The USDA has released a relatively complete set of inspections for Rabbit Ridge including the missing August 2nd inspection, as well as newer ones at the end of November. However, they did remove the inspection for November 29, but not before I got a copy (pages two, three, four, and five). Though the inspections state that the USDA APHIS inspector was accompanied by […]
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Cattlemen, all in a dither
The Missouri Cattlemen got together, and worked themselves up into a froth of anxiety about HSUS. You know that HSUS has to be doing something right when a meeting of cattlemen talks more about HSUS than cattle. Michael Parson was doing his usual: using his elected position to bully non-profits because he doesn’t agree with them. Anyway, […]
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Puppies may be going away
I am considering discontinuing this site. I want to focus more generally on animal issues, rather than only puppy mills in the state of Missouri. I’m also running into difficulties with getting records from the state and the USDA. Especially, and surprisingly, the USDA. Without the power of a team of lawyers behind you, it’s […]
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Draft ACFA Rules
I have a draft of the ACFA rules after the modification by the “Missouri Solution”. These are draft until vetted by the Secretary of State. The Humane Society of the US, the ASPCA, and the Best Friends Society had mixed reviews of the new rules. On the plus side, a veterinarian annual exam must be physical, not visual. […]
The Missouri Department of Agriculture has finalized the rules based on the passage of SB 161.1. They managed to go through thousands of written comments and finalize the rules in a week’s time. Must be a record. The rules actually listed at the MDA are still the old rules. I have no idea when the Department is […]