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Time is critical for Puppy & Kitten Mill Bill

Friday, March 5, 2010

The Dog and Cat Breeder Bill (S.F. 7/H.F. 253), also known as the Puppy and Kitten Mill Bill is before the Minnesota Legislature. The bill will put in place licensing and inspection of dog and cat breeder facilities in Minnesota, bringing an end to inhumane breeding practices.

Currently, the bill is still “on the table” in the respective agriculture and veterans committees in both the Minnesota Senate and the House of Representatives. We need your continued support to help members of the committees understand the importance of the bill and to “call it off the table” for discussion.

Time is critical. The first policy committee deadline is next Friday, March 12. If we are not granted a hearing by that time, the bill will not pass this year.

You can make a difference with one phone call. Please call all of the following members on the committees (listed below) before noon on Monday and let him or her know you support S.F. 7/H.F. 253. If you live in one of these districts, please make certain your legislator knows that fact. To find your district and State legislators, go to: Minnesota District Finder.

MN Senate Agriculture and Veterans Committee Members
State the bill number and the Senate author’s name: S.F. 7 authored by Senator Don Betzold

Tony Lourey 651.296.0293
Lisa A. Fobbe 651.296.8075
David W. Hann 651.296.1749
Rod Skoe 651.296.4196
Dan Skogen 651.296.5655
House Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Committee
State the bill number and the House author’s name: H.F. 253 authored by Representative Tom Tillberry

Mary Ellen Otremba 651.296.3201
Kent Eken 651.296.9918
Terry Morrow 651.296-8634
Dean Urdahl 651.296.4344
Now is the time to be a voice for animals.

Explain the importance of the bill and that it is a highly collaborative effort among many animal groups and volunteers, and the bill has a long list of supporting organizations and individuals—including you.

Talking points for your call

Educate them on what goes on in puppy and kitten mills

If you call this weekend, chances are you’ll reach the legislator’s voicemail. Please leave a message with your name and support of S.F. 7 (Betzold) or H.F. 253 (Tillberry).

Legislators are also hearing from breeders and others who oppose the bill. Your voice will make a difference. Don’t wait—call today!

Reposted from the Animal Humane Society Website:

Time is critical for Puppy & Kitten Mill Bill

Friday, March 5, 2010

The Dog and Cat Breeder Bill (S.F. 7/H.F. 253), also known as the Puppy and Kitten Mill Bill is before the Minnesota Legislature. The bill will put in place licensing and inspection of dog and cat breeder facilities in Minnesota, bringing an end to inhumane breeding practices.

Currently, the bill is still “on the table” in the respective agriculture and veterans committees in both the Minnesota Senate and the House of Representatives. We need your continued support to help members of the committees understand the importance of the bill and to “call it off the table” for discussion.

Time is critical. The first policy committee deadline is next Friday, March 12. If we are not granted a hearing by that time, the bill will not pass this year.

You can make a difference with one phone call. Please call all of the following members on the committees (listed below) before noon on Monday and let him or her know you support S.F. 7/H.F. 253. If you live in one of these districts, please make certain your legislator knows that fact. To find your district and State legislators, go to: Minnesota District Finder.

MN Senate Agriculture and Veterans Committee Members
State the bill number and the Senate author’s name: S.F. 7 authored by Senator Don Betzold

Tony Lourey 651.296.0293
Lisa A. Fobbe 651.296.8075
David W. Hann 651.296.1749
Rod Skoe 651.296.4196
Dan Skogen 651.296.5655
House Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Committee
State the bill number and the House author’s name: H.F. 253 authored by Representative Tom Tillberry

Mary Ellen Otremba 651.296.3201
Kent Eken 651.296.9918
Terry Morrow 651.296-8634
Dean Urdahl 651.296.4344
Now is the time to be a voice for animals.

Explain the importance of the bill and that it is a highly collaborative effort among many animal groups and volunteers, and the bill has a long list of supporting organizations and individuals—including you.

Talking points for your call

Educate them on what goes on in puppy and kitten mills

If you call this weekend, chances are you’ll reach the legislator’s voicemail. Please leave a message with your name and support of S.F. 7 (Betzold) or H.F. 253 (Tillberry).

Legislators are also hearing from breeders and others who oppose the bill. Your voice will make a difference. Don’t wait—call today!

Big Mac and Molly

“Well, believe it or not, we ARE Irish (we know, it doesn’t show) but we couldn’t find anything green…All we can say about LUCK is that we were darn lucky no one saw us dressed like this and Mom never made us leave the house!!!

