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01-05-2011, 06:39 AM | #1 |
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| New dog ordinance El Paso has a new dog ordinance. All breeders and nonbreeders having puppies have to purchase a permit $75 per litter for nonbreeders and $100 per litter for breeders. Also, no puppies are to be sold or given away before 8 weeks. Any puppies given away before 8 weeks have to be turned over to the humane society. This is fantastic cuz I've seen ads for pups 5 weeks and ready to go..makes me sick. Puppies are no longer allowed to be sold for profit under 1 year of age. Although I see this overall as a great thing to help put a stop to careless breeding practices, I also see this with mixed feelings. I dont think its going to stop puppy mills in our area. They'll just sell their pups outside city limits. Also, many puppies are brought over from mexico and sold in our city. The reasons for the permits is to reduce the number of animals brought to the animal shelter. Half of our city doesnt have to comply because they are in another state. They arent even required to mircochip and many of those dogs are dumped at the shelter. Is this really gonna greatly reduce the numbers at animal shelters?? I dont see how rules only effecting half the city is gonna do much good. Microchipping is a law here thats been in effect for 5 years. Since half of the city doesnt have to microchip, it has not helped bring down numbers at the shelter. |
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01-05-2011, 08:01 AM | #2 | |
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01-05-2011, 11:15 AM | #3 | |
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"My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. Thomas Jefferson Sorry, I will get down from my soapbox now…
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01-05-2011, 12:33 PM | #4 | |
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Does it mean a breeder must only charge for actual expenses to produce the litter??? | |
01-05-2011, 04:14 PM | #5 |
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| Yes...excluding food. The original proposal tried to put a complete ban on ALL sales of puppies PERIOD. |
01-05-2011, 04:37 PM | #6 | |
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Let me add that it amazes me beyond belief that a law such as this has been passed in a city right across the Mexican boarder and Juarez. I would think they would be doing more to stop the drug trafficing and murders associated with drugs.
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01-05-2011, 04:50 PM | #7 | |
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Why go after drugs and crime when you can prosecute dangerous dog owners instead. In all seriousness, I agree with the assessment that this is all for show. How are they going to enforce it? Are they going to go from house to house to see if you have a litter that needs registering? Are the puppy police going to ask to see your records to see how much you've spent on that litter to know if you are making a profit? It's a knee jerk response.
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01-05-2011, 04:54 PM | #8 |
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| More government is never the answer in my opinion. You cannot legislate people into being "good" to their own children much less their pets.
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01-05-2011, 04:59 PM | #9 | |
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01-05-2011, 05:00 PM | #10 |
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01-05-2011, 05:01 PM | #12 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | Maybe there needs to be a breeding fee to have children. I bet unwanted/uncared for children cost the public a whole lot more than abandoned pets do. Seems to me that this type of law, like most regulatory laws just make it harder for the responsible, honest people and doesn't do much to help with the real problem. How are they going to find out who has puppies? Require vets to report any newborn animals that they treat (like they do with rabies vaccinations in my area)? I bet that just causes fewer pets to get the veterinary care they need. We're at the point that legislators should have to repeal two old laws before they can enact one new one. |
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01-05-2011, 05:12 PM | #14 |
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| Last summer the city where I live.....they did do a house to house to insure all dogs were licensed. All well and good and I understand, why? However, the Animal Control Officer informed my husband, that this was being done because at a time where local city, county and state governments are operating in the red.....it was their biggest revenue maker. They usually don't do this unless the coffers are empty.
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