>The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health
>Inspection Service (APHIS) is pleased to announce that beginning
>May 26, 2009, all Animal Care inspection reports for Class A, B,
>and C licensees and Class E, H, and T registrants (animal breeders,
>dealers, exhibitors, and registered exhibitors, intermediate handles,
>and carriers respectively) will be available online at
>http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/.
Here is the direct URL:
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/inspection_list.shtml
Yes, for a number of years a person did have to submit a request to the
APHIS of the USDA to get inspection details about farms and breeders
who are large enough for federal inspection.
A good number of years ago, though, that info was available online for
a series of years so I am very glad to see that will again be so. I
can't recall if the USDA itself made it available or if someone else
did. You know, the farms and breeders themselves really should post it,
don't you think? Gads, I guess that was at least 15 years ago that the
info was readily available for a few years. I recall a western farm
that no longer exists doing well on inspection, and I remember that
in the reports I saw way back then Marshalls used to do better on
inspections than PV which used to do better than Triple F, but I have
absolutely no idea how they measure up now for the things that the
USDA can inspect. It will be very good to be able to see how a wide
assortment of places compare now, and what is noted that is obviously
wrong in the inspections. Distributors are also important to follow;
some do some very questionable things.
Excellent news, Dee! You have created many smiles.
Sukie (not a vet)
Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/
http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
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