Post by ShepVet on Jan 27, 2004 18:52:04 GMT -5
Hi Group,
The following info was just sent to me .
<<,**Please crosspost far and wide -- This affects all pet owners and breeders in the US**
It's not Chicken Little stuff any more, guys, and it's not just dangerous dog laws and breed bans...it's real, it's serious breeding restrictions and it's coming to your town. If you aren't aware of the animal rights agenda to end all breeding and ownership of pets, it's time to find out about it. (The links at the bottom of this will get you started) The attack has begun in earnest.
Check your state legislative sites for information on any animal bills that have been proposed and read them carefully. Find out about proposed city and county ordinances.
*** There is no requirement that lawmakers inform the people who will be affected by laws...it's up to us to find out about them -- don't count on someone else or some organization doing it for you! ***
If you value your right to own and breed dogs or cats, please join us on the Pet-Law list to discuss ways to prevent losing those rights, learn about laws in your area, and find out what you can do. Many of these laws also affect owners of reptiles, small mammals, and birds. Go to
groups.yahoo.com/group/pet-law/ or send a blank email to
pet-law-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Here are just a few examples of what pet lovers are fighting right now:
NATIONAL - The Puppy Protection Act is back. Read AKC's stance on it.
www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=1916
OKLAHOMA - Breeder registration statewide that will cost hobby breeders who have more than three intact animals, $1000 a year. Penalty for noncompliance involves a $500 fine and/or six months in jail and you turn over your litter to animal control.
www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003%2D04sb/sb1130%5Fint.rtf
VIRGINIA - 1) Proposed "study" on shelter overpopulation that is *mandated* to end in a bill for breeder registration ($2500 per litter for hobby breeders unless you plan to keep them all; then it's $250 per litter or $1000 for three litters or more) and mandatory spay/neuter laws. (If it's a "study," how do
they know the outcome already?)
leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+ful+SJ37
2) Dangerous dog bill which defines "potentially dangerous dog" in such a way that a dog barking or growling from behind a fence can be so labeled and become subject to regulation and restrictions by a locality.
leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+ful+HB1192
3) A law limiting the number of dogs a rescuer (or anyone else) can get from a shelter to two per month.
leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+ful+SB626
TEXAS - Mandatory spay/neuter law Austin, restrictive rescue laws in San
Antonio.
WISCONSIN - licensing and inspection of breeders who sell 25 or more pets per year possibly funded by an increase in licensing fees for all dog owners. Violators could face fines of up to $10,000 and 9 months in prison.
www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=1907
ILLINOIS - Chicago - breed ban on American Staffordshire Terriers, American Pit Bull Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers and any mix of those. No grandfather clause for current owners.
www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=1974
Here are some laws already in effect:
NORTH CAROLINA - Buncombe County (Asheville) has already enacted mandatory spay/neuter laws. Breeders pay $100 per unsterilized animal. Breeders in Asheville are working to have this one repealed.
COLORADO - DENVER - Breeding is ILLEGAL in Denver County. Intact permit costs $43 per animal per year, is *not* a breeding permit, and may or may not be issued at the discretion of the county.
And there's more. See www.helpinganimals.com/t-lawspayord.html for more laws in CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MARYLAND, MISSOURI, NEW MEXICO, VIRGINIA, and WASHINGTON. This is a PETA site touting their successes.
Notice that they say nothing about the actual results of these laws.
AKC's position on mandatory spay/neuter laws:
www.akc.org/love/dip/legislat/canleg.cfm#breedingrestrictions
These laws are actually a big fraud -- they don't work. If they did,
responsible breeders would support them. But they are impossible to enforce and encourage dumping of animals. Pet licenses sold and vaccinations go down.
People still get puppies...they just get them from unlicensed, illegal breeders or go out of state for them. Shelter workers hate euthanasia and shelter directors have lots of influence over enforcement practices. After two years there is (near as we can tell) rarely any general enforcement of these laws. But they go hand-in-hand with breeder registration, usually with punitive annual fees per intact animal, and are intended to stop all breeding, not reduce euthanasia. If you doubt this, go to
www.naiaonline.org/body/articles/archives/animalrightsquote.htm
Please visit the following sites to learn more about the animal rights agenda.
www.activistcash.com - choose PETA and HSUS from the menu
www.naiaonline.org/
www.animalscam.com/
www.consumerfreedom.com/
Pet-Law is a list for breeders and owners to discuss these laws, learn about new legislation and learn what you can do to fight it. The animal rights movement is growing, it's well-financed (mostly by people who don't know what they're supporting), and it will end "all use of animals by humans" sooner than you think. And that "use" includes ownership of pets.
Go to groups.yahoo.com/group/pet-law/ or send a blank email to
pet-law-subscribe@yahoogroups.com And please distribute this email to every
breed list you can.
Sharyn & Walt Hutchens ~ sharyn@t...
Timbreblue Whippets ~ timbreblue.com
Whippet & Collie Rescue & Information
Dog Questions? ~ timbreblue.com/petdogs-l
Pet-Law ~ groups.yahoo.com/group/pet-law/>>>
The following info was just sent to me .
