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The Lansing State Journal's editorial, Animal law: Bills to expand crimes on animals well-intentioned,over-reaching, in the 05/05/08 edition gives an appropriate discussion of the flood of bills introduced in this session of the Michigan Legislature. House Bill 5946, introduced by Rep. Rebekah Warren of Ann Arbor, Rep. Joan Bauer of Lansing and Rep. Mark Meadows of East Landing, and others (11 democrats & 1 republican) applies to cruelty to "ANY VERTEBRATE OTHER THAN MAN. " Vertebrates are those animal that have a bony skeleton and can vary in size from a guppy fish to a whale. It includes all mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish. It amends the Michigan Penal Code by providing prison terms of up to four to eight years. If this one-size-fits-all bill is enforced, there will be "NO VACANCY" signs posted on all prisons - criminals need not apply! Please Read the LSJ editorial to become aware of how your elected officials are spending their time: LSJ EDITORIAL AGAINST HB 5946 |
your rights as a responsible dog owner.
will regularly produce Position Papers to help inform the dog owning public of the actual issues at hand.
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| "Pet Owner Groups Protest Breed Ban." Concerned citizens voiced their opinions at a public meeting on a proposed breed specific dog ban in Plymouth,Michigan. MAPBD member Bob Darden spoke to the council and stated,"our organization strongly opposes legislation that determines a dog to be dangerous based on specific breeds or phenotypic classes of dogs." Read the entire article |
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| LANSING STATE JOURNAL EDITORIAL OPPOSES HB 5946 |
SENATE BILL 626 Senate Bill 626 purports to ban wagering on dog racing in Michigan. However, there are no dog racing tracks in Michigan. Further, "dog racing" in poorly defined in the bill and could apply to sled dog racing, field or lure coursing for sight hounds, coon hound events, agility trials and fly ball races for all breeds. All these events could be considered “dog racing.”
Representatives regarding its position on Senate Bill 626.
opposition to this bill. MAPBD's Director of Legislation, Al Stinson, DVM, indicates that several senators have told him they plan to support this bill, so it is important for dog experts to immediately voice their opinions on this legislation. Feel free to use any of the data presented in the MAPBD SB 626 MEMORANDUM. |
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| URGENT NOTICE! AUGUST 7, 2008 |
| "Veterinary Alert to Breeders" The Michigan Department of Agriculture's Animal Industry Division has asked MAPBD to alert Michigan Dog Breeders to an outbreak of Canine Brucellosis in several "designer" dog breeding kennels. Please read the following letter from Dr. Steven Halstead, DVM, State Veterinarian to Michigan veterinarians. It may help you protect your breeding program from an infectious disease: Dr. Steven Halstead, DVM letter Permission is granted to distribute this material.
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