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Originally Posted by yorkiegirl2

Here is another site to look at to help you decide if you want to
Vote YES or No on PROP B.
Facts | YES! on Prop B

I plan to vote YES on prop B and These are my reasons why.
If the breeders and the USDA had done their jobs and upheld the currant laws set down by the AWA we would not be here today discussing this issue.
Breeders for far to long have gotten away with substandard care and lining their greedy pockets.
Repeating violations after violations with nothing being done but a slap on the wrist.
And the dogs are the ones who have been left to suffered and die because of it.
As a Missourian I am sick of my state being known as the Puppy Mill Capital of America.
These out of control breeders have given all of who have done right by the dogs and are breeding correctly and humanly a BIG BLACK EYE.
And while the bill may not be the greatest it is better then no bill at all.
Because as it stand now the current way of doing things.. IS NOT WORKING !.
If injecting a little fear to follow the regulations or face the consequences with heavy fines or jail time, then maybe breeders will think twice about the way they raise dogs.
Most of the breeders who are already breeding correctly the bill will not effect them and those who are not will have a year to either come in to compliance or get out of business.
Not to pass this bill mean we as Missourians are sending a clear message that it’s OK for people to continue on with the status quo to mistreat and abuse the dogs in their care.
I don’t care how you look at it …. it’s not RIGHT !!
It’s time for people to stand up and say enough is enough !!!!

A few other points that have been brought up is the argument that "my puppies will be on cold concrete floors and get sick". That is not true. You will still have your whelping areas and temporary holding areas where your mothers can properly care for their babies and babies can be kept out of harms way from elements and disease. That is something people have read into it. A whelping area is not a housing area. It states HOUSING. That means where your dog spends a majority of their time, not where you would have them for medical reasons or whelping.


Another one is Term UNFETTERD meaning not bound by shackles and chains.
I take this to mean you can not keep a dog on a chain, the dog will have to be kept it in a pen/kennel type enclosure.
Personally I am not a fan of seeing any dog chained to trees, junk cars.. etc.

Great post! I wish that I knew more about the bill to discuss it further but unfortunately I do not. From what I have read, the things that I have seen regarding puppy mills and the treatment or better lack there of should say to everyone that the current laws are not working. For Missouri to be attracting notorious millers from across the country to open up shop~that alone should be throwing up huge read flags.

Below are quoted from this link

Approximately 40% of all pet store puppies nationwide are bred in Missouri, where almost 200,000 breeding dogs produce up to a million puppies a year. Consumers across the country have reported purchasing Missouri puppy mill puppies with significant health and/or genetic conditions, causing high veterinary bills and emotional devastation for the families involved.

Puppy mills are a $1,000,000,.000 a year business. Of course the millers are going to be against a bill that is going to make them put even a small portion of their profits back into their "livestock".

I am proud that IL has legislation regarding Pet Store and mills. We are an agricultural based state and there has been no impact on our cows, horse, sheep, chickens that I have seen resulting from puppy mill legislation.

In the last three years, fifteen states - including major puppy mill states such as Iowa, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania-- have passed laws to crack down on puppy mills by requiring basic care standards at mass-breeding facilities and/or limiting the number of breeding dogs that can be kept at a single facility. Most states have handled these policy reforms through their state legislatures, but Missouri lawmakers are beholden to the special interest puppy mill lobby and have failed to respond to public opinion and citizen demands for better care for companion animals. Prop B is similar to the laws that have been passed in other states, and gives Missouri citizens the opportunity to do what the legislature has not.

*The Truth about Prop B - Alliance for Truth

Let's talk about the special interest puppy mill lobby. With a billion dollar a year business why wouldn't they have lobbyists to try to say voters opinion in their favor?

To me is seems pretty ridiculous to use the argument that cattle will be regulated by future bills. You do not stuff a cow into a crate or is that something that is done in cow mills Dogs are domesticated animals and should be treated as such. There is no reason other than profit for someone to own 50 or more breeding bitches other than to make a profit. How do you take care of that many dogs without neglect? Puppy mills are know for selling sick and poorly bred dogs. There needs to be laws in place that address the current problems.

There is not enough space in rescues for all of the dogs being pumped out of the mills in this county. There are millions of dogs PTS every year in shelters all across this country. Millers see nothing wrong with bumping used of bitches at the shelters. The lucky ones find rescues. The unlucky are euthanized for lack of room. The least lucky disposed of.

After being bred again and again, sometimes until their uteruses literally “prolapse” or protrude from their bodies, used up breeding dogs are often quickly discarded or killed when they can no longer turn a profit for their owners. Puppy mill owners often kill these dogs themselves to save on veterinary bills. Currently there is no specific law in Missouri that prevents puppy mill operators from destroying “used up” dogs themselves. Prop B would prevent the euthanasia of unwanted dogs by anyone other than a licensed veterinarian.

How about Missouri's Dirty Dozen?


Puppy mills that sell directly to the public are not required to be licensed. This loop hole has brought about the internet selling of puppies to unsuspecting buyers.

USDA report on how puppymills are not covered