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Another kooky actress
looking for a cause and her dysfunctional followers have just chipped away a
little more of your right to run your own affairs.
Hermit in the
Woods
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 7:52
AM
Subject: [pyrnet] Fw: CHAT: BREEDING: AKC
Legislative Alert -- PPA
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>
> The Puppy Protection Act may be confusing (I know
it was for
me) on why it
> is so detrimental to ALL
breeders.
>
> The reason is because DDAL (Doris Day Animal League)
sued the
government
> over the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) enforcement
claiming that
ANYONE who
> breeds dogs, hobby breeder or commercial
breeder, be brought
under the
> jurisdiction of the AWA. A
judge ruled in favor of DDAL, so
technically
> anyone that is selling
a litter right now and making any money
on the pups
> (this is not
net income, this is income before expenses or loss
are
figured
>
in) is currently violating the law if they aren't licensed.
>
> If
you read the AWA you will see that anyone that has a gross
income
of
$500
> or more in one calendar year must be licensed.
USDA/APHIS was
only
> regulating the commercial breeders and forcing
them to be
licensed for
> inspections etc, but DDAL wants all
breeders to fall under the
wing of the
> AWA and be subject to the
expensive licensing fees and
regulations.
>
> I don't know how
many hobby breeders can afford to be USDA
licensed, I
know
> I
surely can't.
>
> The Puppy Protection Act is the next wave in the
attack on all
breeding of
> pets and it is proposed by the Human
Society of the United
States. Please
> read the AKC website
concerning this bill. Because of the
court ruling
> everyone
who breeds and makes more than $500 dollars a year
gross income
>
will be subject to the licensing requirements and the
strictures of
the
> Puppy Protection Act.
>
> The HSUS claims the PPA is
only going to affect puppymill
breeders, but
they
> are counting
on the fact that most hobby breeders don't know
about the
court
>
ruling in favor of DDAL that brings all hobby breeders under
the
AWA.
>
> This is another example of "feel good legislation" that
will do
nothing to
> help the puppymill situation, and will do
everything to hurt
the law
abiding
> hobby breeders. Bills
like this will make it so that only the
commercial
> breeders can
afford to breed at all and hobby breeders will be
licensed
and
>
fined out of existence.
>
> Mailing letters isn't advised because
of the postal delay from
the
terrorist
> attacks/anthrax so they
are encouraging you to call your local
Senators
and
>
Representatives and let them know you oppose this bill.
>
> The
government is appealing the court ruling on the AWA, but
appeals
can
> take a long time. It is important that we fight the PPA
while
we have
time.
>
> Dawn
>
>
Resources:
>
> Doris Day Animal League's Comments on the Court
Ruling (note
they don't
> mention how this will adversely affect the
hobby breeders, they
just go on
> and on about puppymills who
generally sell directly to pet
stores and thus
> are currently
covered under the AWA)
>
> http://www.ddal.org/currentcampaignpuppy.html
>
>
National Animal Interest Alliance article on the DDAL case
>
> http://www.naiaonline.org/body/articles/archives/ddal.htm
>
>
NAIA - PPA
>
>
http://www.naiaonline.org/body/articles/archives/puppy_alert.htm
>
>
AKC on the DDAL case
>
> http://www.akc.org/love/dip/legislat/usda_ddal_case.cfm
>
>
Puppy Protection Act - AKC
>
> http://www.akc.org/love/dip/legislat/regulatebreeding.cfm
>
>
PPA- update
>
> http://www.akc.org/love/dip/legislat/puppyprotectionact.cfm
>
>
Animal Welfare Act
>
> http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/legislat/awa.htm
>
>
Puppy Protection Act- S. 1478
>
>
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=107_con
g_bills&doc
>
id=f:s1478is.txt.pdf
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