Two bills came through my email this week that have left me just this side of speechless. These would be Arizona HB2375 (Possessing Dangerous Wildlife Prohibited) and Maryland SB505 (Pet Stores – Sale of Dogs Less than 9 Months of Age Prohibited). Let’s review the fun points.
Arizona HB2375, Possessing Dangerous Wildlife Prohibited
The title sounds great [...]
It has come to light how the Humane Society of the United States gained possession of the dogs from the Indiana jeopardy tax assessment raid. On June 3, 2009, the HSUS purchased all 241 of dogs seized from the Garwood’s farm in Indiana for the grand total of $300 as shown in page 1 [...]
To Wayne Pacelle, CEO of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) in response to his “Humane Nation” blog article asking “Why Must Puppy Mill Regulations Raise Hackles”
Wayne, Wayne, Wayne … May I call you Wayne? After the past couple of months of reading your blog, I’m starting to feel like I know you. After [...]
In reading more news articles condemning “commercial breeders”, which now seems to include anyone who ever breeds a pet, I continuously see references to ‘defects’, ‘genetic conditions’, health problems and calls for a crackdown on people breeding ‘defective pets’. So I have to ask, how many people do you meet in a day that are free [...]
Politicians running for office in a number of municipalities in Missouri and Kansas learned yesterday that playing with pet owner rights can cost them their job.
In 2006 Mirriam (KS) Mayor Carl Wilkes pushed for breed specific language (BSL) in city dog ordinances. In yesterday’s election, he came in 3rd to be replaced by challenger Ken Sissom.
In [...]
