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The Monthly National Legislation Reporthttp://mnlreport.typepad.com/Page 200 of 3307/5/2010retain the ban and mandatory destruction in relation to the American Pit bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino and the Fila Brasiliero. The plan also suggests fines for straying;licensing and identification offences should be significantly increased with the income from such fines being reinvested back into dog control activities by the council.UK(6/16/09) - The annual British Veterinary Association, (BVA), Scottish dinner, held at the Scottish Parliament last Thursday, heard BVA President, Nicky Paull praise the introduction of theControl of Dogs (Scotland) Bill. Mrs Paull welcomed a Bill that, she said: "focuses on the animal's behaviour rather than its breed," and hoped that other UK countries would follow Scotland'slead in tackling the "spiralling problem of status dogs – or weapon dogs." Mrs Paull went on to describe the new Bill as a huge leap forward in dealing with the inadequacies of the 1991Dangerous Dogs Act. The Bill to modernise the law on out of control and dangerous dogs was lodged with the Scottish Parliament in March by Scottish National Party, (SNP) MSP ChristineGrahame who heads the Cross-Party Group on Animal Welfare. Ms. Grahame took over and reintroduced the Bill after Alex Neil MSP, the member who first proposed the Bill, becameMinister for Communities.London - (6/1/09) - A report to the Metropolitan Police Authority said the Notting Hill carnival, Peckham Rye and Brockwell Park fairs could trigger more seizures. The summer eventscould also lead to dog violence, the report warned. The Met has now set up a unit to tackle "weapon" dogs. Last year 719 dangerous dogs were seized in London. The rise in dog seizures meant£1.3m of taxpayers' money was spent on housing 302 dogs in kennels. Analysts from the Met found a strong link between knife crime and dog fighting. Police have focused on 10 boroughsincluding Croydon, Newham, Hackney, Southwark, Haringey, Lambeth and Lewisham. The Met has now joined forces with the Greater London Authority and local councils to form TheLondon Dangerous Dog Forum (LDDF) to tackle the issue.Londonderry - (6/17/09) - The isolation of the pit-bull breed is failing to protect the public from serious attacks according to a new report by Derry City Council. A newly drafted AnnualService Plan 2009-2010 by the Council's Department of Environmental Health states current legislation fails to recognise breeds such as the Doberman Pinscher, Rottweiler, GermanShepherd are equally capable of posing a risk to the public. The report says the Dangerous Dogs (NI) Order 1991 is time-consuming in its stipulation local authorities identify the pit-bullbreed. It also ignores the fact that other breeds can be "very dangerous" to the public. Media interest in dog attacks was blamed for shifting public focus disproportionately onto the pit-bullwith other dangerous dogs seldom getting mentioned. It said dangerous dogs legislation reflected this.Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)June 01, 2009May 2009"When freedom is a memory And justice is outlawed,the Just then must become outlaws"Bar4The AKC has launched a new legislative tracking service. Click here to be taken to the new AKC site. Because the AKC site is updated daily, we arediscontinuing the listing of state bills other than those that are sent to us. If our readers prefer us to do otherwise, kindly drop us a line. Let us know yourthoughts because - this report has always been done for YOU.*L* & Ken, Owners of the Monthly National Legislation Report, now a 527 PAC.Please note that blue links are active throughout the entire report. Please use these links to read full articles/bills.(AG) denotes an agricultural bill or article.IT'S TIME TO JOIN HANDS AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE !
