Most important information for ALL dog breeders/exhibitors/etc. One
thing: do NOT put your physical home address in any of the catalogs.
Considering the situation, I would imagine the superintendents would gladly
eliminate any physical address. AKC SHOULD be putting out some kind of
information on this.
From the Dog Federation of Wisconsin
Karen
Karen Perry
bsl@mrcrottweiler.org
Please check this link http://www.dfow. net/BreederRedAl ert-8-18- 09.pdf on
the www.dfow.net site
Please pass this on.
The following alert has just now been posted to the DFOW website:
www.dfow.net or http://www.dfow. net/DFOWALERTS. htm
BREEDERS RED ALERT AUGUST 18, 2009
URGENT * URGENT * URGENT * URGENT * URGENT * URGENT * URGENT * URGENT *
DFOW has just been notified by a very credible source that between now and
just after legislators go back into session floor periods (September 15,
2009), the Humane Society of the United States will be orchestrating a
breeder bust.
If you have been listed in a breeder directory, have shown your dogs or have
advertised a litter in any publication in the last nine years you must be on
your guard at all times. Do not allow anyone into your home without a search
warrant. In the State of Wisconsin, Animal Control officers and HSUS do not
have police powers. They must be accompanied by law enforcement (although
some law enforcement officers are also animal control officers) with a
search warrant in order to enter your premises.
If HSUS is working in conjunction with law enforcement and there is a search
warrant, you must cooperate. DO NOT SIGN OVER ANY OF YOUR DOGS if
threatened. Do not believe those that state that the charges against you
will be lessened if you sign over your dogs.
Video tape the entire proceedings. If you are detained asking questions
while a search is going on, have another individual available to video tape
or photograph the proceedings. Ask for proof of identification. Get names
and license plate numbers for those coming onto your property. Some
breeders have had to get special permits in order to have more than the
arbitrary number of allowed animals in their community and have had to waive
their constitutional rights in order to get those permits. If you are in
this situation, you must contact a lawyer and find out what your rights are
TODAY. If animal control or law enforcement come to your door, walk out of
your
door and shut it behind you. Do not allow them to enter your home you go out
to them unless they have a search warrant.
Please read the article What to do when animal control comes knocking
http://www.dpca. org/BreedEd/ when_animal_ control_comes. htm for more
details.
If anything seems amiss, make notes of dates and times, take names, get
witness names, what they did, take photos, and keep a log of suspicious
activities. We often hear fanciers state that this issue will never affect
me when it comes to breeder licensing legislation. There have been at least
4 situations that have already happened in OUR STATE since the beginning of
the year and breeder licensing requirements have not yet been passed into
law. The orchestrated bust that we were warned about today could very well
be
targeted at any one of us. You must protect yourself against false
accusations. This is a very serious situation. If you truly believe in
preserving the future of your chosen breed or breeds, you must do everything
in your power to protect those breeds and their heritage. Insist on the
preservation of your constitutional rights.
Cross posting is allowed.
Tracey Johnston
DFOW Vice President
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