Thank you MO!

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I thank you and the fur babies thank you. This has been a pet issue (no pun intended) with me. I don't live in MO so who's going to pay attention to someone who can't vote. You guys did it and I love ya's. :grouphug:

"Limits on dog breeding in Missouri races to the winning vote"

"By JASON NOBLE
The Star’s Jefferson City correspondent

Longtime U.S. Rep Ike Skelton falls to Vicky Hartzler Message delivered: Many U.S. House members defeated A wave of GOP wins in Johnson County National trend carries Blunt to Senate Earnings tax measure wins big in Missouri Limits on dog breeding in Missouri races to the winning vote State-by-state election results: Alabama through Mississippi Schweich tops Montee for Missouri auditor Jackson County sticking with Sanders State-by-state races: Montana-Wyoming Raymore voters shoot down gun ordinance GOP makes gains in Jefferson City Mallory out as Cass County presiding commissioner Waugh retains seat in 1st District Board of Education race Local money issues bring mixed results Kansas environmental chief is replaced Kobach unseats incumbent for Kansas secretary of state Republicans knock off Democratic incumbents in Clay County races Moran of Kansas wins Senate seat easily Brown beats Kincaid for Platte County presiding commissioner, leads big night for Republicans JEFFERSON CITY | Voters narrowly approved tough new laws and limitations on Missouri dog breeders Tuesday night.

With 97.2 percent of precincts reporting, 51 percent of voters said “yes” on Proposition B, the so-called “Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act,” to secure its passage. The measure will limit the number of breeding dogs allowed in a breeding operation, increase space requirements for animal enclosures and expand requirements for veterinary care.

It also creates criminal penalties for violating existing standards of care for breeding dogs. It goes into effect next November.

Dog breeding is a major agricultural industry in Missouri, with more than 1,400 licensed breeders operating — the most of any state.

But Missouri also has a reputation for being the “puppy-mill capital of the country,” an epithet backed up by decades of evidence of animal mistreatment and miserable conditions at some breeding operations."

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/11/02/2386090/limits-on-dog-breeding-in-missouri.html