The Humane Society of the United States — which in March sued the USDA, claiming it has failed to release breeding -
kennel inspection reports in violation of open - records law — said the agency should instead do a better job of regulating breeders.
On its Web site, the A.K.C. said that it had an «ongoing routine
kennel inspection program» and that since 2000, A.K.C. field inspectors had conducted more than 45,000 inspections nationwide.
Kansas failed to pass an
enhanced kennel inspection law earlier this year, and Missouri lawmakers have regularly proposed bills that would weaken kennel oversight rather than enhance it.»
Please help us reach this goal by asking any other breeders you speak with to provide documentation of a
full kennel inspection performed by a veterinarian or the Humane Society!
Pets —
Kennel Inspections HB 2517 would make kennel operators subject to inspections by county enforcement agents at any time during regular business hours.
Kennel inspection reports (available on request) for several of the breeders charged in this case reflect that they had been warned by state inspectors for housing dogs exhibiting signs of poor health.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is supposed to monitor and inspect kennels to ensure that they are not violating the housing standards of the Animal Welfare Act, but
kennel inspections are a low priority.
The AKC carries out
kennel inspections to check on facilities provided by breeders and that record keeping is correct, also this organisation operates a DNA centre.
The league also was a leader in launching the era of
kennel inspections.
Do not support a breeder who would lead you to believe that a membership card is
a kennel inspection certificate.
Trying to raise the standard with
a kennel inspection of our own, we hope that many other breeders will follow our example.
We requested that our veterinarian, Dr Janice Reid, conduct
a kennel inspection on behalf of those who can not feasibly travel to our kennel.
Today's announcement from the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or APHIS, directs users to this chart explaining how
the kennel inspection reports are now being adjusted as the database returns to the internet.
Kennel inspection and enforcement efforts are what makes sure that dogs are being properly cared for in large commercial kennels also called «puppy mills».
The American Kennel Club is the best known of these registries and the only one that conducts a large number of in -
kennel inspections (approximately 4000) each year, which are aimed at improving breeding and care standards.