Quote Originally Posted by S_B View Post
I figured I would bump this up, as I come here I always check the "Quick Links" daily and I'm sure others do as well.

This is real people and as stated above "But to have the cutoff be 4 bitches? This is preposterous." it is preposterous!

And for now, it is just the animals on the list above, but how long before farmers are effected to. In some states they have snuck in tricky verbiage, like in Missouri where "over 50 head" was stated in the Breeders Act. That got many ranchers attention, but a little to late as it passed with over 80% vote, they had to vote in an amendment because ultimately it did affect them.


I know of a man who has horses, goats, chickens and a slew of dogs, mostly Patterdales who got a visit from the USDA (supposedly responding to a "puppy mill" complaint), they strong armed him into registering with them which costs him $200 per year. So they do have the funding in place to come out and check up on you. Another interesting bit of information, the agent told him she had viewed his place on satellite before coming out. She/the agent, used to be a vet. I can't image she makes more money as a gov't paid USDA agent, or does she???
This is why I always, always, always give fake addresses ...

Jack