MICHIGAN DOG OWNERS: Please contact your Representative this morning and urge them to oppose HB 5095. Find your Representative here: http://ift.tt/1x6X07a
UKC commends the idea and intent behind House Bill 5095, which seeks to amend the current law regulating pet shops and animal shelters, but has some serious concerns as well. The bill also encompasses “large-scale dog breeding kennels” and defines them as kennels “where more than 15 female intact dogs over the age of 4 months are housed or kept for the primary purpose of breeding.” While the word “primary” has been added at UKC’s request, it is not a sufficient exception for breeders of working, show, hunting, and performance dogs. UKC believes that the health and well-being of dogs are of the utmost importance, and are significant concerns. However, UKC believes that breeders who are active with their dogs ARE the responsible breeders and ostensibly not the target of this legislation. “Large-scale dog breeders” should already be licensed and regulated by the USDA. Enforcement of HB 5095 will be burdensome and costly to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, and does not carry nearly the weight that current cruelty and neglect laws do. HB 5095 is simply unnecessary, and as UKC's reasonable amendments were not added to the bill, we cannot support HB 5095 in its current form.
UKC commends the idea and intent behind House Bill 5095, which seeks to amend the current law regulating pet shops and animal shelters, but has some serious concerns as well. The bill also encompasses “large-scale dog breeding kennels” and defines them as kennels “where more than 15 female intact dogs over the age of 4 months are housed or kept for the primary purpose of breeding.” While the word “primary” has been added at UKC’s request, it is not a sufficient exception for breeders of working, show, hunting, and performance dogs. UKC believes that the health and well-being of dogs are of the utmost importance, and are significant concerns. However, UKC believes that breeders who are active with their dogs ARE the responsible breeders and ostensibly not the target of this legislation. “Large-scale dog breeders” should already be licensed and regulated by the USDA. Enforcement of HB 5095 will be burdensome and costly to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, and does not carry nearly the weight that current cruelty and neglect laws do. HB 5095 is simply unnecessary, and as UKC's reasonable amendments were not added to the bill, we cannot support HB 5095 in its current form.
URGENT: Call your Representative this morning!
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