Other animal rights activists also oppose the bill, including the Greater Birmingham Humane Society, which says the bill is a final race around local communities regulating puppy mills. It will take a long time for these terrible places to be completely closed and taken out of service, but it`s good to know that more and more cities seem to be taking animal welfare more seriously with such municipal ordinances. I hope we see more of these laws passed across the country. That`s good news coming from an Alabama city after the Madison City Council voted to pass a new pet store ordinance banning the practice of puppy and kitten mills within the city limits. This was passed at a recent City Council meeting on December 28. Missouri had the highest number of problematic puppy mills for the eighth consecutive year, with 30 on the list, followed by Ohio with nine, Kansas and Wisconsin with eight each, Georgia with seven, and Pennsylvania with six. Alabama had one on the list. Yet SB183 does with counties and cities exactly what Montgomery politicians always complain about with Washington. If SB183 becomes law, local governments would be prohibited from making regulations to protect dogs sold by pet stores. Huntsville and Athens have issued ordinances regulating pet stores that sell dogs; Other municipalities are discussing the regulations. But all these laws would be null and void if this bad law were passed.
The Humane Society said puppy mills sell to pet stores across the country and through their websites, meaning breeders` puppies could end up anywhere in the United States. In many cases, puppy mill owners will cut corners to increase profits, as the animals in these factories suffer. To Alabama Senator Priscilla Dunn, D-Bessemer, for supporting legislation to combat puppy mills. § 3-6A-6. construction with other laws; Punish. The problem, of course, is the legislator himself. For years, animal rights activists have been urging lawmakers to pass laws regulating puppy mills. These bills have enthusiastic sponsors, but big organizations like the American Kennel Club fight the legislation at every turn (the AKC makes money from the dogs produced through the recordings).
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as diminishing the right or liability for dog bite injuries that currently exist under the laws of that state. SB183 has gone quite far. Please give him a quick death, unlike many of those dogs who find themselves trapped in puppy mills. Puppy mills, large breeding facilities similar to factory farming, and small “backyard breeders” create miserable and unhealthy living conditions for animals forced to raise puppies and kittens for retail and the private pet market. In the spring of 2015, 141 animals were found at a puppy mill in Choctaw County with serious illnesses and injuries in terrible conditions. Many of the dogs were dehydrated and suffered from advanced eye infections that had led to blindness. Twelve of the dogs had died when authorities arrived at the property. Investigators also found $20,000 in cash, illegal drugs and a handgun. In one case, more than 80 dogs were rescued from an initially supposed hoarding situation. After further investigation, it turned out that the house was actually operated as a puppy mill.
WASHINGTON, DC —— An Alabama breeder has received a notorious mention on the “Horrible Hundred” list of 100 problematic puppy mills and puppy brokers released Monday by the Humane Society of the United States. The report, published annually in May, describes the often dirty and unhealthy conditions in which dogs and their offspring are kept on high-volume breeding farms. For the purposes of this Chapter, a person is considered lawful on the private property of the owner of such a dog if he complies with an obligation imposed on him by the laws of that state or by the laws of the United States or the laws and postal regulations of the United States on such property. in the case of meter reading, the supply of milk, repairs to utilities or services on such premises or on such property at the express or implied invitation of the owner or lessee of such property. The Birmingham Humane Society said the Sessions Bill “was drafted by lobbyists to appear as an animal welfare law that regulates the sale of puppies in pet stores. It has a fatal flaw.