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Last update Evidently the Senate will be debating SB 113 tomorrow, too. At least, that’s the impression I have from MissouriNet. So, evidently the idea is to move on the bills quickly, one way or another. second update HB 131 should be up for debate on the House Floor tomorrow, at 10am. You can listen to […]
Fox News has done an outstanding job questioning Jason Smith on his mother’s kennel and his legislative efforts—both to rip apart Proposition B, and the Constitutional amendment prohibiting any citizen initiative about animals. Part 1 is focused primarily on Smith’s mother’s kennel and the perceived conflict of interest. The second part is focused on the Constitutional Amendment. Smith […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. The agriculture committee has published the committee version of HB 131. It differs from the introduced text, so I need to update my “reality of HB 131”. Right now, though, I’m so peeved at the deception and the dishonesty inherent in this bill that I need to take a break. In […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Friday, the Humane Society of Missouri participated with the Missouri Department of Agriculture and the Stone County Sheriff’s office to rescue 74 dogs from a licensed breeder. The kennel is named Knee Deep in Collies, a harmless sounding name. You can see from the kennel’s web site (static capture before site was taken […]
The USDA APHIS regulations and the ACFA regulations for veterinarian care are identical in everything except for some minor bookkeeping differences. To save space, I’m only duplicating the text from the Missouri Department of Agriculture ACFA regulations. (8) Attending Veterinarian and Adequate Veterinary Care. (A) Each licensee shall have an attending veterinarian who shall provide […]