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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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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 […]

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When is a Rescue not a Rescue? When it’s Rescue a French Bulldog

Folks involved with the puppy mill effort in Missouri have long been familiar with Wendy Laymon, and her so-called “Rescue a French Bulldog”. Wendy Laymon has a shameful history of animal neglect as a commercial breeder, including being fined by the USDA and losing her USDA license. Chat in the community has it that she started up […]

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Unlicensed Breeder Court Date Extended

According to Case.net, the case against Shirley Gilbert for violations of the Animal Welfare Act has been extended to June 24th. This means that the dogs continue in Gilbert’s custody for at least another two weeks. Oh, yeah, this filing a restraining order as a way of ensuring care for dogs in licensed and unlicensed facilities […]

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Joplin Update: the sweet and the sour

It does a heart good to see how much support and help Joplin is getting. The town needs it, too, because it has suffered through so much pain this week. The Joplin Humane Society Animal Adoption and Resource Center is doing an outstanding job, with the help of the ASPCA, HSMO, HSUS, and American Humane Association. At […]