Category: Critters

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. A major source of criticism of Proposition B, the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act—both before and after the election—is that the new laws aren’t needed, and that all we need is better enforcement. We’ve also been told that Proposition B penalizes “good breeders” who do meet current laws, and does […]

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Though not yet reflected in the text of HB 131, evidently the agricultural committee that passed the bill also added an amendment to raise the fees commercial dog breeders pay a whopping $25.00! This should be enough to generate a whole $34,000 a year! Yes, the amount of money to hire one […]

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. When the Missouri legislature isn’t working on repealing child labor laws, it’s going after puppies. Today, the House Agriculture Policy committee voted to support HB 131, which isn’t a surprise. As I just wrote, HB 131 pretends to be a “modification” of Proposition B but completely guts it. The Rural Community […]

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Several state senators and organizations have stated that the Senate bill to “modify” Proposition B leaves most of Prop B’s rules the same—only the dog limit and enforcement regulations are changed. Let’s take a closer look at these assertions. Following is the text for Proposition B: 273.345. 1. This section […]

The Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation (MAAL) has posted its own list of Proposition B votes by Senate district. It’s also in the process of posting the same vote distribution for the House of Representative districts, but you can see the list now, at the Humane Society Legislative Fund. From the data, it looks like the folks went […]