THAT'S THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION !! THE BREEDERS HAVE FINANCIAL BACKERS IN THE STATES.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 1:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [eskiepeople:15375] Dog Win in Missouri 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 -- 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
