[ErinsEdge]

New info on post #7
People need to wake up!!! They sneak these agendas through before people know they exist. At least stay informed, especially now!

I would suggest anyone that wants to stay on top of legislation in your state to join the American Sporting Dog Alliance. Hunters, trialers, trainers, breeders, and just dog owners including your grandma that has a lap dog. http://www.americansportingdogalliance.org/
This legislation will affect the future of your dogs. All it takes is a membership of $10 to become informed and to follow through with letters to your state representatives.

For example: Legislation has been introduced in New York AB 1540 that would require every dog and every dog owner to complete certified obedience training as a condition of licensing.

HSUS Off To Fast Start In 2009, But
Dog Owners Triumph In VA And MT

Beware Bills Introduced In NJ, NY, ME, FL, MN, IL, CA, CO, VA, MT
And Expect Legislation Soon In TX, MA, WI, MI, IN, OH, OK, AZ, NM

Dog owners will face unprecedented and potentially devastating challenges in 2009, and it will take dedication and commitment to protect our rights. Sitting on the sidelines simply is not an option. It will take standing up and making your voice count.


To find out what they are planning in your state go to:
http://eaglerock814.proboards107.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=16

 

[kindakinky]

I watched the TV show 30 Rock just to see who advertised/sponsored the show starring avowed PETA activist and vegetarian Alec Baldwin. Imagine my surprise when Wendy's and Burger King both had commercials during this show.

I sent letters to both Wendy's and Burger King telling them I would not eat at their businesses any more because they sponsor a show in which one of the stars opposes meat eating and supports PETA. After thinking about it a bit more, I'm going to send letters to my local Wendy's and Burger King franchisers stating the same thing.

Gotta hit these people like Alec Baldwin in the pocketbook. I also sent letters to my U.S. senators asking for an investigation into PETA's 501(c)(3) status.

 

[BlackDog1337]

I don't know a whole lot about this type of stuff an im not trying to start an argument just asking. From what i read on the other site in Texas it says they are going to most focus on puppy mills. Wouldn't it be a good thing to have stuff like this so there are less dogs that no one wants. I understand how it could hurt the better breeders who have all there dogs sold before they are even born but just wanted to find out what some people think.

 

[Leddyman]

They use arguments like puppy mills to garner public support. If you look closely into their agenda they mean to do away with you and me being able to use our dogs for hunting, field trials, and hunt tests. If you plan to steal all my money you aren't just going to walk up and tell me are you? You make up a reasonable sounding story and get me to give it to you if you can.

 

[BlackDog1337]

They use arguments like puppy mills to garner public support. If you look closely into their agenda they mean to do away with you and me being able to use our dogs for hunting, field trials, and hunt tests. If you plan to steal all my money you aren't just going to walk up and tell me are you? You make up a reasonable sounding story and get me to give it to you if you can.

I skipped most of the paragraph the 1st time and just went straight to the Texas part. But i started reading a little of what is at the top an the New York thing is pretty outrageous.

 

[Gun_Dog2002]

Nobody has personally killed my animals than PETA's founder....

/Paul

 

[ErinsEdge]

NEW TODAY
HSUS Maps Agenda For President

Asks President And Congress To Federally Regulate
Dog Hobbyists, Name Animal Rights Legal Advocates

This article is archived at: http://eaglerock814.proboards107.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=17

WASHINGTON – The Humane Society of the United States is asking President Barack Obama and Congress to require everyone who raises dogs and cats to be regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, documents show.

HSUS also is asking for the creation of an animal protection division within the U.S. Department of Justice that is “similar to the Civil Rights Division, to ensure strong enforcement of federal animal protection laws,” thus granting animals rights similar to humans. HSUS also calls for a new position of animal protection liaison in the White House.

A fourth provision calls for a ban on hunting on new public lands.

Those are only three of the 100 recommendations that HSUS has sent to Obama in what is called a “change agenda for animals.” The American Sporting Dog Alliance has obtained access to this document, which has been sent to animal protection organizations asking for their support.

The 100 goals sent to Obama reflect many issues, but this report will concentrate on the issues that most directly affect dog owners, with added emphasis on the sporting breeds.

However, we urge our readers to read the full HSUS document, which includes a crackdown on alleged farm pollution, tough animal and poultry husbandry and slaughter rules, and many environmental and wildlife management measure. Here is a link the actual document: http://www.hsus.org/web-files/PDF/change-agenda-for-animals-1-14-09.pdf. Please read this document.


Dog Breeding Regulation


A top priority of HSUS for several years has been to require federal regulation of everyone who raises dogs and cats. Under current law, only commercial breeders who sell puppies and kittens on a wholesale basis are federally regulated. Hobby breeders who sell puppies or kittens directly to the public are not required to be federally licensed or inspected.

HSUS wants everyone who raises and sells puppies to be licensed and inspected by the USDA, and also wants to see much tougher regulations and standards for animal care.


The 100-point agenda says HSUS wants to “require all dog and cat breeders to comply with AWA (federal Animal Welfare Act) requirements, including those who sell directly to the public….”


