Hi Margie we are in Maine too ! Sheryl , Sierra , Jack & Benji
Sent from my iPhone On Sep 2, 2012, at 12:51 PM, "marg4chis" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Peggy for the link. I read the questions and answers. It looks like > this ban does NOT apply to rescues, shelters, site dogs etc., farm dogs and a > few more. Breeders can have 4 breeding female dogs in their own homes but the > whelping rooms may be inspected. > > I looks to focus primarily on the commercial breeders (puppy mills) in that > rules will drastically change for puppy mills. Not over 50 breeding dogs, no > wire cages, no stacked cages and so on. That looks to be a good thing. But I > was hoping it would at least ban puppy mills but maybe this is a start. Dogs > should not be sold in pet shops. > > I am now starting to make sense of what is going on. It looks like PETA and > ASPCA have their own agenda to the ban and will push for further regulations > like stopping all breeding. > > I will have to look to see what Maine is all about. We have pet shops still > in my area that sell dogs from puppy mills only they won't say that. I've > spoken to them before. > > My main concern was rescues being affected and the horror of puppy mills. > > Margie > > --- In [email protected], Mary Overton <mcoverton5534@...> wrote: > > > > You need to go to the state website of the government of the state you > > live in Right now it varies  from state to state > > > > Mary Overton 816-457-0597 > > > >  > > >________________________________ > > > From: Peggy & The Girls <phrpg5@...> > > >To: [email protected] > > >Sent: Saturday, September 1, 2012 3:52 PM > > >Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] USDA Animal Welfare Act & Animal Law Coalition > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Marg, I found this site, and it list every bill that is pending. Very > > >informative site, and tons of reading! > > > > > >http://www.animallawcoalition.com/bills > > > > > >Bills passed > > > > > >http://www.animallawcoalition.com/companion-animal-breeding > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-------Original Message------- > > > > > >From: marg4chis > > >Date: 9/1/2012 1:25:13 PM > > >To: [email protected] > > >Subject: [Chihuahuas] USDA Animal Welfare Act > > > > > >I've been trying to understand this controversial ban by the USDA on > > >banning dog breeding. Some say this ban would affect dog rescue groups > > >because they would not be able to advertise recused dogs on Petfinder or > > >other means of the internet. That would really affect rescues transporting > > >dogs out of state to find loving homes, like my "Liza". I just wonder if > > >this is true. > > > > > >I know the ASPCA says small home breeders could still raise some dogs with > > >limits to breeding females and so on. But PETA wants a total ban. > > > > > >Just trying to find out the truth about this ban. I am not a fan of puppy > > >mills and I would think there would be a way to shut them down at least. > > > > > >Any thoughts? > > > > > >Thanks > > > > > >Margie, "Liza's" mom > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
