We won!  On July 10, 2010, the NC General Assembly adjourned without passing the animal rights-inspired agenda of "puppy mills", anti-tethering, and banning wildlife pens.  Thanks to a coalition of hunters with the NRA, AKC, UKC, agricultural interests, and others, we were able to defeat the strongest push ever seen in NC by radical animal rights activists.  The NC Sporting Dog Association encourages all hunters and responsible animal owners to register, vote, and fight against the animal rights legislative agenda in 2011.

Legislative Lobbying Day II on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at the NC General Assembly.  We will join forces with the NRA, the AKC & other responsible animal owners to oppose SB#460.  We are fighting the HSUS-inspired Commercial Dog Breeding Bill (SB#460 or any other name).  Please call & email to urge all NC House members to oppose SB#460.

The NC Senate & House completed the budget on Saturday, June 26, 2010.  This means there will be only a couple more weeks left in this legislative session.  We must continue our work to protect hunting and dog breeding.

The NC General Assembly convened on May 12, 2010.  HSUS, PETA, and other animal rights activists are pushing SB460 the "Puppy Mill Bill".

On August 10, 2009, we stopped the forward motion of SB460.  Senator Don Davis, the bill sponsor, intended to push it through the House Finance Committee & demand a vote by the full House in the last two legislative sessions before adjournment. He failed. Our House members faithfully attended to vote against the bill. Supporters of the bill did not appear in full numbers, and they DID NOT HAVE THE VOTES to pass SB 460 out of committee.  Therefore, Sen. Davis suddenly announced "technical problems" and pulled the bill.  The "Puppy Mill" bill would have failed if called for a vote. 

The bill IS NOT DEAD.  We must kill it in 2010.
SB 460 Commercial Dog Breeders (Sen. Don Davis)


Highway Billboard Urging "No" on SB 460

Three of the most dangerous pending bills address dog breeding, tethering, and fox pens.  Most of the bad animal rights bills are dead, but these three bills survived.

In the 2009 legislative session, we saw unprecedented attacks on animal ownership rights, dog breeding, and hunting with dogs.  The Humane Society of the US hired a full time lobbyist for the first time.  SB#460 is similar to bills proposed by the HSUS in many other states.

To contact your elected legislators, call Senators & Representatives through the NC General Assembly legislative switchboard (919)733-4111 or call them at home.  During times when the legislature is not in session, many Senators & Representatives are not in Raleigh.  Find specific contact information for each legislator, including local telephone numbers, through the NC Legislature Web site.

If you are interested in legislative issues, please do not hesitate to contact Joe McClees.  E-mail: j...@mccleesconsulting.com

Read Henri McClees's Blog for daily updates during the legislative battles, and history, legal news, and political background during the out-of-session months.

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