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Last updated Wed, Mar 4, 2009
Pawformance Results!
Enhancements to our Awards and Schedule pages are done! Thanks for your patience...both are much easier to navigate now with the new links. I wish I would have added them years ago!
My next project - a Chelsea Golden Retriever page!
A Message from Mary T.Dogs - Cats - Fish - Birds - If you enjoy the companionship animals provide, keep informed to protect your rights to own them. The statistics show current laws are working. Creating new bills and laws aimed at responsible law abiding citizens that at tax payers expense will further restrict animal ownership, impose excessive fees, require criminal background checks, unannounced house inspections, be subject to pet raids, etc. - most of which are unconstitutional - should be prohibited from even being considered in the first place such as...
IL House Bill 0198 Due to many opposing this bill - and making contact - this was removed from the agenda today, February 19, possibly to be rewritten. THANK GOODNESS!
This bill was malicious - and sadly there are others being introduced which are very restrictive. This IL bill would have required those who had in their POSSESSION THREE INTACT FEMALE DOGS - even if they NEVER were bred to follow strict and unfair laws. AKA "Chloe's Bill", was advertised to be directed at puppy mills (laws are already in existence for this problem) but, it was going to do much damage to responsible people - even NON BREEDERS!
Pet owners would have to submit to background checks (paying an undisclosed fee), undergo fingerprinting (paying an undisclosed fee for same), even if they are not breeding! Also as part of this bill - pets were not going to be allowed in owners homes and fenced yards - they were to remain in the kennel facility. No exaggeration! Unannounced home inspection (raids?) would have been part of this package and pet owners not in compliance will have seven days to either upgrade their facility or turn their animals in to the local shelter or have them euthanized by a veterinarian.
Note the first attempt sponsor John Fritchey tried to get this passed was unsuccessful via the Agricultural committee where it should be introduced as it is animal related. Most recent it was introduced by sponsor John Fritchey who is the head of the the Business/Occupational Licenses Committee (which is not supposed to handle animal welfare!) to his own committee! Perhaps John Fritchey did this to avoid being 'discovered' by those that will be affected and to use influcence to get it passed? Are the extreme animal rights groups which promote no pets, no meat, no dairy, etc. involved here? YES! The H$U$!
Our program is under review. Due to my endeavors in the past year and a half and our very recent move, phone consultations and private lessons are not available at this time. Please check back for possible spring offerings.
My best, Mary T.