[ SHOWGSD-L ] Dog Federation of Wisconsin (DFOW) alert
- From: "Ginger Cleary" <cleary1414@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:13:21 -0400
The following alert has just now been posted to the DFOW website:
www.dfow.net <http://www.dfow.net/>
BREEDERS RED ALERT? AUGUST 18, 2009
URGENT * URGENT * URGENT * URGENT * URGENT * URGENT * URGENT * URGENT *
DFOW has just been notified by a very credible source that between now
and just after legislators go back into session floor periods
(September 15, 2009), the Humane Society of the United States will be
orchestrating a breeder bust.
If you have been listed in a breeder directory, have shown your dogs
or have advertised a litter in any publication in the last nine
years?you must be on your guard at all times. Do not allow anyone into
your home without a search warrant. In the State of Wisconsin, Animal
Control officers and HSUS do not have police powers. They must be
accompanied by law enforcement (although some law enforcement officers
are also animal control officers) with a search warrant in order to
enter your premises. If HSUS is working in conjunction with law
enforcement and there is a search warrant, you must cooperate. DO NOT
SIGN OVER ANY OF YOUR DOGS if threatened. Do not believe those that
state that the charges against you will be lessened if you sign over
your dogs. Video tape the entire proceedings. If you are detained
asking questions while a search is going on, have another individual
available to video tape or photograph the proceedings. Ask for proof
of identification. Get names and license plate numbers for those
coming onto your property.
Some breeders have had to get special permits in order to have more
than the arbitrary number of allowed animals in their community and
have had to waive their constitutional rights in order to get those
permits. If you are in this situation, you must contact a lawyer and
find out what your rights are TODAY.
If animal control or law enforcement come to your door, walk out of
your door and shut it behind you. Do not allow them to enter your
home?you go out to them unless they have a search warrant. Please read
the article ?What to do when animal control comes knocking?
http://www.dpca.org/BreedEd/when_animal_control_comes.htm for more
details.
If anything seems amiss, make notes of dates and times, take names,
get witness names, what they did, take photos, and keep a log of
suspicious activities.
We often hear fanciers state that ?this issue will never affect me?
when it comes to breeder licensing legislation. There have been at
least 4 situations that have already happened in OUR STATE since the
beginning of the year and breeder licensing requirements have not yet
been passed into law. The orchestrated bust that we were warned about
today could very well be targeted at any one of us.
You must protect yourself against false accusations. This is a very
serious situation. If you truly believe in preserving the future of
your chosen breed or breeds, you must do everything in your power to
protect those breeds and their heritage. Insist on the preservation of
your constitutional rights.
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Cross posting is allowed.
Tracey Johnston
DFOW Vice President
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