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04-03-2009, 06:59 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member | Shelter dogs for research Stop Shelter Animals From Being Sold for Research! Target: Michigan House Sponsored by: American Humane Association Michigan House Bill 4663 will eliminate pound seizure in Michigan animal shelters. Pound seizure is the practice of allowing shelter cats and dogs to be used in experimental research. HB 4663, called "Koda's Law," is named after a shelter dog that, instead of being placed for adoption, was sold to a USDA Class B Dealer (animal broker) and resold to the University of Michigan, where he was used in the university's Advanced Trauma Life Support Class, and then euthanized. Koda's former family believed that taking him to a shelter would allow him another opportunity to find a home and did not know he would be used in a research experiment. Sadly, this happens to far too many shelter cats and dogs in Michigan. Companion animals depend on humans for their safety and well-being. Tragically, this dependency is betrayed when shelters allow these pets to be taken by Class B Dealers for resale to research. When Class B dealers and research facilities can obtain cats and dogs -- like Koda -- from animal shelters, it diminishes the shelters' credibility and purpose, and betrays public trust. Currently only 4 county animal control shelters practice pound seizure (Gratiot, Mecosta, Montcalm and Osceola). Koda's Law will not prohibit legitimate medical research. Research facilities will still be able to obtain cats and dogs from licensees who breed animals for research. This bill simply stops shelter cats and dogs from being used in research. The bill permits several veterinary training/research activities of shelter cats and dogs, including allowing spay-neuter training, correcting pre-existing medical conditions (such as broken bones or illnesses), and allowing blood banks to obtain life-saving animal blood. The cats and dogs are then placed for adoption. Please sign to show your support for Michigan House Bill 4663 so we can make Michigan the 19th state to outlaw pound seizure. We have a chance to change this. Please sign today to support Michigan House Bill 4663 >>
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04-03-2009, 07:05 AM | #2 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| Can someone post a copy of the bill? I don't feel like digging through Google for it.
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04-03-2009, 10:02 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member | I'm having a hard time accessing it, I have sent an e-mail. I got it from Care2 We have a chance to change this. Please sign today to support Michigan House Bill 4663 >> Thank you for helping animals today. Sincerely, Emily Care2 and ThePetitionSite Team
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04-03-2009, 10:21 AM | #4 |
Senior Yorkie Talker | WTH?! I never heard of this........ I've NEVER heard of a shelter selling an animal for research! I think some people need to seriously think about what they're doing----That's such a disgusting contradiction. People make me sick!
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04-03-2009, 10:30 AM | #5 |
owned by my monkeys Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: far north dallas, texas
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| here is a thread that was posted a while back re: UofM and this issue: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...-training.html i remembered it because i am an alum and i read anything having to do with the university. i am so glad they stopped! ann arbor is a very liberal town and i am sure there were MANY outspoken people against this
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04-03-2009, 10:50 AM | #6 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| I remember reading something about this awhile back. It was about getting dogs from shelters and doing animal testing or something. I think MSU is into animal testing but can't remenber exactly if they were the ones taking dogs from shelters. Oh, I think it was some third party "rescuing" these dogs and selling them to MSU? Maybe it is false though.
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04-03-2009, 10:54 AM | #7 | |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member | Quote:
I just got that petition in my e-mail lasat night however so I wonder what the deal is.
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04-03-2009, 10:54 AM | #8 | |
owned by my monkeys Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: far north dallas, texas
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ugh, i had to do a research lab class my senior year on a dopamine and serotonin study with white lab rats ick i thought MSU was more agricultural, teaching and music? i did not realize they did a lot of research too. but of course i am biased
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