[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: PAWS - I have had it...
- From: Peggy <pmick@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: DaniaKarloff@xxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2005 14:20:20 -0400
One small correction, Dania...Jim Holt is the AKC's lobbyist in
Washington, not the AKC President. Still, the rest of your comments are
accurate. The letters and information coming from Holt and others at
AKC are self-serving and do not address the concerns of the many parent
clubs and all breed clubs, as well as individuals, who have expressed
serious concern about the organization supporting PAWS.
Peggy
DaniaKarloff@xxxxxxx wrote:
>Hi Kris,
>We do want to do away with puppy mills but, in the process, we do not want
>to punish good responsible breeders just because they happen to whelp a
>couple
>of large litters or co-own a bitch with a friend. Responsible breeders are
>not necessarily the result of number of puppies sold or litters whelped,
>etc. You may want to review some of the List e-mails from Peggy Mickelson,
>Stormy Hope and others regarding this issue - they have been quite lucid in
>explaining their concerns about the proposed PAWS bill.
>
>Personally, it is not likely that I would be affected by PAWS since I breed
>one litter every four or five years but I find it too discriminatory and
>invasive of people's rights. I also have a lot of concerns with AKC
>partnering
>with organizations like HSUS and the Doris Bill Animal Rights group. And,
>after reading the statements of the AKC President, Jim Holt, in the AKC
>Gazette
>where he proposes that AKC would do the kennel inspections for the USDA, I am
>convinced that it is solely to establish a financial relationship with this
>agency - all at the expense of the small breeders. It is very disappointing.
>
>
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