FYI, Orma Most of you are on many dog lists and might have seen this already. If not, it is good info if you breed.
> Canine Legislation > > Last spring we wrote to you about the Doris Day Animal League's lawsuit > against USDA that expands regulation of breeders. A US district court > decision in their favor (currently under appeal) may require every person > who sells a dog or cat to obtain a federal license and submit to federal > investigation about their breeding practices and facilities. > > Now, the Human Society of United States has introduced at bill into the > House and Senate that only reinforces the DDAL court ruling. The Puppy > Protection Act has 3 main provisions: to regulate the age and frequency of > breeding bitches; a written plan for socialization of puppies; and the third > provision is that if a person receives 3 violations in an 8 year period > their license for breeding is suspended. > > This may sound pretty far-fetched to those of us who are breeding, > especially since most of us have very high standards of practice anyway. The > AKC is concerned about the bills' being presented in a sensational rather > than a scientific format. This can encourage emotional responses rather than > decisions based on fact. The legislation also encourages a level of federal > involvement in breeding decisions that is intrussive and excessive. It > attempts to engineer plans for socializaton that would be developed by > animal welfare and behavior experts instead of the recognized experts in the > regulated community. We need to be very concerned about this. > > If you want to know more information or detail about the bills go to the AKC > Website. The article that's listed on the home page has links to the bills. > It also has links to the list of Congressional contacts. There's also some > additional information on the National Animal Interest Alliance Website: > http://www.naiaonline.org/body/articles/archives/puppy_alert.htm. > > Please contact your U.S. Representative and Senators in Washington. Ask them > to oppose S. 1478/H.R. 3058. Sending email messages these days is probably > the safest way to contact your Congressional Representatives. > > This link is for the House of Representatives: > http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.htm > This link is for the Senate: > http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------- Sign Up for NetZero Platinum Today Only $9.95 per month! http://my.netzero.net/s/signup?r=platinum&refcd=PT97 ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
