A FOUR-LEGGED ATTACK ON SPORTING DOGS SPANNED THE NATION .
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A FOUR-LEGGED ATTACK ON SPORTING DOGS SPANNED THE NATION .
Legislation purportedly aimed at stopping unscrupulous breeders and neglectful owners too often embroils conscientious breeders , kennels , trainers and hunters in its language . Keeping an eye on animal extremists who intentionally craft legislation that ensnares Sportsmen ’ s Alliance members and other hunters who use dogs is one of our top priorities .
No state or dog hunter is safe from the insidious push by animal-rights organizations to end the breeding and use of dogs . This legislative session saw sporting dog attacks stretch across the nation , from north to south and in conservative and liberal states alike .
DEFINING COMMERCIAL BREEDERS Placing hard limits on the number of dogs someone can own , the number of intact females or how many puppies ( often just one ) someone can sell is a favored way animal-activists identify and define commercial breeders , regardless of their actual intentions and actions .
Surprisingly , and troublingly , Texas passed one of the most stringent breeding laws in the nation when it approved House Bill 2238 , which expanded dog breeder licensing across the state . Now anyone who has five intact females and sells even a single puppy will be defined as a commercial breeder and subject to licensing requirements and standards — there is no exemption for sporting dog breeders , depending on how the new law is enforced by state bureaucrats . We ’ ll be keeping an eye out for harassment of Texas hunters and dog owners .
Thankfully , a pair of bills in Florida that assumed any and every intact female dog was for the purpose of breeding , and required licensing as a commercial operation , was defeated . Likewise , Connecticut and Utah both had troublesome bills
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