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Originally Posted by yorkiesmiles  I agree that I don't want more of Big Brother - we seem to be at an all time high for this on everything in our country right now. But on the same hand what would you recommend happen to help shut down these mills?
I did like the thread that I posted about what the Ark. Gov. signed into law, because I think this could cover most puppy mills. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...ls-felony.html
And I would certainly like to see the penalties increased drastically - personally I think it should be no different than if you are abusing or neglecting your children (and I have worked in social services - so no one lecture me on how animals & children are 2 different things)
But what as a breeder would you like to see happen? I do not want to see show breeders or even those breeding to better the breed even for pet homes to be put out of business - but where do you draw the line?
I think we live in a sick society that has allowed it to get this bad. Dogs are not a commodity.  |
good post!! I dont know how to effectively re-word the legislation that is raining down on responsible breeders like a ton of bricks. This is the slippery slope. Where do you draw the line? Peta and H$U$ have strong lobbiests and millions of $$$. Their agenda is to abolish ALL breeding. They see mills the same way they see responsible breeders. There is no difference to them. I know the AkC reps are working very hard with the language of the bills.