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DEADLY
SERIOUS LEGISLATION
- received from ADOA
Florida HB451: requires
statewide mandatory sterilization of dogs and cats by
2010. It provides exceptions, requires licensure of
non-sterilized; rules for approval of breed registration
organizations; provides penalties, deletes provision
extending time for sterilization, authorizes surcharge
on civil penalties. Owners must have them sterilized by
a licensed veterinarian at 4 months of age.
Illinois Breeders Bill… a bill that would
regulate dog breeders by requiring
breeder licensing for anyone who maintains
three or more females
(even if they are not bred) "for the purpose of the sale
of their offspring." The bill would also mandate
unannounced
inspections,
fingerprinting,
and require breeders to pay
an unspecified license fee.
Montana HB 191 is a
state-wide pit bull ban! Hearing scheduled for Jan. 22nd.
Any dog registered as any bull breed or that “has the
physical characteristics that substantially conform to
the standards established for the breeds” according to
AKC or UKC. Seized dogs will be
euthanized
in ten days
unless the owner can prove that the dog is not a pit
bull…
For complete details
on these and other Legislative
Alerts, go to
American Dog Owners Assoc.
Editor's Note:
If these examples
scare the hell out of you, get your tail out from between
your legs and fight back!
Join a local or state
legislative group. If there isn’t one, get on the phone
and call every dog, cat, and horse breeder you can
find. Use the phone book, classified ads, veterinary
bulletin boards, internet, show mags, you know, the same
tools the AR people use. Get organized locally but most
of all, align yourself with and SUPPORT a national
organization. Here’s one we recommend.
The Canine Defense
Fund was organized in 1984 by representatives of the
American Dog Owners Association (ADOA), the American
Kennel Club (AKC), the United Kennel Club (UKC), the
Staffordshire Club of America (STCA), and the National
American Pit Bull Terrier Club (NAPBTC). The Canine Defense
Fund (CDF) is an independent entity, incorporated in New
York State in 1989. In 1994, the Fund's scope of
activities was expanded to include working against any
proposed legislation detrimental to the hobby breeder.
Since inception, the Fund has collected
$928,986 in donations but has spent over $1,163,898 in
legal fees and costs defending your right to own
whatever breed of dog you choose. All donations have
been from individuals, dog clubs, and the United Kennel
Club. From 1988 through 1994, the American Kennel Club
actively supported the Canine Defense Fund by matching
donations until 1994 when AKC ended the Matching Fund
Program.
For more info on the
fund, go to
American Dog Owners Assoc., call 1-888-714-7220 or
send a check to:
CANINE
DEFENSE FUND
P.O. Box 41194
Fredericksburg, VA 22404
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