Tag archives for Missouri Farm Bureau
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...
‘Mutts’ comic strip characters helped pass a law to regulate dog breeders
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris Some of the most powerful opponents of commercial dog breeders—nemeses fierce enough to help pass a law that would have mandated welfare standards for dogs...
‘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...
Law would have required better care for dogs than for children, says farm bureau
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris While in the past few years the Missouri Department of Agriculture has seized 5,500 dogs from neglectful commercial breeders, a representative of the state’s farm...
Missouri breeds 30% of puppies sold in U.S. pet stores, says farm bureau
By Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ “Puppy mill capital of America,” is what The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) calls Missouri. It was on that battleground last year...