TX-RPOA E-News
>From RPOA Texas Outreach and
Responsible Pet Owners Alliance
"Animal welfare, not animal 'rights'
and, yes, there is a difference."
Permission granted to crosspost.
July 19, 2010
Dallas Morning News front page article "Puppy mills spur call for new
legislation in Texas."
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/071910dnmetpuppymills.22ed81e.htmlor Tiny URL
http://tinyurl.com/28sulbuResponsible Pet Owners Alliance was interviewed for the article and the
reporter mistakenly gives the impression that we are only a "breeders"
group. Not true at all. We gave the reporter much information that was not
published. There is no mention that we administer the only All Species
Rescue Program in the US and have administered a Pet Education, Assistance &
Rescue Program for almost 20 years.
RPOA opposes the HSUS/Texas Humane Legislation Network bill because it is a
national "animal rights" legislative agenda to end all pet breeding. Texas
has one of the strongest Animal Cruelty Laws in the Country. As the article
states, raids and animal seizures occur on a regular basis. Why is new
legislation necessary? Read the information below regarding two different
HSUS state directors and statements made while conducting HSUS lobbying
seminars.
Patrick Kwan, state HSUS director for New York:
"The initial HSUS bill will set a cap of 50 intact animals per location, but
once this cap is in place, HSUS will strengthen this in the future by
lowering the cap each year. He likened it to getting something criminalized
as a misdemeanor at first and then increasing it to a felony. He also agreed
with an attendee who pointed out that, currently, people in New York can
have as many animals as they want, but that HSUS will 'crack down in later
sessions.'"
Thanks to SAOVA for the information below on Kim Alboum, HSUS state director
for North Carolina
www.saova.org/SpayNeuterHSUS.html :
"When questioned about why the [NC] bill did not include cats, Alboum's
answer was
'baby steps, they are next, then birds.' Alboum also expressed her
disappointment that the original bill had been downgraded to complaint
driven inspection rather than annual inspections. Likewise the numbers used
to establish a commercial breeder ("puppy mill") were increased, but Alboum
stated that in reality owning 6 females should be the separating line
between hobby and commercial breeder. Alboum assured the audience that
getting ANY bill on the books was worth the effort as it could be tightened
up later on."
HSUS is intent on regulating dog breeders.
Alboum did not have specific
details, but mentioned that HSUS was working on a plan to assist North
Carolina counties with enforcement costs for SB460. HSUS yearns to become
an arm of the government as demonstrated by their
previous scheme to be the enforcement agency for USDA kennel inspections and
more recent petition to President Obama to appoint a Federal Animal
Protection Liaison.
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