The NC General Assembly will convene on May 12, 2010.  Already in 2010, the animal rights activists are trying to "stir up the troops" for SB460.

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.

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