Big Mac and Molly are my two babies (both cockapoos) and the namesakes of my shop. I got the great idea to take pics of them as “angels” for “advertising”…coerced my daughter into helping me, but as you can tell from Big Mac’s expression, the pups could not have been more against it. This pic was probably the 40th one taken and they had had enough! Once I showed the pics to my kids (the people ones), they all threatened to disown me if it put them out publicly so……they remain in my “personal collections”…Oops, gotta go…puppies coming and if they see this pic on the computer screen I’ll be out on the street!! ”

Big Mac and Molly

“Well, believe it or not, we ARE Irish (we know, it doesn’t show) but we couldn’t find anything green…All we can say about LUCK is that we were darn lucky no one saw us dressed like this and Mom never made us leave the house!!!

Big Mac and Molly are my two babies (both cockapoos) and the namesakes of my shop. I got the great idea to take pics of them as “angels” for “advertising”…coerced my daughter into helping me, but as you can tell from Big Mac’s expression, the pups could not have been more against it. This pic was probably the 40th one taken and they had had enough! Once I showed the pics to my kids (the people ones), they all threatened to disown me if it put them out publicly so……they remain in my “personal collections”…Oops, gotta go…puppies coming and if they see this pic on the computer screen I’ll be out on the street!! ”

It’s Sunday. The Oscars are on shortly. You want to relax. You want something cute and funny and colorful, and if it’s a situation where you can’t lose no matter what, all the better. (We may actually be talking about me more than you here, but stay with me.)

This is why you need to play Sushi Cat.

The adventure starts with a tubby blue kitty trying to figure out the heft it would take to be united with the pink toy kitty of his dreams, and before you know it, you’re dropping him on pieces of sushi while a variety of harmless shenanigans and jolly music (at one point sounding a lot like the Clash, I swear) spur you on. Just fall on 30 pieces per stage. Don’t make it? You get to repeat the stage over and over till you do. But you’ll usually get all 30 right off the bat.

According to Wikipedia’s entry on Kawaii/Cuteness in Japanese Culture, “Other translations of kawaii can include adorable, precious, lovable, or innocent.” Sushi Cat is utterly kawaii. And I feel cheerful all over now.

It’s Sunday. The Oscars are on shortly. You want to relax. You want something cute and funny and colorful, and if it’s a situation where you can’t lose no matter what, all the better. (We may actually be talking about me more than you here, but stay with me.)

This is why you need to play Sushi Cat.

The adventure starts with a tubby blue kitty trying to figure out the heft it would take to be united with the pink toy kitty of his dreams, and before you know it, you’re dropping him on pieces of sushi while a variety of harmless shenanigans and jolly music (at one point sounding a lot like the Clash, I swear) spur you on. Just fall on 30 pieces per stage. Don’t make it? You get to repeat the stage over and over till you do. But you’ll usually get all 30 right off the bat.

According to Wikipedia’s entry on Kawaii/Cuteness in Japanese Culture, “Other translations of kawaii can include adorable, precious, lovable, or innocent.” Sushi Cat is utterly kawaii. And I feel cheerful all over now.

It’s Sunday. The Oscars are on shortly. You want to relax. You want something cute and funny and colorful, and if it’s a situation where you can’t lose no matter what, all the better. (We may actually be talking about me more than you here, but stay with me.)

This is why you need to play Sushi Cat.

The adventure starts with a tubby blue kitty trying to figure out the heft it would take to be united with the pink toy kitty of his dreams, and before you know it, you’re dropping him on pieces of sushi while a variety of harmless shenanigans and jolly music (at one point sounding a lot like the Clash, I swear) spur you on. Just fall on 30 pieces per stage. Don’t make it? You get to repeat the stage over and over till you do. But you’ll usually get all 30 right off the bat.

According to Wikipedia’s entry on Kawaii/Cuteness in Japanese Culture, “Other translations of kawaii can include adorable, precious, lovable, or innocent.” Sushi Cat is utterly kawaii. And I feel cheerful all over now.

It’s Sunday. The Oscars are on shortly. You want to relax. You want something cute and funny and colorful, and if it’s a situation where you can’t lose no matter what, all the better. (We may actually be talking about me more than you here, but stay with me.)

This is why you need to play Sushi Cat.

The adventure starts with a tubby blue kitty trying to figure out the heft it would take to be united with the pink toy kitty of his dreams, and before you know it, you’re dropping him on pieces of sushi while a variety of harmless shenanigans and jolly music (at one point sounding a lot like the Clash, I swear) spur you on. Just fall on 30 pieces per stage. Don’t make it? You get to repeat the stage over and over till you do. But you’ll usually get all 30 right off the bat.

