><br />I once had a local puppymiller bitch me out on the phone and insist that her establishment was not a puppymill because she was inspected by the USDA (And according to the website, doesn't bother with grooming upkeep of her dogs). I was at work and couldn't say what I really thought, but Katiehttp://underdogged.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-91173144195092964172009-07-01T08:27:39.860-04:002009-07-01T08:27:39.860-04:00Pai - you and I are on the same wave length!Pai - you and I are on the same wave length!YesBiscuit!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-30729914533048320462009-06-30T22:21:47.750-04:002009-06-30T22:21:47.750-04:00Yes, but it makes it easier for people to see if t...Yes, but it makes it easier for people to see if that 'family breeder' claim made on some websites is true or not. If people look them up and see they're actually a USDA-inspected mill, perhaps that will discourage some buyers.Paihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108169893140762249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-15021733488516778792009-06-30T20:48:08.081-04:002009-06-30T20:48:08.081-04:00Reputable breeders won't appear on the USDA si...Reputable breeders won't appear on the USDA site, because reputable breeders are not big enough to warrant USDA licensure.<br /><br />The fact that a puppymill is clean is small comfort to the production units caged within.Heather Houlahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-57740907721076100962009-06-30T20:15:36.619-04:002009-06-30T20:15:36.619-04:00Oops, I meant California Department of Food and Ag...Oops, I meant California Department of Food and Ag, not FDA...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977410602426080310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-75480104372928163502009-06-30T20:15:12.871-04:002009-06-30T20:15:12.871-04:00I'm really surprised. Having utilized the FOIA...I'm really surprised. Having utilized the FOIA in the past, trying to get info from the USDA, FDA, and, in our case, the California FDA has been like pulling teeth from an enraged tiger on steroids.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977410602426080310noreply@blogger.com