Letter to the Editor:
Abandoned animals need homes too
Published Sept. 3, 2010
Dear editor,
I was happy to see the discussion of puppy mills and the unethical act of breeding (Prop B No Good for Dog Breeders, 30 August). There is no such thing as a "responsible breeder" when 6 to 8 million dogs and cats become homeless every year, half of whom are euthanized because there are not enough homes for them.
This overpopulation crisis means that every time an animal is bred to be sold, an animal in a shelter dies alone. Abandoning animals is wrong, so producing more animals when there are millions who already exist and need homes is wrong.
Prop. B will place tighter restrictions on breeders in order to reduce the number of animals produced out of greed. This means that more animals will be adopted and fewer will have to suffer and die in overwhelmed animal shelters. The facts are simple: More animals bred means more animals die.
Prop. B restricts the number of animals who will be bred and saves lives.
Comments (3)
8:58 p.m., Sept. 3, 2010
Current Rationalist said:
Former Ag Teacher: Your comments make me laugh. I know of many breeders near my area that support Prop B. They state specifically that Prop B will actually help their businesses. They want all of the bad breeders to be put out of business because they give the whole breeding community a bad name. The good breeders follow the rules already, and they won't be affected. Anytime there is a ballot initiative that gives a defense to animals, opponents are quick to put on the aluminum tin-foil hats, shouting "PETA is going to make us eat vegetables for the rest of our lives!!" What's the next excuse for not having a bill like this?
9:32 p.m., Sept. 3, 2010
johnny said:
i agree with former ag teacher. peta hooked up with these faschist commmunist democrat corporations that are trying to make us conform to their liberal agendas. i will be excersizing my right to vote this november. vote no on prop c.
2:17 p.m., Sept. 3, 2010
Former Ag Teacher said:
In advancing the radical PETA agenda, Mr. Winter over simplifies the problem in his endorsement of the ill advised Proposition B. Like human hunger, the problem of campanion animal over population a societal problem with many causes. And it has been with us as long as man has been civilized. Prop. B will place tighter restrictions and increased complinace costs on kennel owners who already follow Missouri's extensive regulations. But Prop B won't do a thing to curtail the problem with unlicensed breedors. In fact, Prop. B will make the situation worse. Prop. B compells the MO Department of Agriculture to conduct additional inspections on licensed breedors. That will usurp financial and personnel resources which would other wise be used to find and discipline unlicensed breedors. In addition, Prop. B does nothing to curtail the problem with reproduction of stray animals, which is by and large the primary source of animials in shelters that must be euthanized. Let's face it, Prop. B was concieved and is supported by large, out of state non-profit corporations that intend to bring about radical changes in the human-animal relationship. They intend to make it more difficult for you to purchase the type of dog thay you want to own. They intend to end pet ownership as we know it. Prop. B is just one step at the top of the slippery slope. If you really want to help animals in Missouri, lobby your State Senator and Legislators to provide adaquate funding for the Kennel Program at the Missouri Department of Agriculture. But don't vote for Prop. B.