>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 [Posted in FML 6357]