Despite Ruling, Group to Keep Fighting "Puppy Mill" Law
A day after a federal court rejected its efforts to strike down new state regulations on cat and dog breeding, an animal owners' association representing more than 300 American Kennel Club groups is pledging a renewed fight against the law. Animal rights groups, in the meantime, are "very pleased" with the ruling and plan to continue to defend the regulations.
Responsible Pet Owners Alliance argues that the law, passed in 2011 and upheld by a federal judge Thursday, is overly vague and a “tool for harassment.” In October, it sued to overturn the legislation, arguing in part that it allowed ...
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donald baker
Another effective way to get the legislatures attention is to organize and defeat the author of this law. Also how did your legislator vote? Maybe he needs to be fired.
Ellen Mass
This 'new law', if allowed to stand is a slap in the face to responsible breeders here in Texas. HSUS and other 'animal rights' groups will not stop until ALL breeding is illegal or so regulated as to make it impossible for most hobby breeders (yes they ARE responsible breeders!) to continue. The comment made that the ARists don't understand why we as responsible breeders won't agree to the draconian stupidity in this bill, is an affront to my intelligence AND my love for my animals. the responsible breeders I know ALL take care of their animals. most have them in their own homes. how can one 'law' fit all breeders? 1 large breed female can produce a litter of up to 18 puppies while 1 small breed female can produce a litter of 2-4 puppies. Space required for a large breed to play/excercise in is much more than that required for a small dog. HSUS, PETA, ASPCA all run on the minority of abusive people who breed - it sells the news! showing the much more prevalent responsible breeders does NOT.
Marty Durham
Texas needs to look at Oklahoma's "anti-breeder" law. I call it that, because it is still too draconian, but it is way better than the one Texas put in place to destroy pet breeders--yes, that's what it is doing. Of course, the "animal rights"-led organizations (H$U$, A$PCA, THLN, et al) have that very intention--make animal breeding as unpleasant, socially unacceptable, and expensive that all but large commercial breeders, or small one-dog breeders give it up. That $1000 "squealer" provision is totally unacceptable. I don't know of any other state that has that. It's too bad that certain influential Texas legislators have totally drunk the AR-koolaid and, like puppets, do whatever H$U$, THLN, ALDF, A$PCA, et al) instruct. GO RPOA--introduce a BETTER bill, since it looks like something is going to be in place. Frankly, enforcing the animal cruelty laws in the state would have been better, more fair, less costly to the state, and less gestapo-type towards breeders, but hey, who needs common sense when you've got the raving AR lunatics screaming "off with their heads".