Update 12-20 Puppy Protection Act - IMPORTANT! Please cross post
> >, > > IMPORTANT! We still need to act! No action has been taken in this > > session of congress on the Farm Bill so legislators will go home for the > > holidays and resume their deliberations in Janruary. This means that each > > and every one of you have an opportunity, and I am going to say, should > > have an obligation, to attempt to contact your Senators and > > Representative in their home districts. > > As has been reported, Sen. Santorum of PA has worked to get the PPA > > onto the Farm Bill. He has drafted 3 different versions. I do not have a > > copy of the 3rd version but in the 2nd version, he lists Sens. Durbin > > (IL), Feingold (WI), Dewine (OH), Kohl (WI), Hatch (UT), Clinton (NY) and > > Jeffords (VT) as co-sponsors. If any of those named are YOUR senators, > > get on the phone! Send a fax and make sure every dog person you know in > > your state does the same OPPOSING any attachment of the PPA. If you have > > already contacted your senators, do it again. > > PENNSYLVANNIA - People, we need to get every dog person in PA to bomb > > Sen. Santorum with objections on this issue! If anyone can get access to > > him to oppose, please do so. If you know any dog fanciers in PA, get them > > to act. Now is the time to tell him we aren't voting for him when he runs > > next unless he drops this. Numbers are really important. Everyone needs > > to call. > > The recess is only a breather in this fight. I realize all of you are > > busy with the holidays, but we must get this PPA killed or our sport is > > in deep trouble. Please take a minute to make that call. > > Points to make: > >. Because of the DDAL court case, every person who breeds even one litter > >is considered a commercial breeder subject to this ammendment. There are > >no exceptions for hobby breeders. > >� Frequency of and age at breeding are animal husbandry issues best left > >to the breeder and veterinarian. > >� Socialization of dogs is merely an ideal. There are as many ways to > >socialize dogs as there are breeders. You would not mandate socialization > >of children! It's the same idea - lots of ways to do it. > >� RE: revocation of dog breeders' licenses: > >based on vague, unprecedented and vague administrative classifications of > >violations for such things as inadequate socialization will subject the > >USDA and licensed breeders to > >needless and expensive adversarial disputes on every single negative > >report rather > >than using enforcement resources in accordance with agency policy; > >.Hobby breeders who register with AKC are already subject to inspection > >and can be suspended for violations of care and record keeping > >requirements. The USDA has adequate enforcement powers presently. > > Use this link for the contact information for your senators: > ><http://www.senate.gov/contacting/index_by_state.cfm>http://www.senate.gov/ contacting/index_by_state.cfm > > > >Use this link to contact your representative: > ><http://www.congress.org/>http://www.congress.org/ > > > >Charlotte McGowan, Legislative Liaison ========================================================= "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.
