Posted on 01/30/2009 2:06:45 PM PST by eaglerock814
HSUS Off To Fast Start In 2009, But Dog Owners Triumph In VA And MT
Beware Bills Introduced In NJ, NY, ME, FL, MN, IL, CA, CO, VA, MT, RI And CT - Expect more In TX, MA, WI, MI, IN, OH, OK, AZ And NM
by JOHN YATES American Sporting Dog Alliance http://www.americansportingdogalliance.org asda@csonline.net
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Dog owners will face unprecedented and potentially devastating challenges in 2009, and it will take dedication and commitment to protect our rights. Sitting on the sidelines simply is not an option. It will take standing up and making your voice count.
The radical Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), buoyed by the victories of 95% of the state and federal candidates it endorsed in the November general election, has struck quickly in 2009 with legislation in 12 states that would severely restrict the rights of dog owners. Our sources also tell us that HSUS-anointed legislation will be introduced shortly in at least nine more states.
HSUS has launched this full-court press in only three weeks, and dog owners must act quickly and decisively or they will be overwhelmed.
However, there is some good news. This week, dog owners won the first two rounds in Virginia and Montana with the sound defeat of mandatory spay/neuter and breed-specific legislation.
In Virginia, HSUS and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals were strongly in support of Senate Bill 1151, which would have mandated the spaying or neutering of any dog taken to an animal shelter for a second time. The legislation was killed this week by the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee by an 8-6 vote.
This bill would have had a strong impact on hunting dogs, especially, and would have opened the door to many animal rights group kidnappings of hunting and companion dogs. Animal rights group kidnappings are becoming more common, and their goal is to take dogs to distant animal shelters were they will be euthanized.
In Montana, HSUS attempted to ram through breed-specific legislation after its usual media bombardment of inflammatory news stories, but it was killed in committee by a 17-1 vote after a reported 150 dog owners attended a hearing to voice opposition. Only three people spoke in favor of the bill.
While breed-specific legislation most often is seen as about “pit bulls,” many local ordinances have extended it to several other breeds ranging from Rottweilers to German shepherds. Moreover, the American Sporting Dog Alliance is concerned about this kind of legislation because we see hunting breeds as next on the list of HSUS targets. Animal rights group websites frequently and falsely portray hunting dogs as vicious, some states are seriously considering banning or restricting hunting with hounds, and all hunting breeds were targeted specifically in failed federal legislation just two years ago.
HSUS-inspired legislation introduced in 10 other states would affect all people who raise dogs. Those states are New York, New Jersey, Maine, Florida, Minnesota, Colorado, Illinois and California. Legislation also will be introduced soon in Texas, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona.
In late breaking developments, Rhode Island Sen. John J. Tassoni Jr. (D-Smithfield) introduced a bill this week that would prohibit tethering a dog outdoors, unless protection is offered by a dog house or building. However, some ambiguity in the use of defined terms in Senate Bill 23 could be interpreted as prohibiting outdoor kenneling of any kind. Two bills also were introduced in Connecticut that appear to ban tethering. SB 122 was sponsored by Sen. Edith Prague (D-Columbia) and HB 5798 was sponsored by Rep. Diana Urban (D-Stonington).
The American Sporting Dog Alliance is taking an active and aggressive role to defeat this legislation, which takes aim at people who raise dogs as an avocation and reflects the HSUS agenda of working toward the complete elimination of domestic animal ownership in America. We are urging dog owners to join with us to work to defeat this dangerous legislation.
Please follow this link to read the full report and a synopsis of the legislation that has been introduced in each state: http://eaglerock814.proboards107.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=16 .
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The animal rights commies tried sneaking this tho=rough a hearing in Massachusetts several months ago. At the beginning of the hearing the legislative committee looked around the room at the dog breeding/owner mob. They shelved the idea indefinitely. Anger and mobs got their attention.
I do. I live in a place that has too many stray dogs and feral cats. For me, the matter is not so much ideological as it is practical. My dogs are both spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and registered. There were times during these dogs' lives that I cut down hard on my own food to make sure they were healthy and well cared for.
I agree they should spay and neuter the first time!!! Stop with the half measures!
