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Originally Posted by wildcard  I think the previous posts, both mine and others, are pretty clear about the problems in the bill so I won't re-state them. You have to think about how the bill will work or not work in practice to understand its consequences and why it will be ineffective. It also helps to understand that the supporters of this bill (not just ordinary people who like it in theory, but the people who drafted it and have hired lobbyists to push it) are incrementalists. This is a foot in the door. |
And I read your previous posts, and I don't understand the specific points why you are against it, sure we can talk about really no need for it, and too much government, and the slippery slope argument, and who's behind it, but if you don't believe that the commercial producer's have a huge lobby that are spouting the exact same case, you extremely wrong.
Specific arguments against the bill fell flat. "This will, affect those who produce 5 dogs a year." No it won't.
"Pet dealer" means any person, or the employee of a person, who:
(1) engages in the sale of dogs to the public for profit; or
(2) sells or offers for sale more than five (5) dogs in one (1) year."
So
more than 5 dogs means 6 or more dogs. If you sell 6 or more dogs, you have to register as a Pet dealer, and keep records . Big deal.
You're probably thinking, it just one more dog, but the people who gave you this information are exaggerating, they knew the number, but purposely mislead you. People, who really have a case, don't need to exaggerate even by one. That why it's important to check the facts, and if they are incorrect, be suspicious of the person sending the message, do they have an agenda? Is it
really the same as yours?
Some of you objected to the Lemon puppy law, and how this would affect you, again another scare tactic. However, this only applies to
Commercial Dealers, and that those that produce 10 litters of puppies a year, and some of you call them "serious hobbyist." Come on, lets get serious.
The main thing this bill would do is
(1) requiring commercial dog breeders to register with the state board of animal health; and
(2) establishing standards for premises where dogs are kept and conditions in which dogs are kept.
As a pet owner, I realize, that I don't understand all the problems of the home breeder, and I was really hoping this thread would enlighten me to them. However, it just made me believe that breeders don't want any legislation regarding breeding. I've read many of you say,"lets get rid of the puppymills and leave the home breeder alone", this bill is doing that, but it's defining who is a commercial breeder, who is a pet dealer, and who is a home breeder. There is nothing wrong with being labeled a pet dealer, and it just means you would have to keep records, suggesting that authorities will come and raid your home at any time, is a known as scare tactic used by commercial lobbyist to get the home breeder to side with them. They don't care about you, they just want more time so that they can water down, the parts of the bill that affect them. Indiana is big Amish country, and they work closely with big companies that spout this kind of propaganda.