This is cross posted with permission.......... From: Jo Ann Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: [Fwd: Fwd: Kodner's article on puppymill haulers Hunte Corp.] > > >Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 15:02:44 -0500 > > > > > >Make a hard copy of this article so that you can send you comments in >to > > >AKC, Dog News, Mrs. Kodner (who was probably paid well for her >article... > > >by the Hunte Corp.), your own Kennel Clubs, any rescue organization >that > > >you can think of..... I for one am taking this article very >personal... > > >Mrs. Kodner will never get another entry from me. I was told that she >is > > >an all-breed judge and can't be touched. Well, she can be boycotted >and I > > >hope her financial resources are depending on judging assignments. I >would > > >love to see her entries drop big time and her assignments few and far > > >between..... > > Check her assignments for your breeds on the infodog site.... > > JMO, > > Pat Welch > > > > > > Kodner's Korner > > By Denny Kodner > > Ed. Note - The following article appeared in DOG NEWS Issue #14 - April >5, > > 2002 > > Mrs. Kodner's comments have caused a considerable furor. To set the >record > > straight, the following is precisely what she wrote: > > D�tente Begins With The Middleman > > Fourth In The Series On High Volume Breeders > > > > There are many issues facing the dog fancy in this the 21st century. >Most of > > these have become political footballs in the National arena due to media > > attention. Not the least of these is John Q. Public's perception of what > > constitutes a vicious dog or breed of dog and what constitutes cruelty >to > > dogs, especially puppy dogs. Nothing pulls at the heart strings more >than a > > sick child unless it's a malnourished puppy. > > The public perceives that all so-called "pit-bulls" Rottweilers and > > Dobermans are vicious. The fancy is certain that all high volume >breeders > > are cruel to puppies and brood bitches; and that the distributor or > > middleman is a Shylock. The fancy imagines suffering puppies being > > transported in run down dirty vehicles to unsightly contaminated pet >stores. > > NOTHING COULD BE FARTHER FROM THE TRUTH. > > Not all Dobermans, Rottweilers and "pit-bulls", so-called, are vicious. >Not > > all puppy suppliers mistreat their stock. Not all puppy suppliers are >even > > high volume breeders. Not all middlemen are Shylocks anymore than the >entire > > fancy is beyond reproach in these regards. > > Having said all this lets us now visit the Hunte Corporation and see >where, > > why and how d�tente is POSSIBLE and can and should be pursued by the AKC > > with at least this one middleman and soon. > > The Hunte Corporation headquarters is in Goodman, Missouri. It also has >a > > branch in Elkland, Missouri. Andrew and Gina Hunte acquired the >business, > > then known as Sundowner in 1991. In 1996 they acquired a second company > > called Honey-Dew. The operation has grown from seven employees to over >100 > > employees. It started in one facility of 5000 square feet and has >expanded > > to three facilities totaling 30,000 square feet. > > Its walls, floors, and ceilings are stripped clean and disinfected every > > week. The corporation provides transportation crates to its suppliers >that > > are sterilized at headquarters before the supplier can take back the >empty > > crate. Air in the entire facility is maintained at a temperature that >never > > varies more than 2 degrees and is exchanged every minute and a half. The > > same is true for its 18 wheelers that transport the pups. The grease >pits > > are as clean as the cages holding the puppies. There are five full time > > veterinarians on the staff. And the facilities are staffed 24 hours a >day. > > Hunte provides all potential suppliers a breeders guide outlining care, > > grooming, vaccination, identification, pricing, registration and >licensing > > requirements that must be met by the breeder before he or she can be > > accepted as a supplier to Hunte. > > Everything about the pup and the breeder resides in computer files that >list > > over 40 different registries. From month to month anywhere from 75 to >80% of > > the incoming puppies are AKC registered. Approximately four percent are >UKC > > registered and the balance (approximately 15 to 25%) cover the other 38 > > registries. Hunte would prefer to have 100% AKC registered. > > All breeders must produce a USDA license, a state license or they must >sign > > an "Unlicensed Breeder Certification" which says that said breeder has >never > > violated any licensing laws or been convicted of any felonies or ever >been > > charged with cruelty to animals of any kind. He must also supply his >drivers > > license and vehicle license number. All these documents must be updated > > annually or puppies will be refused. > > All puppies must be accompanied by registration papers. If they are not, >a > > $10.00 fee is charged for late papers. The breeder is also required to > > provide a copy of the registration of the sire and dam. Vaccinations are > > required and the manufacturer and lot number of the vaccine must >accompany > > the pup as well as a general veterinarian health certificate. > > Each puppy is accompanied by a health record. Worming dates (type of >worming > > agent), vaccination dates; surgeries, if any; medications, if any; kind >of > > food used; all must appear on the record. Breeders are required to >guarantee > > against communicable diseases for 10 days and one year against >hereditary > > and congenital defects. Hunte, in turn, supplies a limited warranty > > certificate with each puppy. > > Each incoming pup is examined and accepted or rejected for a variety of > > easily detected physical defects. They are then microchipped and >inoculated. > > Some hernias are repaired by Hunte. Some are returned to the breeder for > > repair. > > While watching puppies come through the examining room, not one was > > malnourished, dirty, or frightened. In a walk through the facility that >can > > house over 2000 pups, only two Yorkshire terrier pups hung back in the > > corner of their cage. The rest jumped to the door. The facility is >probably > > far and above any others in the country. It is to the pet industry what >the > > AKC is to the dog fancy. Are their flaws? Probably! Nothing is perfect. >Is > > it an organization to establish d�tente with? Without question. Such a > > relationship can only be beneficial to both organizations. Think of the > > income to CAR and the service to the public that can be rendered if >every > > puppy that is microchipped comes to the new owner registered with CAR. >Think > > of the DNA pool that can be established if every puppy is DNA-ed via the >FTA > > procedure. > > Seeing is believing. See for yourself. > > The Hunte Corporation, and others like it, if there are any, are doing >the > > breeders job. They are trying to supply well bred, healthy puppies to >the > > end user. Is profit involved? Of course it is, but what is wrong with >making > > money in a legitimate fashion. Plenty of the fancy do the same thing. >And > > further, it is really incumbent upon the fancy to help upgrade the >quality > > of the breeders stock by offering its stud dogs to properly registered, > > healthy bitches. For a fee? Of course! > > Wasn't the American Kennel Club founded in an effort to improve breeding > > stock? Or is this once again, or in the minds of some, still an elitist > > organization for the special few?
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