The Monthly National Legislation Reporthttp://mnlreport.typepad.com/Page 201 of 3307/5/2010NEW - All you hunting/sporting, gun loving, gun toting animal owners out there need to click HERE to go to the NRA's brand new site and get all the gunlegislation information & news you could ever hope for ! Take the time to visit this site - it's definitely one for your favorites library !___________________________________________________________________Farms & Agriculture - If you have never seen "AG CLIPS", we suggest that you take the time to click the link and read some of the excellent & relevant articlesthat relate to what we are experiencing, including how the animal rights movement is affecting agriculture and why the companion animal owners need to bejust as concerned about them as they are for us ! Many people have many different types of animals.___________________________________________________________________ARTICLES OF INTEREST TO ALL !!FUR COMMISSION USA COMMENTARY, MAY 4, 2009H$U$ WatchFund-raising on "factory farming", siphoning cash away from real animal issuesBy now everyone in the U.S. who cares about animals, wild and domesticated, is aware of the animal rights movement and its 300-pound vegan gorilla, theHumane Society of the United States (HSUS).(1) While animal abuse is already illegal in all 50 states, HSUS's President/CEO Wayne Pacelle addressed agroup of farmers and praised them, stating "Farmers are outstanding Americans and they know how to do their job." He then enlightened them on howHSUS will allocate resources in its latest campaign, a crusade against cowboys, chicken farmers and modern-day animal agriculture which HSUS derisivelycalls "Factory Farming."(2) Just another battle in the animal rights war, HSUS relies on a highly effective blueprint developed in its zero-tolerance battleagainst the vital role animal research plays in our society. This blueprint has three components: The Three R's: Refinement, Reduction and Replacement.(3)Since HSUS recognizes that the overwhelming majority of Americans currently support raising animals for food and fiber, Pacelle reported that its "FactoryFarming" campaign allocates over 95% of its campaign resources to the Refinement category. What this means in reality is that images of illegal animalabuse are being used to soften up the target, the farmers, "refining" how the farmers care for their animals, often forcing methods on them by an outragedpublic triggered by propaganda.HSUS's Refinements don't have to make sense or be cost-effective. As the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) noted in the Proposition 2battle in California over housing systems for egg-laying hens, HSUS's Refinements threaten the health and well-being of the animals.(4) And farmers notedthat HSUS's nonsensical Refinements will also cost farmers a fortune, most of which can't be passed along to consumers able to buy cheaper eggsproduced out of state in modern, safe and cost-effective facilities. Therefore Californians are saying adios to their egg farmers. HSUS counts this as avictory. Once HSUS has eroded trust in animal ag by broadcasting images of illegally abused animals, it will allocate a higher percentage of its campaignresources to the second category, Reduction. It will argue that, morally and environmentally, it is better if humans eat less animal products. Nonsense. In2000, the UN reported that producers need to double livestock production by 2020 to feed a growing and healthier global population. Reducing this goal willresult in malnourishment for many people.Eventually the campaign against animal ag will be fully mature and HSUS will move along to advocating Replacements, offering the consumer alternatives toanimal protein, arguing that humans should consume more protein from habitat-destroying soybeans than from free-range bison. With less than 3% of theplanet's surface capable of supporting crops for food and fiber, this agenda is nonsense, of course. But HSUS is very, very good at propaganda. Look at thelong-running campaign against fur, for example. Both HSUS's wildlife and farming campaigners have attacked fur for decades. Do you want animals to livecompletely natural lives, stretch their limbs and turn around? Wild fur is the ultimate in free-range product, but HSUS opposes it 100% no matter how"refined" the production process becomes. In 2009, Humane Society International/Canada stated, "We are opposed to commercial trade in wildlifeproducts ..."(5) Zero.If you believe in cradle-to-cradle systems and want to recycle two tons of food production waste into biodegradable clothing, wear a farm-raised mink.(6) ButHSUS is opposed. And while HSUS says it supports farming standards, mink farmers and veterinarians established guidelines for raising mink way back in1989, the earliest such program in U.S. animal ag. Again, HSUS remains opposed. HSUS continuously misleads the public by disseminating images ofanimals illegally abused as if this is common farming practice (Refinement); urges a zero goal for the number of animals used by the fur clothing business(Reduction); and even actively works to close markets while promoting "alternatives" to natural fiber fur clothing to the public (Replacement) in the form ofnonrewable, nonbiodegradeable, unsustainable, petrochemical-based synthetics.(7) Again, it is all nonsense, but HSUS is very, very good at propaganda. It'swhat they do best.HSUS's 990sSecond only to misleading people and dissemination of propaganda, HSUS excels at growing its reserves, now over $200 million. For those trying to get agrip on HSUS, the 2007 tax returns, "990s", for this "non-profit" "charitable" corporation are online. This tax return only covers HSUS and does not includethe 13 other corporations it controls (Statement 19, page 71) as subsidiaries/affiliates nor the next layer, the subsidiaries/affiliates that these 13 corporationsin turn control, or the next. These layers of subsidiaries/affiliates pay millions in expenses and millions more to fundraisers every year. This is odd sincemost of their funds are simply transferred from HSUS. So one must ask why fundraisers are needed when a subsidiary is "raising" virtually all its incomefrom the main corporation? Perhaps one day the IRS will require consolidated financial statements of all these affiliates/subsidiaries. Without it, even Enronstyle bookkeeping is hard to track.(8)The Golden GooseHSUS declared $101 million in total revenue (page 1, line 12 of the 2007 tax return) of which $85 million was from direct public support (page1, line 1b), downfrom $91 million in 2006. Out of this $85 million in funds from the public in 2007, over 11%, almost $10 million, came from four donors (page 18). HSUSowned $83 million in corporate stocks, $21 million of which was in foreign corporations (Stmt 12, page 65). In 2007, in a challenging market, HSUS racked upan impressive $5.6 million profit on about $55 million in securities traded (Stmt 2, page 20).(9) HSUS, which constantly promotes oil-based synthetic coldweather clothing over natural fibers, is in the oil business. It earned $676,499 on an oil and gas lease (page 1, line 7). HSUS closed 2007 with over $200
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