This petition is to seek repeal of a new regulation that has been added to the Animal Welfare Act by APHIS. The new rule prohibits hobby dog breeders from selling puppies/dogs sight unseen via the Internet without a USDA license. That means no puppies or dogs can be sold and/or shipped without the buyer personally seeing what they are buying. While this sounds great and is supposed to help crack down on puppy mills, it doesn't. Most puppy mills, or commercial breeders, are already USDA licensed, so they can still sell and ship dogs sight unseen by the buyer. Pet stores, who get their puppies from puppy mills, are exempt. Those that will be hurt (with raids and fines) are small residential breeders. Please save our hobby. Sign and help repeal this unconstitutional new regulation.
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