Well, the us legislature is at it again. Trying to pass a very badly worded and badly thought out bill called the Puppy Uniform and Protection Safety act. It basically makes it harder for responsible breeders while doing very little if anything to help curtail Back Yard Breeders and puppy mills who generally don't follow the law anyway. My personal recommendation is you call your congressman/woman and tell them point blank to not pass this ridiculous piece of legislation and stick to what they should be doing. . passing a balanced budget.
I agree that the government should be spending their time on other things, and don't like the idea of additional laws etc. But I'm not really seeing anything in that bill that is going to make life burdensome to responsible breeders. It doesn't look to affect anyone who is selling less than 50 pups as pets each year.
Any time the word "sufficient" is used, I get a little worried, as it is left open to interpetation by the uneducated public. Compare it to using the word "acceptable" if they were choosing what training methods to illegalize. Some may not find a prong or e-collar acceptable, while others may find hanging a dog by it's neck for chewing a shoe acceptable. Vague terms don't work in laws IMO. Also, it states that breeding dogs are any unaltered dogs over 4 months old. Many unaltered dogs never breed so categorizing them as such bothers me personally. another thing that is questionable is that you don't have to be a breeder to be subject to these laws. You simply have to have partial ownership of the animal. My thinking is that could have an adverse affect on the show world, where it isn't uncommon to co-own multiple dogs. (I'm not a show person, so please correct me if I'm wrong on that one) Does anyone know what the Pet Store Exemption listed in the bill is about? Legislation only hurts the people who already follow regulations.
I agree about the vague terms, Amy. Both places in the bill that are left open to interpretation could easily include a minimum standard.
The rest of it I have no problem with. Even if it would effect show breeders, there are some show breeders in the world that are not really great in how they treat their animals. Good breeders probably wouldn't have much of a problem.
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