HARRISBURG PATRIOT-NEWS: …The auditor general’s report indicates the Department of Agriculture’s Office of Dog Law Enforcement was not prepared to enforce the law, and the administration – including the apparently unqualified Corbett appointee in charge of the office – “made a conscious decision to work with the kennel owners rather than citing them for not being in compliance.”
Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said he was “appalled that it turns out the department knew there were violations of the law and instead of correcting the problems they decided not to conduct inspections.”
DePasquale, who as a legislator supported the new dog law, said “Before the new law went into effect in July 2011, Pennsylvania had one of the worst reputations in the country for allowing puppy mills. Now, we find out that the law changed but enforcement was so poor that there was little impact to alleviate puppy mill conditions.” … (more)
