[ SHOWGSD-L ] Minnesota: SF2292/HF2469-SIX! intact for Inspection and Licensing!
- From: Stormy435@xxxxxxx
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:05:21 EST
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Please help kill the MN Breeder Bill
Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:20 pm (PST)
Animal Rights is calling their representatives saying we need this
bill and that responsible breeders support it! Not!
MOST legislators I spoke with said they had not heard breeders' were
AGAINST THIS! One senator had only 2 negatives and mostly 'we need
this bill!'
MN owners of 6 intact animals will have to pay a fee estimated at
$900 per year...to be inspected by a designated force which could be
HSUS! This affects all mushers, show people, and animal lovers!
This bill is not related to breeding or numbers of litters....just 6
intact animals.
SF2292/HF2469 are companion bills originally set to 'stop' puppy
mills. Half of the bill has been dropped, making it ineffective to
help raise standards for commercial breeders. Even Mike Fry of Animal
Ark commented against it saying it does not help so is now against
this bill.
Historically legislation can be amended to cover LESS animals...the
goal of Animal Rights is to make breeding illegal. This is part of
that!
I have case law (just ask) that shows a 35 year support BY LAW of NOT
coming into our homes, so we do not want them to start now. Searching
the legal breeders will NOT help the poor puppies and kittens this is
supposed to help.
Actually, this bill is now ineffective for puppy mills. Cruelty
ordinances and USDA cover them....BUT THIS BILL HURTS US!
My info is the fiscal report is half a million to put this in place.
It requires small breeders to be inspected annually. This $900 per
person is to be used to fund this inspection,but that is just an
estimate...another estimate she said was $2500 per household. PER
YEAR.
This bill would create hiding of the real problem breeders,who will
never pay that inspection fee, and will create a larger pool
of 'illegal' dogs, who may not be vaccinated for rabies. That is a
public health threat!
Top AKC breeders will be inspected as we cannot hide. BUT the price
of purebred dogs will go up for everyone. That hurts MN breeders who
face an advantage from outstate breeders. Many breeders will simply
decide not to breed.
It is the MOST dedicated show people who have 6 intact dogs....3 of
mine are veterans, yet count in that '6.'
SAVE PUREBRED DOGS; VOTE NO on SF2292/HF2469
SF2292/HF2469 also violates the breeder's 14th Amendment rights.
It's also punitive, expecting breeders to pay for the crimes
of 'puppy mills.'
Write OBJECT to SF2292/HF2469 to the following members of the
Agricultural committee which will probably hear this in the next few
days.
YOU MUST PUT YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS IN THE EMAIL IF YOU ARE FROM MN -
THEY NEED TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE IF YOU ARE TO LEGITIMATELY OBJECT TO
THIS BILL.
Call and or EMAIL NOW!
Al Juhnke (DFL) 13B
(651) 296-6206
E-mail: rep.al.juhnke@xxxxxxxx
Mary Ellen Otremba (DFL) 11B
(651) 296-3201
(800) 709-0796
E-mail: rep.maryellen.otremba@xxxxxxxx
Assistant Majority Leader
Frank Moe (DFL) 04A
(651) 296-5516
(877) 838-5537
E-mail: rep.frank.moe@xxxxxxxx
Chair: Senator Jim Vickerman DFL District 22
651.296.5968 (other number I got 651 296 5650)
Link to his email
http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?
mem_id=1065&ls=85
Senator Sharon L. Erickson Ropes DFL District 31
651.296.5649
sen.sharon.erickson.ropes@xxxxxxxxx
Senator Steve Dille R District 18
651.296.4131
sen.steve.dille@xxxxxxxxx
Senator Satveer S. Chaudhary DFL District 50
651.296.4334
sen.satveer.chaudhary@xxxxxxxxx
Senator Joe Gimse R District 13
651.296.3826
sen.joe.gimse@xxxxxxxxx
Senator David W. Hann R District 42
651.296.1749
Email link
http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?
mem_id=1016&ls=85
Senator Bill G Ingebrigtsen R District 11
651.297.8063
sen.bill.ingebrigtsen@xxxxxxxxx
Senator Paul E. Koering R District 12
651.296.4875
sen.paul.koering@xxxxxxxxx
Senator Gary W. Kubly DFL District 20
651.296.5094
sen.gary.kubly@xxxxxxxxx
Senator Keith Langseth DFL District 09
651.296.3205
Email link
http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?
mem_id=1029&ls=85
Senator Tony Lourey DFL District 08
651.296.0293
sen.tony.lourey@xxxxxxxxx
Senator Steve Murphy DFL District 28
651.296.4264
Email link
http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?
mem_id=1040&ls=85
Senator Rod Skoe DFL District 02
651.296.4196
sen.rod.skoe@xxxxxxxxx
Email link
http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?
mem_id=1059&ls=85
Senator Dan Skogen DFL District 10
651.296.5655
sen.dan.skogen@xxxxxxxxx
Senator Betsy L. Wergin R District 16
651.296.8075
sen.betsy.wergin@xxxxxxxxx
PLEASE HELP SAVE PUREBRED DOGS IN MN
Anyone who wants addresses, just email me.
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Suzie @ Hawkwind
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But if you do nothing, there will be no result."
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