This just came in. Brenda http://www.hsmo.org/news/74-dogs-rescued-from-licensed.html _____ From: accmemberdiscussion-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:accmemberdiscussion-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Djsdosido@xxxxxxx Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 9:22 AM To: accmemberdiscussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [accmemberdiscussion] Re: Dog Laws Good question. I think the answer is probably pretty simple: most don't think............ at all. What's the story here? Was this breeder cited for cruelty/abuse/neglect and the dogs are now confiscated? Just wondering who made the decision to take the dogs and why. Rescue will go the way of the dinosaur in MO if rescue people have to pay such high fees just to save animals. Pretty scary.......... Donna & the Dosido Gang Remlap, Alabama Visit me at www.mydoublenickellife.blogspot.com <http://www.doublenickellife.blogspot.com/> and help support the Alabama Canine Coalition by shopping/searching through http://www.goodsearch.com <http://www.goodsearch.com/> and http://www.igive.com <http://www.igive.com/> Every year of dog love is worth seven years of the human stuff. (Michael Rosen) In a message dated 2/21/2011 9:12:18 A.M. Central Standard Time, colinwoodcollies@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: Here's a new twist on the ramifications of Draconian pet laws. The Collie Rescue Foundation is trying to organize rescues to take sixty plus collies from a breeding operation in MO. The dogs will only be released to a state "licensed" rescue, but we're having a hard time finding one because the fee for obtaining one is now $1,200, & the annual renewal is $400! That's a lot of money & it has stopped most rescuers in their tracks. We've been working with one who spent $6,000 bring her house up to "standards", then couldn't pay the fees! Where do people think their pets are going to come from when there are none? Brenda