“As a responsible dog owner, I would be in full support of such a measure. Unless you are a proper breeder with proper breeding facilities, your dogs should be spayed/neutered as a matter of course.”
They already spay/neuter at out local shelter and at the Pet Smart. I think it’s a good thing myself. Colorado is generally a pretty good state for pets as opposed to where I was raised.
I would say it was more one wacko group saying something bad about another wacko group. Have my doubts as to whether are not it is true.
Spay PETA; neuter HSUS: don’t allow uncontrolled breeding.
Um...WHAT?
I love you !
Border Collies are fine dogs, but typically are shy by nature. About half the folks I’ve talked to say neutering has no impact, and about half say it makes them more shy. My male is pretty shy already.
They are fine dogs. A good one can make a fine pet if you have time to be with them. They do terrible if left at home alone. If you ever get serious about getting one, read up here: http://www.bordercollie.org/core.html
We thought about getting a GSD, but missed our previous Border Collie. My pound mutt is part German Shepherd.
My dog is a total house dog. She is walked on leash for an hour or so each morning, and has a good workout playing with the other dogs at our very nice little town’s doggie park, which is tax payer supported, every late afternoon.
I see “show” dogs and cats get preferential treatment. How typical of liberals to do this.
“All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.”
How do you define legitimate breeding? What is a purebred dog?
My Border Collie is purebred & registered with ABCA - NOT the AKC. There are registries that will register any dog for cash. How do YOU decide what a purebred dog is?
I had a Border Collie/German Shepherd mix as my first dog. I had half a dozen people ask if they could get a puppy from him, because he was such a wonderful dog. I never bred him, but who are you to tell me that it would be wrong?
As a former breeder & exhibitor, I have to say that on the surface this is reasonable. Yes, most of the dogs we sold had enforcible neuter agreements written into the contracts, the exceptions being to other known breeders and involving show/breeding quality animals.
That said, I have known, and known of other, breeders who had valuable animals stolen and then later ended up in shelters. Pre-chipping, it was devasting to some breeding programs.
The way this would work is that the animals are 'released' by the activist scum, then get picked up. Second time, mandatory spay/neuter.
People breeding their dogs for people who want them. I love mixed breeds, I love all dogs. I wasn't being snobby with my comment. I was referring to people who don't take enough care of their pets that they let them have litter after litter who end up being killed, abandoned or taken to shelters. There are too many people who are so lax about their pets they don't stop litter after litter of dogs (and cats) that are unwanted. To me that is just cruel.
PETA, last I looked was run by a woman; HSUS by a man.
Don’t want any more baby orgs like’m running loose, do you?
> Oh, are you ever naive!
It’s been a while since I’ve been called naive. The last time was by somebody — like you — who disagreed with me.
> As a former breeder & exhibitor, I have to say that on the surface this is reasonable.
Because it is.
> That said, I have known, and known of other, breeders who had valuable animals stolen and then later ended up in shelters.
No excuse. As a former breeder and exhibitor you should know better. Nobody should ever be able to get anywhere near your animals. What do you do — keep free-range dogs or something? Here in NZ breeders keep them in proper kennels. Valuable breeding animals and their litters they keep under lock-and-key with alarms and the whole nine yards.
> The way this would work is that the animals are ‘released’ by the activist scum, then get picked up. Second time, mandatory spay/neuter.
Ergo, take better care of your animals. Activist scum should never be in any position to “release” your dogs.
This two-strikes-and-your-snipped sounds like a fine measure which I still whole-heartedly endorse. I wish they had the good sense to implement something similar here in New Zealand.
Then we probably agree. I’ve got 2 dogs from shelters, and they are both fine dogs. Both neutered, as well.
Excuse me for living; I fell off a hearse!
I would not have deigned to reply had I know you lived in the great and wonderfully perfect land on Non-Nuclear, Peace-loving, Criminal Free, Socialist Paradise of New Zealand.
Go F yourself, Mr. Self Righteous.
My Border Collie came from a farm. I doubt their dogs are locked up. At $500/pup, it isn’t a big commercial site. The pups are bred for work, not show.
Don’t know about NZ, but in the USA, a lot of good breeders produce 1-2 litters/year. They live in the back yard and house, not under lock and key.
A rancher friend of mine has Border Collies that live under the house. No locks anywhere for them.
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