They might have passed this bill but will they now enforce it? -- Carol J. Innerst Miracle Eskimos
http://www.fingerlakeclub.com/Miracle.html ---- Carrie Burton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > For those who haven't read this. > > 1. Dogs Win Big on Election Day with Historic Victory in Missouri > > Fed up with their state’s reputation as the Puppy Mill Capital of > America, Missourians hit the polls on Election Day to declare that > enough is enough! On Tuesday, November 2, voters in the Show Me State > passed the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act, which appeared on their > ballots as Proposition B. (Although policy reform is most often > generated through state legislatures, Prop B was a citizen-supported > initiative). > It is an incredible victory, and one we hope will send a strong message > to the governments of other states—namely, that the public wants better > conditions for puppy mill dogs, and will take on the task of changing > the law themselves if elected officials fail to act. > In the last three years, 15 states, including major puppy mill states > such as Iowa, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania, have passed laws to crack > down on puppy mills. However, in no other state were the stakes higher > for puppy mill dogs than Missouri. > > Missouri’s weak laws regulating commercial kennels have made it a > haven for substandard breeders. As home to one-third of all the > commercial dog breeding facilities in the U.S.—as many as the next three > largest dog breeding states combined—Missouri supplies more than 40 > percent of all puppies sold in pet stores nationwide. No matter where > you live, there’s a good chance that the puppies in the window of your > local pet store came from a Missouri puppy mill. Implementation of the > Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act will provide welcome relief to tens of > thousands of adult breeding dogs—not to mention the approximately one > million puppies born in Missouri kennels every year. > > The new Missouri law, which becomes effective in one year, requires > that dogs at these large-scale facilities be provided with sufficient > food and clean water, regular veterinary care, adequate housing and > space, and access to regular exercise. And with passage of Proposition > B, Missouri becomes the fifth state—joining Louisiana, Oregon, Virginia > and Washington—to create a limit on the number of intact, adult breeder > dogs a commercial dog breeder may keep. > > “Tuesday’s passage of Proposition B reflects a landmark achievement > in the ongoing fight against animal cruelty,” says ASPCA President & > CEO Ed Sayres. “We are proud to have worked diligently on this > campaign, and we celebrate this victory alongside the caring citizens of > Missouri. The ASPCA is committed to working with local animal welfare > groups to help breeders transition to the new humane standards and find > loving homes for any displaced Missouri breeding dogs.” > > The ASPCA wishes to thank our supporters all over the country for > helping us advocate for Proposition B to your friends and family in > Missouri. This victory is the culmination of 18 months of work for the > ASPCA and our partners in Missourians for the Protection of Dogs, and it > is proof that when we join together to use our voices for animals, we > will be heard! > > > > > > > > > Please remember a BCC helps protect your friends privacy! > > There are many in the world who are dying for a piece of bread, > but there are many more dying for a little love." Mother Teresa > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Eskiepeople" group. A list managed by American Eskimo Rescue and Sanctuary > of Iowa http://www.eskiedog.org > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups-beta.google.com/group/eskiepeople?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Eskiepeople" group. A list managed by American Eskimo Rescue and Sanctuary of Iowa http://www.eskiedog.org To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups-beta.google.com/group/eskiepeople?hl=en
