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Originally Posted by Woogie Man  Nancy, in this case, I think it really is the farmers. One of the most public groups against the bill was Farm Bureau, a farmers' group that also is an insurance company. Though puppy mill operators would certainly be against this type of bill, my take on it is that farmers don't want to see any animal welfare bill passed as they fear it will lead to their door some day. |
I agree with you, but what type of farmer is affected by a bill like this? It's a farmer who also raises dogs. Commercial breeders are usually farmers; they have the land, it's isolated and they are use to raising animals. Most puppy millers raise things besides dogs, that just one "crop." Groups have learned if they ban together and just trust whoever is giving the advice, so that they can protect themselves when they need it. The videos I've seen on the Hunte Corporation show lots of individual farmers, many with under 100 dogs. I think there are lots of little puppy mills instead of few giant puppy mills, so that when we finally bust one, it doesn't have much affect. I agree with your statement that farmers don't want to see any animal welfare bill passed; this is the slippery slope argument.