Latest Tea Party Conspiracy: Protecting Puppies Is A Secret Plan to Take Away Your Pets

[proud2BlibKansan]

Missouri has been dubbed the "puppy mill capitol of the U.S." by the Better Business Bureau. Currently, many puppy mills don't provide adequate food and water for their animals, and breeding dogs are exposed to extremes in the weather while trapped in small wire cages with no opportunity to exercise or interact with humans. If breeders are found to take terrible care of their puppies, they currently face virtually no repercussions.

So people who care about the way we treat animals worked hard to put Proposition B on the ballot for this November. A "Yes" on Prop B would ensure that dogs are provided with:
Sufficient food and clean water;
Necessary veterinary care;
Sufficient housing, including protection from the elements;
Sufficient space to turn and stretch freely, lie down, and fully extend his or her limbs;
Regular exercise; and
Adequate rest between breeding cycles

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Nevertheless, they (or at least a couple of them) have decided to make it a pet issue. And because it is an issue where compassionate people of any political persuasion would naturally feel compelled to protect dogs, the tea party has decided to outright lie about the issue in order to trick caring people into voting against a law that would protect dogs from unnecessary suffering. Jim Durbin spreads the utter nonsense that Proposition B is actually a secret plan to eliminate pet ownership:

Proposition B will be on the November ballot in Missouri. It looks on the surface to be a great plan that will take care of the innocent dogs in terrible puppy-mill conditions...
However, the true purpose of this legislation is to ELIMINATE pet ownership through "regulation"...and then push the "regulation" on to force cattle, hog, and poultry farmers OUT OF BUSINESS!

more ... http://stlactivisthub.blogspot.com/2010/09/latest-tea-party-conspiracy-protecting.html

[Merlot]

1. "force cattle, hog and poultry farmers out of business" I wish that were true!

The conditions for the animals are horrible, and the humans end up eating all the antibiotics and hormones from the poorly treated meat.

It's a lose-lose for both animals and humans.

[Ikonoklast]

6. We should eat puppies instead.

Win/win, all around, solves both problems.

[proud2BlibKansan]

11. LOL

[Merlot]

16. Puppies are already being treated horribly - if they were food supply

they'd be treated even worse and be pumped up with hormones and steroids.

yummy...

[RKP5637]

2. Often I think quite a few in this country live in an alternative reality, maybe they

just have a larger megaphone than in the past.

[blondeatlast]

3. They are coming for your puppies! What else could "adequate rest between breeding

cycles" POSSIBLY mean?

Kick their lying asses for me, Missouri.

[CountAllVotes]

5. give it 3 mos. inbetween

instead of 8 weeks I guess. :shrug:

Sick bastards I do agree!! :puke:

[CountAllVotes]

4. add animal hoarders to the list

You'd be surprised how many animal hoarders are out there breeding and selling animals en mass. They get away with it for quite awhile because this same group takes them under their wing, protects and assures them and makes them their friend ... well briefly until even they find out how sick such types are.

People have many different agendas when it comes to such laws. I think you may have let the genie out of the bottle on this one.



:kick: & recommend.

[proud2BlibKansan]

12. MO has a horrible puppy mill problem

This is long overdue.

[CountAllVotes]

13. it is widespread

and Missouri is probably the worst. Throw in not far behind Missouri the states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. The Amish in these states are notorious for being puppy mill breeders. They run dog/puppy auctions in Ohio in fact.

More about how to stop this criminal act here: www.banohiodogauctions.com

Not to forget that Oklahoma and Arkansas are bad too!

:dem: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[foxfeet]

7. Two of my dogs are rescues from Missouri puppy mills.

I am happy to give them a much better life than they would have had there, especially our female. She'd otherwise probably be confined to a cage pumping out babies faster than Michelle Duggar.

[pnwmom]

8. The kernel of truth in there is that at least one animal rights group, PETA,

is philosophically opposed to people having pets and to domestication of animals in general. But this is not a PETA bill. PETA is not even among the long list of animal welfare organizations that have endorsed it.

[flvegan]

15. Not opposed to having pets.

Jesus. Guess we'll do this every time. Your hatred of PETA is well noted, thank you.

[pnwmom]

18. Try reading their website. I"ve posted the link for you before. n/t

[flvegan]

19. And I've invited you time and again

to visit their office and meet the pets that staff bring in with them every day to work.

[pnwmom]

20. So individual PETA members have pets. That doesn't mean that the organization as a whole

supports domestic animals, including pets.

The organization also wants to end all dog breeding on the grounds that it is irresponsible for anyone to breed dogs as long as there are ANY dogs that end up in shelters. Since there will always be some dogs in shelters -- even if we have to continue to import them from Mexico and other countries -- that means, in PETA's eyes, no one should ever breed dogs.

Meanwhile, if I wanted to adopt a puppy from the Seattle/King County Humane Society, serving a population of 2 million people, I would today have my choice of only 1 dog under the age of one (an 11 month old). Under the age of 5, there are only 6 dogs -- and only one of them, a pit bull, is considered suitable for households with small children.

But I wouldn't be allowed to adopt ANY of them anyway, because the Humane Society can be so selective that they exclude anyone who doesn't have a fenced in yard. (All apartment dwellers and rural dwellers with acreage are out of luck.) So we've bought both of our pets from breeders who, fortunately, are very careful and responsible breeders -- despite what PETA says.

[flvegan]

21. Yeah, ignoring the fact that

the powers that be bring their pets in. Oh noes!

I like the idea of ending dog breeding.

And if you have the internets (which I guess you do) you can find many more pets that may not be quite so local.

[pnwmom]

22. Then you're on board with PETA on ending dog breeding, which --

along with neuter/spay programs -- would mean the end of dogs as pets in this country (except for those imported from other countries). Fortunately, you're in a pretty small minority with your extreme position.

[hendo]

9. Hopefully this passes

I knew the tea party people were insane, but damn I didn't think that even they would try to defend puppy mills. Then again, the people who run the puppy mills are likely the tea party's biggest supporters.

[nashville_brook]

10. my dog Trouble is MO puppy mill rescue

he's a good boy! and man, does he have emotional issues.

[flvegan]

14. Dear Tea Party: 1984 called and they want their anti-animal propaganda tactics back.

Somewhere, someone at HSUS is :rofl: at you.

[Canuckistanian]

17. Why is this not being treated with anything but derision?

Seriously, are there sentient human beings who believe this shit?

(sigh) Don't answer that. I know the answer.

[OnyxCollie]

23. The problem is when a solution for puppy mills

is applied to small breeders.

That's why I don't want the law to pass in Ohio.

I don't like the Amish puppy mills, but I don't like the proposed law, either.

[proud2BlibKansan]

24. Puppy mills aren't exclusive to large breeders

[OnyxCollie]

25. True.

But not every breeder is a puppy mill.