Really bad NJ breeding bill!

The passage of this bill

will force good in home breeders out and bring commercial
breeding industry in their place.

Puppies will not have the quality attention, affection,
socialization and warmth of a family setting to prepare them
for futures within our homes.

Contact your representatives and tell them to vote no!
Protect our future litters!
The Animal Welfare Act was developed by PETA and Animal
Rights groups who have no real care or concern for a family
pet.  PETA killed 97% of the dogs they took in for adoption
last year. Are these  the right people to develop laws about
our pets?

The rules and regulations they are suggesting are arbitrary
and unfounded as a necessity for safety or health of litters.
They only put unnecessary fiscal burdens on breeders.


SOUND THE ALARM!
OPPOSE NJ Assembly Bill A1591

Help defeat New Jersey Assembly Bill A1591 which proposes to
effectively end hobby breeding in New Jersey and threatens
the rights of responsible breeders.  A1591 denies citizens the
ability to purchase a puppy or kitten from a responsible
breeder in their own state.

A1591 ranks as one of the most radical and repressive
anti-dog/cat and anti-breeder bills that has ever been
presented in the United States.

Key points of A1591:
•   Defines a "pet dealer" as anyone who sells or offers for
sale more than 5 animals per year, and requires them to follow
federal regulations set forth by the Animal Welfare Act. 
Being defined as a "dealer" puts hobby breeders into a whole
new category.
•   Requires breeders to comply with a host of restrictive
regulations, with no scientific basis,  and institutes steep
fines for violations.
•   All breeders would be required to comply with draconian
regulations including maintaining specified temperatures,
keeping animals  only on nonporous surfaces, and circulating
air at precise levels-- conditions impossible to meet in a
family home.
•   The measure mandates the acceptable dimensions for crates
and runs, and sets minimum socialization standards, not
consistent with accepted animal husbandry practices.
•   All breeders are required to register annually with the
Department
of Health.  This list will be published and made available
to the public.
•   Violations can be punished with unreasonable penalties--a
$5,000
fine for a first offense or suspension of the license to sell
pets.
•   A member of the public who
supplies information that results in fines or suspension will
be eligible for an award of 10 percent of the
civil penalty or $250, whichever is greater--and they are
granted immunity, even in unsubstantiated cases.

ACT NOW! OPPOSE A1591, which would effectively end RESPONSIBLE
BREEDING in NJ.

1. Tell your NJ Assembly representatives and the bill sponsors
that
you OPPOSE this bill, which is not pro-animal, not even
pro-consumer;
it is simply anti-breeder:
http://tinyurl.com/2gw3jb (National Animal Interest Alliance
Trust)

2. Urge the NJ Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources
Committee
members to OPPOSE this bill.  Get additional background and
contact
information at: http://tinyurl.com/259s34 (AKC)

NJ ASSEMBLY AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
Chair – Douglas H. Fisher (856) 455-1011 or (856) 251-9801
AsmFisher@njleg.org
Vice Chair – Nelson T. Albano (609) 465-0700 AsmAlbano@njleg.org
John F. Amodeo (no number published) AsmAmodeo@njleg.org
Herb Conaway Jr. (856) 461-3997 AsmConaway@njleg.org
Marcia A. Karrow (908) 782-5127 AswKarrow@njleg.org

BILL SPONSORS
Neil M. Cohen – (908) 624-0880 AsmCohen@njleg.org 
Joan M. Voss – (201) 346-6400 AswVoss@njleg.org