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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. […]

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Rent not to own

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I have used Photoshop for years. I tried to use GIMP and UFRaw, and these are wonderful tools, but I’m comfortable with Photoshop. I like Photoshop. Unfortunately, when I recycled my last Apple computer, I also lost my last copy of Photoshop. It was an older version, but still had what I needed. I […]

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Puppy Millers to Receive State funds under new MDA Rules

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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My Letter with commentary on new commercial dog breeder rules

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 […]

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Breeders Pressuring Missouri Dept of Agriculture into weakening “The Solution”

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 […]