Hey everyone what are your thoughts on these questions? This was posted on another board I belong too. I was wondering what our answers would be as we are dealing with APBT not shih-poos and whatever designer breed is hot today.
1st: What needs to be covered in the legislation to curb puppymills, byb, and for money purebred breeders? In otherwords, spay/neuter regs, how decide if someone should breed? How and who should determine when should spay/neuter? Etc. Remember that we are trying to make legislation that can be enforceable that will help curb the millions of dogs that end up in shelters, etc. We have such heated discussions about why people buy purebreds and criticize people who do not rescue but it is a 2 fold problem. It must be handled from the bottom up meaning the fewer unwanted dogs. The better care they can get at shelters and the fewer dogs euthanized.
2nd: Enforcement- Who and how should it be enforced? What should be the penalties? How to fund? What should penalties be? Who and how should it be enforced? What should be the penalties? How to fund? What should penalties be?
3rd: What are the challenges going to be from lobby groups representing who? UKC ABDA?