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 […]
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Following is the letter I sent to Drs. Woods and Hickam. Subject: Commentary on proposed commercial dog breeding regulations Dear Doctor Woods and Hickam: I appreciate this opportunity to provide commentary on the proposed new rules to be added to the Animal Care Facilities Act (related to Senate Bill 161.1). Following are my requested clarifications […]
updated This is an alert that was put out by the Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation (MAAL) and the Humane Society of Missouri. We’ll get into “I told you so”s at some later time. Right now, we all have to pull together to prevent this abominable action. One of the regulations agreed to with the “Missouri Solution” was […]
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No, I don’t want to buy that puppy
A poem has been appearing on several puppy rescue and shelter sites and Facebook pages. According to one site, the poem was a “letter to a roadside vendor by Harriet Rankin”. No, I don’t want to buy that puppy. I am a rescuer. I’ll see him later. After the fool you sold him to realizes […]
I just received the recent inspections for Rabbit Ridge from the Missouri Department of Agriculture. This joins with the recent USDA inspections. As you can see, the MDA has had to do three inspections since April. The MDA also found problems at Rabbit Ridge—some very significant, such as dog with mats, hair loss, and wounds on his feet. […]