[ SHOWGSD-L ] OREGON<>AKC Alert
- From: stormy435 <stormy435@xxxxxxx>
- To: "showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:04:43 -0700
Please go to http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id824 to see
AKC's full alert on OR HB 2470.
[Monday, April 27, 2009]
Oregon House Bill 2470 continues to gain momentum in the Oregon
Legislature. The bill, which seeks to severely limit the responsible
breeding of dogs via ownership limits and onerous operational
requirements, has been assigned to the Senate Consumer Protection and
Public Affairs Committee. The American Kennel Club and its Oregon
Federation, the National Animal Interest Alliance, both strongly oppose
HB 2470. It is imperative that all concerned responsible dog breeders
and owners in Oregon contact their State Senator and the members of the
Senate Consumer Protection and Public Affairs Committee and urge them to
oppose HB 2470.
The American Kennel Club's mission includes working to protect the
rights of all dog owners and promoting responsible dog ownership. The
AKC strongly supports the humane treatment of dogs, including providing
an adequate and nutritious diet, clean living conditions, regular
veterinary care, kind and responsive human companionship and training in
appropriate behavior. The AKC believes that numerical limits do not
address the underlying issues of responsible ownership and proper dog
care. Instead, the AKC supports reasonable and enforceable laws that
protect the welfare and health of dogs without restricting the rights of
owners or breeders who take their responsibilities seriously.
The AKC opposes the following provisions, among others, in HB 2470:
* Limits any person from possessing, controlling, or otherwise
having charge of more than 50 intact dogs that are two years of age or
older. The AKC believes that numerical limits do not address the
underlying issues of responsible ownership and proper dog care.
* Imposes hard-to-comply-with operational requirements upon anyone
who possesses 10 or more dogs eight months of age or older. The AKC
believes that strict engineering requirements for facilities should be
replaced by performance-based requirements to ensure higher rates of
compliance.
* Provides four problematic legislative findings that represent an
indictment of certain responsible purebred dog breeders. The AKC
believes that any implication that all large-scale breeders are
irresponsible by nature, yet ignore the fact that responsible breeders
care for their dogs and ensure they are placed with loving homes, is
plainly unfounded and should not become law.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
The American Kennel Club and the National Animal Interest Alliance
strongly encourage all responsible dog breeders and owners in Oregon to
contact their State Senator and the members of the Senate Consumer
Protection and Public Affairs Committee. Let them know that you strongly
oppose the onerous provisions contained in HB 2470, and urge them to do
the same.
Members of the Senate Consumer Protection and Public Affairs Committee:
Senator Suzanne Bonamici, Chair
900 Court St. NE
S-403
Salem, OR 67301
PHONE: 503-986-1717
E-MAIL: sen.suzannebonamici@xxxxxxxxxxx
Senator Larry George, Vice-Chair
900 Court St. NE
S-307
Salem, OR 97301
PHONE: 503-986-1713
E-MAIL: sen.larrygeorge@xxxxxxxxxxx
Senator Ginny Burdick
900 Court St. NE
S-213
Salem, OR 97301
PHONE: 503-986-1718
E-MAIL: sen.ginnyburdick@xxxxxxxxxxx
Senator Fred Girod
900 Court St. NE
S-421
Salem, OR 97301
PHONE: 503-986-1709
E-MAIL: sen.fredgirod@xxxxxxxxxxx
Senator Diane Rosenbaum
900 Court St. NE
S-405
Salem, OR 97301
PHONE: 503-986-1721
E-MAIL: sen.diancerosenbaum@xxxxxxxxxxx
To find your state senator, go to
http://www.leg.state.or.us/findlegsltr/. ;
For a customizable sample letter, go to
http://www.akc.org/canine_legislation/OR_H2470_Senate_Sample_letter.doc.
For tips on how to effectively communicate with legislators, go to
http://www.akc.org/pdfs/GILEG1.pdf. ;
For a copy of our Disagree Diplomatically brochure, go to
http://www.akc.org/pdfs/GILEG2.pdf. ;
For more information on this or other legislation, contact AKC's
Government Relations Department at (919) 816-3720, or e-mail
doglaw@xxxxxxx ; or contact AKC's Oregon federation, the National Animal
Interest Alliance at NAIA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Please return to the Legislative Alerts section of AKC.org for updates
on Oregon HB 2470.
Government Relations Department
American Kennel Club
8051 Arco Corporate Drive
Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27617-3390
(919) 816-3720
(919) 816-4275 FAX
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