A sad reminder of why the lax laws—at both the federal and state level—need to change: The USDA has taken an Iowa breeder to court for unpaid fines. That’s about all the USDA can do, too—that and revoke the license. This breeder has been repeatedly cited for filthy conditions and dogs that were desperately in need […]
KSDK has a story today on Governor Nixon proposing a budget extension of 1.1 million in funding for the Department of Agriculture. This amount should be enough to ensure there is sufficient personnel to fully regulate the dog breeding industry. The proposed budget amendment would apply whether SB 113 passes, or Proposition B is left alone. […]
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HJR 3 is less than perfect
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. HJR 3 was perfected today. I listened to the debate on the bill’s perfection via the House audio stream. It will probably come up for a vote this week or next. What this bill does is put a Constitutional Amendment on the ballot in November, 2012. If voted on, HJR 3 […]
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Bark alert and religious bigotry
There’s a particularly nasty commenter who states he’s a dog breeder, and goes under the moniker of “getemout” or “1getemout”. He’s a real piece of work, but tonight, via comments he made to the same article as the Rep. Berry conversation, I have a good idea where some of the 300 Bark Alert calls originated. Mr […]
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Pet definition
I don’t have a lot of patience with the fooflah about the “pet” definition, but I don’t much care about it one way or another. If I were going to define “pet” I would define it as an animal that is not maintained for food, fiber, fuel, or other by-product.