Michigan Association for Pure Bred Dogs

In Pennsylvania, two well-known and widely respected members of the dog fancy were charged with animal cruelty; one was coerced into surrendering some of her dogs to the local dog warden; in Maryland, two dogs were seized from their owner’s kennel yard, and she was charged with animal cruelty, while she was at a dog show; and again, in Pennsylvania, the owner of a pack of hunting Basset hounds was charged with twenty-two counts of animal cruelty.

What do these incidents have in common? The charges were unfounded; none of the individuals involved was found guilty of cruelty! And in each case, the charges were filed by overzealous animal control officers who, as a matter of principle, oppose breeders—and in at least one case, were former employees of the Humane Society of the United States. Read more at the Dog Press.