Nancy, I agree with you about this. There probably is some overlap between farmers and mill operators as I don't see how puppy mill operators alone could exert so much influence. Even without that, I think farmers would be against this anyway, and see it as a stepping stone to their door.
I really liked what you said in the recent thread (the one about buying from a pet store) that if 'everyone would just visit the premises where the puppy comes from, there would be no more puppy mills'. I hope I'm paraphrasing you correctly and I 100% agree. It's a very simple solution that we all can implement.
More so than the cruelty of some mills, this bill was aimed at those that intentionally harm animals for kicks. There is no reason for such acts to be considered only a misdemeanor when cats and dogs are suffering horribly at the hands of demented sickos. |