From the MORNING CALL:
A federal report issued last week accused U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors of failing to stop puppy mill owners’ systematic mistreatment of animals — the same charge about Pennsylvania dog kennel inspectors that led to an overhaul of state laws and regulations two years ago.
The report, issued by the inspector general’s office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, said federal inspectors were ”ineffective” in enforcing anti-cruelty laws against problem dog breeders and brokers and soft-pedaled penalties against them — even where they found dead and diseased dogs.
It also acknowledged that the federal government left a gaping hole in the law by leaving online sellers unregulated…
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