| LINKS AND RESOURCES The U.S.D.A. had restored the online search tool for inspection reports for breeders, dealers, handlers and others. This is the direct link to the search engine. In the event you have difficulty accessing the search page directly, you must use This Warning Page which requires you to Agree to the information on that page and once you click "I Agree" you will be directed to the search page. You must enter certain parameters and the search will ONLY SEARCH THE PAST THREE YEARS of inspection reports. Any other inspections you need/want you must fill out a Freedom of Information Act request. It's become so easy for us to believe what we read. We read things like the fluffy content on the site of The Hunte Corporation and we say wow! What a fantastic place! Those puppies sure sound well cared for, loved and easily the best bet for the buck. Very easy. In fact, this recent Petland Franchisee bought it hook, line & sinker. The fact is, Hunte Corporation is nothing like what it portends to be. CLICK TO READ 2009 USDA INSPECTION ON THE HUNTE CORPORATION! Amazingly still accessible! Surprising ain't it! For all their talk about the finest possible this and the best possible that, the conditions in which these dogs are kept are deplorable. 10" cages for 2 puppies? The USDA Petland says in black and white: "Our puppies come from licensed breeders.." Now, thanks to the Humane Society of the United States, you can find out exactly where the Petland store you bought your puppy from likely came from - for real! CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT WHERE THE STORE YOU BOUGHT YOUR PUPPY FROM ACTUALLY BUYS IT'S ANIMALS!. So much for local breeders huh? Is there anything they won't lie about?? The Humane Society's Site - MUST READ!. This is a graphic site. If you're here, it's because you want to be part of the solution (the problem already having been identified, puppy mills and the corporation that keeps them going). This Page Outlines the Facts about The Hunte Corporation, how it really treats it's puppies, the disasters that befall them, the unimaginable horrors. Read it. It's essential that we do everything within our power to turn things around for these animals. Another Page on this very Awesome Site provides you with everything you can do to take action. We know we can't stop puppy mills. In a perfect world, there would be enough inspectors, breeders on the up and up who actually run clean, safe, loving facilities. We can't fix that. But we can put pressure on our legislature to stop middlemen companies like Hunte Corporation and others from lying to the public. Fraudulent Mispresentation is against the law. It is tortious and carries punitive and exemplary damages should the firms be sued. And that's part of the goal of this site. Enough people in one place, very angry, very determined to make this stop. To take action. Other very important resources regarding puppy mills, Petland and Hunte Corporation, among other brokers, are as follows: Rip Off Report! | Back Home | |
