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Where is the love

A re-edit of Black Eyed Peas “Where is the Love”, adapted for a pet store/puppy mill protest.

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“She just looked at me and took a big breath and died”

Norton Kennels is still operating in Missouri, still selling puppies to pet stores. In 2009, this breeder had 453 adult dogs.

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Meet the Reps who let you and the dogs down

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has a nice article listing the reps from the St. Louis area who voted against their district. These people pretend that this was compromise, but what this really is, is politics as usual. They voted for SB 113 in order to get support for their pet project, […]

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Nixon’s Agreement

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Governor Nixon just came out with an “agreement” supposedly between animal welfare people and the agricultural groups. Press release Letter of Agreement (PDF) Legislative Text (PDF) I’ll have more to say on these later.

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Opinion on the “Compromise”

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. First, it’s important to note that Governor Nixon has not vetoed SB 113. If he does nothing for 15 days, SB 113 becomes law by default. This “compromise” that he touts now is not accompanied by anything definitive, such as “If you don’t vote for this compromise, Proposition B will go into […]