I would not oppose smart legislation that targeted the mass production of puppies or the mistreatment of animals but when the lines are so fuzzy and enforcement could potentially do more harm than good I think it is time to go back to the drawing table.
As for the exemption for show dogs...what consitituted a show dog? A dog shown once? A finished champion? What about those beautiful dogs that are owned by responisble breeders that do not like to show...we would now have to force them?
At what age were they supposed to be spayed/neutered? A show dog in my eyes is not determined until adulthood, so how do they handle that?
After seeing how the DQ in our standard is interpreted these days we all know you have to spell out what you mean perfectly and without question and I just do not think this bill did that. I have sat down and read this bill, and I think that is where the confusion lies...everyone took a different meaning from the bill...I just wonder how those that would be enforcing it would interpret it.
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