According to Wikipedia’s entry on Kawaii/Cuteness in Japanese Culture, “Other translations of kawaii can include adorable, precious, lovable, or innocent.” Sushi Cat is utterly kawaii. And I feel cheerful all over now.

Reposted from the Animal Humane Society Website:

Time is critical for Puppy & Kitten Mill Bill

Friday, March 5, 2010

The Dog and Cat Breeder Bill (S.F. 7/H.F. 253), also known as the Puppy and Kitten Mill Bill is before the Minnesota Legislature. The bill will put in place licensing and inspection of dog and cat breeder facilities in Minnesota, bringing an end to inhumane breeding practices.

Currently, the bill is still “on the table” in the respective agriculture and veterans committees in both the Minnesota Senate and the House of Representatives. We need your continued support to help members of the committees understand the importance of the bill and to “call it off the table” for discussion.

Time is critical. The first policy committee deadline is next Friday, March 12. If we are not granted a hearing by that time, the bill will not pass this year.

You can make a difference with one phone call. Please call all of the following members on the committees (listed below) before noon on Monday and let him or her know you support S.F. 7/H.F. 253. If you live in one of these districts, please make certain your legislator knows that fact. To find your district and State legislators, go to: Minnesota District Finder.

MN Senate Agriculture and Veterans Committee Members
State the bill number and the Senate author’s name: S.F. 7 authored by Senator Don Betzold

Tony Lourey 651.296.0293
Lisa A. Fobbe 651.296.8075
David W. Hann 651.296.1749
Rod Skoe 651.296.4196
Dan Skogen 651.296.5655
House Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Committee
State the bill number and the House author’s name: H.F. 253 authored by Representative Tom Tillberry

Mary Ellen Otremba 651.296.3201
Kent Eken 651.296.9918
Terry Morrow 651.296-8634
Dean Urdahl 651.296.4344
Now is the time to be a voice for animals.

Explain the importance of the bill and that it is a highly collaborative effort among many animal groups and volunteers, and the bill has a long list of supporting organizations and individuals—including you.

Talking points for your call

Educate them on what goes on in puppy and kitten mills

If you call this weekend, chances are you’ll reach the legislator’s voicemail. Please leave a message with your name and support of S.F. 7 (Betzold) or H.F. 253 (Tillberry).

Legislators are also hearing from breeders and others who oppose the bill. Your voice will make a difference. Don’t wait—call today!

Reposted from the Animal Humane Society Website:

Time is critical for Puppy & Kitten Mill Bill

Friday, March 5, 2010

The Dog and Cat Breeder Bill (S.F. 7/H.F. 253), also known as the Puppy and Kitten Mill Bill is before the Minnesota Legislature. The bill will put in place licensing and inspection of dog and cat breeder facilities in Minnesota, bringing an end to inhumane breeding practices.

Currently, the bill is still “on the table” in the respective agriculture and veterans committees in both the Minnesota Senate and the House of Representatives. We need your continued support to help members of the committees understand the importance of the bill and to “call it off the table” for discussion.

Time is critical. The first policy committee deadline is next Friday, March 12. If we are not granted a hearing by that time, the bill will not pass this year.

You can make a difference with one phone call. Please call all of the following members on the committees (listed below) before noon on Monday and let him or her know you support S.F. 7/H.F. 253. If you live in one of these districts, please make certain your legislator knows that fact. To find your district and State legislators, go to: Minnesota District Finder.

MN Senate Agriculture and Veterans Committee Members
State the bill number and the Senate author’s name: S.F. 7 authored by Senator Don Betzold

Tony Lourey 651.296.0293
Lisa A. Fobbe 651.296.8075
David W. Hann 651.296.1749
Rod Skoe 651.296.4196
Dan Skogen 651.296.5655
House Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Committee
State the bill number and the House author’s name: H.F. 253 authored by Representative Tom Tillberry

Mary Ellen Otremba 651.296.3201
Kent Eken 651.296.9918
Terry Morrow 651.296-8634
Dean Urdahl 651.296.4344
Now is the time to be a voice for animals.

Explain the importance of the bill and that it is a highly collaborative effort among many animal groups and volunteers, and the bill has a long list of supporting organizations and individuals—including you.

Talking points for your call

Educate them on what goes on in puppy and kitten mills

If you call this weekend, chances are you’ll reach the legislator’s voicemail. Please leave a message with your name and support of S.F. 7 (Betzold) or H.F. 253 (Tillberry).

Legislators are also hearing from breeders and others who oppose the bill. Your voice will make a difference. Don’t wait—call today!