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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  I don't really want this about which specific group is for the law and which specific group is against it. Just because a group you like or dislike is for or against a law doesn't make it necessarily good or bad. Just to make it clear, I do not personally believe at all, that the HSUS wants to hurt the home breeder. I think they are very much interested in responsible breeding. If you wish to sit back and think the commercial pet breeding industry is doing nothing to stop these laws, that your prerogative. Businesses spend a great deal of time and money on how to make more money. That's there job. I haven't read what any group has said about the law, only Yorkietalk's group.
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I don't want to make it about who's doing what either. You brought up that there are organized lobbyists for commercial breeders trying to influence these bills. Also, I'm not 'sitting back' thinking anything. I replied that I had only seen things about the HSUS lobbying for these bills and asked you for more info on any commercial breeder lobbyists. I couldn't find any and you still haven't posted any. For a critical perspective of the HSUS, however, here are a few links....
Humane Society of the United States 7 Things You Didn't Know About HSUS The Death of Hope at HSUS : Nathan J Winograd I also think the rationale for the
Courts and Criminal Code Committee writing such an extensive
breeder bill (
(l) As a condition of parole, the parole board may prohibit a parolee from owning, harboring, or training an animal, and, if the parole board prohibits a parolee from having direct or indirect contact with an individual, the parole board may also prohibit the parolee from having direct or indirect contact with any animal belonging to the individual.) isn't very convincing. The rest of the bill, that which is in
bold type, goes far beyond the
Courts and Criminal Code Committee's purview. I see this as legislative sleight-of-hand. Ill-conceived laws are seldom effective and are likely to be challenged in the courts and this bill is a good example of bad legislation. Also, being in opposition to this bill doesn't mean I'm opposed to shutting down puppy mills. I think we all agree on that issue. It just means that I'm opposed to this bill. I can only hope that my state does a better job if they decide to tackle the issue.