Tag archives for commercial dog breeding
Want to defeat an animal protection law? Tea Party might help
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris If you’re trying to kill or modify a proposed animal welfare law—for example one that regulates high-volume commercial breeders or “puppy mills”—you might want to...
Lobbyists to ‘pay the price’ for helping animal welfare groups in Missouri
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ In this year’s election season, lobbyist firms who helped in the push for a law to regulate dog breeding in Missouri—condemned by animal protection...
‘These guys are good—we don’t like them, but they are good at what they do’: farm bureau about Humane Society
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris “The emotion of the puppy, man’s best friend. How do you not want to protect these little innocent puppies?” asked Missouri Farm Bureau’s Kelly Smith...