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Bark alert and religious bigotry

There’s a particularly nasty commenter who states he’s a dog breeder, and goes under the moniker of “getemout” or “1getemout”. He’s a real piece of work, but tonight, via comments he made to the same article as the Rep. Berry conversation, I have a good idea where some of the 300 Bark Alert calls originated. Mr […]

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Pet definition

I don’t have a lot of patience with the fooflah about the “pet” definition, but I don’t much care about it one way or another. If I were going to define “pet” I would define it as an animal that is not maintained for food, fiber, fuel, or other by-product.

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An online conversation with Representative Berry

A back and forth with Representative T. J. Berry, R-Kearney District 35. From Puppy mill issue hits House. This is nothing more than smoke and mirrors. For one, Representative Berry’s district supported Proposition B by 57.1%. What he’s telling you, people of his district, is that your vote doesn’t count. As for accusations about Proposition B: […]

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House Meeting on SB 113 and Proposition B Today

The House is holding a public meeting on SB 113 today, at 12pm in HR 6. I’m sure there will be great political theater today, but very little in the way of substance. Those representatives who listen more to the Missouri Farm Bureau than the voters of the state will not be swayed by anything […]

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Morality tales: Stripping yes, cruelty yes

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Those concerned about the law predicted the loss of 3.000 jobs and millions in state revenue. They said the provisions of the bill would be enough to decimate an entire industry. They challenged the Constitutionality of the law. No, I’m not talking about Proposition B, the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention […]