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[serryjw]

ASPCA ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR LEGISLATION THAT CRACKS DOWN ON PUPPY MILLS
Last week ASPCA president Edwin Sayres announced that the ASPCA will be joining the animal welfare community in support of the Pet Animal Welfare Statute, legislation that cracks down on the country’s large-scale commercial breeding facilities—otherwise known as puppy mills.
The Pet Animal Welfare Statute, H.R. 2669/S. 1139, would amend the Animal Welfare Act to cover facilities in which more than six litters of dogs or cats are whelped per year and that sell any dogs or cats to the public, as well as breeders who annually sell more than 25 dogs and cats directly to the public or wholesale. Passage of this legislation would require that these breeders be licensed by the USDA and comply with standards of care set forth in the Animal Welfare Act. The loophole in the current law allows puppy mills to classify themselves as “retail pet stores,” thus evading federal oversight.

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[Lorien]

1. I'm all for that!

I do fostering with a rescue group, have had many rescued pets-but I also own two purebred cats. Their breeders only have 1-3 litters per year (and the litters themselves are generally small; 2-4 kittens each)and the goal is perfect health and temperament-NOT appearance. I believe that all breeders should be licensed, and I feel that every state should adopt mandatory spay and neuter laws for all animals outside of the homes of licensed breeders. In a perfect world, there wouldn't be any homeless pets, and animals would be born free of genetic illnesses into loving and responsible home that would help them to become loyal and affectionate pets. The world is far, far, from perfect-but you have to start someplace!