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Doodlebop · 10-16-2010, 06:15 PM

This bill has many issues.

The first issue is in the very beginning when the word "Custody" is used. We do not take guardianship or Custody over our animals. Wording like this will lead to our animals filing lawsuits against us with organizations trying to prove a point. In America, We OWN our animals.

That being said, the people writing this bill are not breeders. If I am raising Siberian Huskies and I plan to work then in the Artic temperatures they have to be acclimated to cold temperatures or they will die. There has to exceptions to this rule.

Skipping Breedings. If I breed a female starting after a championship, 2-3 years old, and retire at 5 years old, like most good breeders do, then that should be up to me as a breeder, not someone who just thinks it sounds good.

Exercise. This is not specified very well. Must the dog be removed from the kennel and walked? How can this possibly be monitored? This is unenforceable..

No stacking cages. I have an RV with stacked cages for dog shows. Now this illegal? Or for only Kennels. I have 3 tier cages for my puppies when we are doing dewormings, Anyone who has dewormed a puppy knows that it is better for the puppy to go through grates, so they don't eat it.

For a toy breed dog, you would be required to have 4x4 indoor boxes and 8x8 outdoor runs? That is not a good idea for small breed dogs. To much room on the indoor run will caused soiling indoors, and not promote them to go outdoors. So if you have 10 toy dogs, if not in your house you would have to have a 40 foot outdoor building and for those of you with them in the house that is 4x4 cages per dog. Most people do not crate their dogs in this size of cages. Where do they get these numbers?

If you are a small hobby breeder this will hurt you the most, then the people left are the people making big bucks on their dogs, the retailers, puppymillers, and pet shops, they can afford to rennovate.

How is this going to be paid for? More Taxes. As a economy are you all ready for more taxes. They have a system in place, it is overloaded and failing, so you want to pay for another system.

If the HSUS keeps this up, we will be like New England , unable to find a breeder in their state. They don't want anyone to be able to breed dogs, and would like for no one to own them.

Don't be fooled, Vote NO

10-16-2010, 06:15 PM	#17
Doodlebop Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA Posts: 42	Vote No This bill has many issues. The first issue is in the very beginning when the word "Custody" is used. We do not take guardianship or Custody over our animals. Wording like this will lead to our animals filing lawsuits against us with organizations trying to prove a point. In America, We OWN our animals. That being said, the people writing this bill are not breeders. If I am raising Siberian Huskies and I plan to work then in the Artic temperatures they have to be acclimated to cold temperatures or they will die. There has to exceptions to this rule. Skipping Breedings. If I breed a female starting after a championship, 2-3 years old, and retire at 5 years old, like most good breeders do, then that should be up to me as a breeder, not someone who just thinks it sounds good. Exercise. This is not specified very well. Must the dog be removed from the kennel and walked? How can this possibly be monitored? This is unenforceable.. No stacking cages. I have an RV with stacked cages for dog shows. Now this illegal? Or for only Kennels. I have 3 tier cages for my puppies when we are doing dewormings, Anyone who has dewormed a puppy knows that it is better for the puppy to go through grates, so they don't eat it. For a toy breed dog, you would be required to have 4x4 indoor boxes and 8x8 outdoor runs? That is not a good idea for small breed dogs. To much room on the indoor run will caused soiling indoors, and not promote them to go outdoors. So if you have 10 toy dogs, if not in your house you would have to have a 40 foot outdoor building and for those of you with them in the house that is 4x4 cages per dog. Most people do not crate their dogs in this size of cages. Where do they get these numbers? If you are a small hobby breeder this will hurt you the most, then the people left are the people making big bucks on their dogs, the retailers, puppymillers, and pet shops, they can afford to rennovate. How is this going to be paid for? More Taxes. As a economy are you all ready for more taxes. They have a system in place, it is overloaded and failing, so you want to pay for another system. If the HSUS keeps this up, we will be like New England , unable to find a breeder in their state. They don't want anyone to be able to breed dogs, and would like for no one to own them. Don't be fooled, Vote NO