[Darnright]

USDA regulations were written for commercial breeding establishments or for USDA brokers, not for hobbyists. The people who wrote them never intended them for the latter.

USDA regulations require separate housing, separate plumbing/sewer and the flooring and whelping materials you mention. Once again, this was never meant for the non-commercial, hobby dog or cat fancier.

The current administration has been using USDA as a plaything for some time now. People got payouts for being “minority farmers”, who have never seen a farm, much less who ever made a dime from farming. This is more of the same: make-work government jobs for imaginary work. Oh, and the fines will work great to redistribute more wealth from middle class people.

[Gennie]

LOL I'm sorry, but the very wording of this means ANYONE who sells over the internet means they did intend this as a catch-all. While they may not be FOCUSED on cracking down on people like yourself or me, they will have the power to do so if this happens. Remember though, it's not just pertaining to cats and dogs, but any animal, including livestock.

What gets me about all of this is they are claiming that all of these people are being sold sick dogs over the internet. These puppies are supposed to be certified healthy by a veterinarian before being flown, and while I have not shipped a pup when I have inquired I know for Pennsylvania it is 10 day limit from the time the pup is vet checked and certified until they are put on a plane.