<<,**Please crosspost far and wide -- This affects all pet owners and breeders in the US**
It's not Chicken Little stuff any more, guys, and it's not just dangerous dog laws and breed bans...it's real, it's serious breeding restrictions and it's coming to your town. If you aren't aware of the animal rights agenda to end all breeding and ownership of pets, it's time to find out about it. (The links at the bottom of this will get you started) The attack has begun in earnest.
Check your state legislative sites for information on any animal bills that have been proposed and read them carefully. Find out about proposed city and county ordinances.
*** There is no requirement that lawmakers inform the people who will be affected by laws...it's up to us to find out about them -- don't count on someone else or some organization doing it for you! ***
If you value your right to own and breed dogs or cats, please join us on the Pet-Law list to discuss ways to prevent losing those rights, learn about laws in your area, and find out what you can do. Many of these laws also affect owners of reptiles, small mammals, and birds. Go to
groups.yahoo.com/group/pet-law/ or send a blank email to
pet-law-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Here are just a few examples of what pet lovers are fighting right now:
NATIONAL - The Puppy Protection Act is back. Read AKC's stance on it.
www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=1916
OKLAHOMA - Breeder registration statewide that will cost hobby breeders who have more than three intact animals, $1000 a year. Penalty for noncompliance involves a $500 fine and/or six months in jail and you turn over your litter to animal control.
www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003%2D04sb/sb1130%5Fint.rtf
VIRGINIA - 1) Proposed "study" on shelter overpopulation that is *mandated* to end in a bill for breeder registration ($2500 per litter for hobby breeders unless you plan to keep them all; then it's $250 per litter or $1000 for three litters or more) and mandatory spay/neuter laws. (If it's a "study," how do
they know the outcome already?)
leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+ful+SJ37
2) Dangerous dog bill which defines "potentially dangerous dog" in such a way that a dog barking or growling from behind a fence can be so labeled and become subject to regulation and restrictions by a locality.
leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+ful+HB1192
3) A law limiting the number of dogs a rescuer (or anyone else) can get from a shelter to two per month.
leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+ful+SB626
TEXAS - Mandatory spay/neuter law Austin, restrictive rescue laws in San
Antonio.
WISCONSIN - licensing and inspection of breeders who sell 25 or more pets per year possibly funded by an increase in licensing fees for all dog owners. Violators could face fines of up to $10,000 and 9 months in prison.
www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=1907
ILLINOIS - Chicago - breed ban on American Staffordshire Terriers, American Pit Bull Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers and any mix of those. No grandfather clause for current owners.
www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=1974
Here are some laws already in effect:
NORTH CAROLINA - Buncombe County (Asheville) has already enacted mandatory spay/neuter laws. Breeders pay $100 per unsterilized animal. Breeders in Asheville are working to have this one repealed.
COLORADO - DENVER - Breeding is ILLEGAL in Denver County. Intact permit costs $43 per animal per year, is *not* a breeding permit, and may or may not be issued at the discretion of the county.
And there's more. See www.helpinganimals.com/t-lawspayord.html for more laws in CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MARYLAND, MISSOURI, NEW MEXICO, VIRGINIA, and WASHINGTON. This is a PETA site touting their successes.
Notice that they say nothing about the actual results of these laws.
AKC's position on mandatory spay/neuter laws:
www.akc.org/love/dip/legislat/canleg.cfm#breedingrestrictions
These laws are actually a big fraud -- they don't work. If they did,
responsible breeders would support them. But they are impossible to enforce and encourage dumping of animals. Pet licenses sold and vaccinations go down.
People still get puppies...they just get them from unlicensed, illegal breeders or go out of state for them. Shelter workers hate euthanasia and shelter directors have lots of influence over enforcement practices. After two years there is (near as we can tell) rarely any general enforcement of these laws. But they go hand-in-hand with breeder registration, usually with punitive annual fees per intact animal, and are intended to stop all breeding, not reduce euthanasia. If you doubt this, go to
www.naiaonline.org/body/articles/archives/animalrightsquote.htm
Please visit the following sites to learn more about the animal rights agenda.
www.activistcash.com - choose PETA and HSUS from the menu
www.naiaonline.org/
www.animalscam.com/
www.consumerfreedom.com/
Pet-Law is a list for breeders and owners to discuss these laws, learn about new legislation and learn what you can do to fight it. The animal rights movement is growing, it's well-financed (mostly by people who don't know what they're supporting), and it will end "all use of animals by humans" sooner than you think. And that "use" includes ownership of pets.
Go to groups.yahoo.com/group/pet-law/ or send a blank email to
pet-law-subscribe@yahoogroups.com And please distribute this email to every
breed list you can.
Sharyn & Walt Hutchens ~ sharyn@t...
Timbreblue Whippets ~ timbreblue.com
Whippet & Collie Rescue & Information
Dog Questions? ~ timbreblue.com/petdogs-l
Pet-Law ~ groups.yahoo.com/group/pet-law/>>>
