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Originally Posted by gracielove  This is not the first legislation the AKC has blocked. They block every bit of legislation that they find that concerns livestock in general. No, you cannot legislate morality but the United States is and always has been a country that operates by the rule of law. When the health and welfare of people and livestock are at risk there has to be legislation in order to control those who are out to profit at the expense of the innocent. We cannot morally or ethically ignore the wholesale suffering that occurs in the current puppy mill and BYB situations in order to make it easy for large scale AKC kennels to continue unchecked. If these kennels are well run then they have nothing to be concerned about.
AKC is not out to protect the small hobby breeder. This is about big time kennels. A small hobby breeder should have nothing to be concerned about in any of the state crafted legislation. You may want to be more concerned about city law makers that want to put regulation on everything from what your fence is made of to how many people can reside in your home.
Instead of being obstructionists AKC needs to prove that they have the best interests of the animals in mind and get together with humane organizations and legislators to craft legislation that can help stop the abuse that is rampant in what was once a humane country while also seeing that reputable breeders can continue doing their best for the breeds they represent. |
I really do tend to agree with you. But surely, there are some things that they can accept in order to help dogs in general. I'm pretty sure that PETA isn't so strong or admired for their tactics that the American people are going to sit back while they drive dogs out of our arms with legislation that drives every reputable small breeder out of business! Americans love the idea of having dogs and no one loves PETA except the tiny fringe that believe their way.
But like any terrible social situation, one has to take the first drastic step and hopefully breeders and AKC can agree to accept some things that yes, will increase dog costs, but will overall help exploited dogs by having some laws that will help put those greeders in the red or even out of business for a time. Yes, they will probably pick up & move & start up somewhere else but they won't be able to afford to do that much and not indefinitely.
I don't know the answer but I know the status quo isn't it - not if you are a little dog stuck in a puppymill cage with 4 others, sick and pregnant and one of your cagemates keeps attacking you. Doglovers have to think more about her and the thousands like her and less about our rights to cheaper dogs anytime we want to walk out and get one. There is such a problem with shelters full of dogs and killing thousands daily, maybe it is time dogs become more difficult to buy.