Now, however, HSUS has a much stronger hand in Washington. In the November election, HSUS strongly endorsed President Obama and had a 95-percent success rate in re-electing the congressional candidates it endorsed. A questionnaire obtained by the American Sporting Dog Alliance showed that the President aggressively sought HSUS endorsement.

The American Sporting Dog Alliance continues to believe that President Obama and many members of Congress will listen to the concerns of dog owners, but only if we stand up in large numbers to defend ourselves and our rights, and take an active role in the political process.

If we do not stand up and be counted in large numbers, we expect HSUS will get its way on most of the measures in the 100-point agenda. Dog owners will have no one to blame but themselves for being relegated to the legal status of second-class citizens. The Bill of Rights and personal freedom always are the first victims of HSUS policy.

The American Sporting Dog Alliance will be working hard to defeat these HSUS legislative proposals, but we need your help if we are to succeed in turning back these challenges. We urge all dog owners to join and support the organization of their choice, and also to support farmers, hunters and other allies in the fight against the HSUS version of a “brave new world.”

The Rest Of The Story


Here are some other parts of the 100-point agenda that pertain to dog owners in general, and also owners of the sporting breeds in particular. HSUS is calling on President Obama and Congress to:

• Create an animal protection division in the Justice Department to act on behalf of animals by aggressive prosecution of people who violate laws about animals. In essence, this gives animals legal status, and the federal government will act as their advocate. HSUS likened it to the Civil Rights Division, which advocates for aggressive protection of human rights. Animals thus would be given the same legal status as people in the Department of Justice.

• Create an animal protection liaison in the White House, which would mean that HSUS will have direct access to President Obama and his top advisors to advocate for animal rights groups on policy, regulatory and legislative issues.

• Immediately strengthen enforcement of USDA-regulated commercial kennels and other animal owners covered by the Animal Welfare Act. (AWA). Increase USDA budget and staffing for this purpose, and make fines and penalties more severe. Include all vertebrate species under the AWA.

• Completely implement the ban on importing dogs from other countries that HSUS succeeded in attaching to the 2008 Farm Bill.

• Focus on non-lethal methods to control wildlife populations, which means lessening the use of hunting as a management tool.

• Mandate the use of microchips for companion animals, and all other animals covered by the AWA.

• Do not open any new public land or national wildlife refuges to hunting.

• Transfer all wildlife programs away from the USDA, and put them under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior.

• Ban hunting on shooting preserves, which HSUS labels “canned hunts” and calls “cruel.” Also ban so-called Internet hunting.

• Make it a crime to show anything that HSUS calls animal cruelty in films, on television, in books and magazine, or on the Internet. Require the Department of Justice to collect and analyze data on animal cruelty cases and create a separate crime database for this information.

• Require the U.S. Census Bureau and the Center for Disease Control to include questions about the animals people own when surveying the public, in order “to assess impacts on human health and well-being, develop more effective approaches to community animal control, and ensure appropriate disaster preparation.”

• Allow foreign animal rights groups to have an official advisory role in the United States.

• Ban the mail shipment of any kind of birds or animals through the U.S. Postal Service, including for “agriculture and sport.” Baby chicks were specifically mentioned, and this also would apply to gamebird chicks, adults and eggs that are used by sporting dog trainers and in field trials.

The American Sporting Dog Alliance represents owners, breeders and professionals who work with breeds of dogs that are used for hunting. We also welcome people who work with other breeds, as legislative issues affect all of us. We are a grassroots movement working to protect the rights of dog owners, and to assure that the traditional relationships between dogs and humans maintains its rightful place in American society and life.

The American Sporting Dog Alliance also needs your help so that we can continue to work to protect the rights of dog owners. Your membership, participation and support are truly essential to the success of our mission. We are funded solely by your donations in order to maintain strict independence.

Please visit us on the web at http://www.americansportingdogalliance.org. Our email is

 

[torrey]

I wrote a letter to the Senators in MN about the new bill S. F. 7 being presented and mentioned that PETA and the HSUS used these types of bills as stepping stones to further their agenda.

The sponsor of the MN bill said he has worked on animal cruelty legistlation for 10 years and is not a supporter of PETA but said that HSUS is a good organization. This guy obviously doesn't know what they stand for!

 

[flatcoatfun]

My boss who is a lobbyist gave me the following tips -

Do write the bill sponsor - but know that you won't change their mind - focus on the Senators/Representatives who serve your area. Also find out what committee the bill was referred to and hit the committee chair and members HARD with lots of letters and e mails - in these economic hard times - most committees don't want to get involved in bills that are getting a lot of people up in arms.

I did ask the FL bill sponsor his motivation with sponsoring the bill - and interestingly it was economic. He claimed that by spay/neuter everything at 4 months of age will save the state $50 million in Euthanasia cost.

I e mailed John Yates
The American Sporting Dog Alliance
http://www.americansportingdogalliance.org

and he replied right away to me with a list of facts that I could use in my letters to FL reps (euthanasia rates actually increase after mandatory spay/neuter has been inacted in other areas). Very helpful!