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[Kevin Sonney <ksonney AT gmail.com>]

Unfortunately, I was unable to reach any of the senators who voted
against the ban. However, as I understand it, the standard arguments
are :

- Additional Regulation will hurt the dog breeding industry (it won't,
unless you happen to BE one of the puppy mills)
- Additional Regulation will require additional funding to enforce
(this is true, but it should pay for itself)

I could go into all kinds of additional theories, but the truth is,
beyond this, I don't know. I'm actually pretty confused as to why the
NRA and the AKC (who, one thinks would be in favour of preventing
cruelty to dogs) have spent a LOT of money opposing this particular
bill here in NC.

-- Kevin Sonney
-- kevin AT sonney.com

"Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert
integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the
play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the
ordinary. " - Cecil Beaton


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On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 11:09 PM, Jeremy Portzer<jeremyp AT pobox.com> wrote:
> Hi Kevin,
>
> This sounds interesting.  The legislation seems pretty obvious the way
> the Human Society website puts it.  Who could possibly oppose something
> that prevents cruelty to cute little puppies, right?
>
> But 22 NC Senators voted against this.  Surely there must be some
> reasons. What are the opponents' arguments, and what are the Humane
> Society's counter-arguments to those?
>
> Thanks,
> Jeremy
>
> Kevin Sonney wrote:
>> It's a funny thing - something that actually saves the lives of dogs
>> and prevents cruelty to animals is being opposed by the NRA and AKC.
>> I've had friends lobbying for passage fo this bill, and they have been
>> astounded at the number of lobbyists sent by large PACs and
>> organizations that generally have no interest in animal issues sent to
>> oppose this bill.
>>
>> For more information about the bill, and what it represents can be
>> found here :
>> http://www.hsus.org/legislation_laws/state_legislation/north_carolina/puppy_mills.html
>>
>> Thanks for any help you can give - even if it's just a phone call or
>> email in support of the bill to your State Senator or State
>> Representative.
>>
>> -- Kevin Sonney
>> -- kevin AT sonney.com
>>
>> "Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert
>> integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-
>> safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary.
>> " - Cecil Beaton
>>
>>
>> I check email a couple times daily; to reach me sooner, click here: 
>> http://awayfind.com/ksonney
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> UPDATE ON PUPPY MILL BILL - NEW INFO BELOW!
>>
>> Time is of the essence as usual when it comes to a bill and I need
>> EVERYONE to stay on board now and step up to the plate and contact the
>> committee members to make sure this bill passes. It will take you two
>> seconds to do this so, yes, you do have the time! The bill has been
>> assigned to the Commerce committee and if favorable will go to the
>> Finance committee. Between the two committees, almost half of the
>> House members are on one or both committees so to save all of us time,
>> let’s just email all members at once. The following email address goes
>> to all members, but if it passes these committees they will all vote
>> on it (and hopefully that will happen this week) so let’s cover our
>> bases now.
>>
>> HouseE-mail AT ncleg.net
>>
>> It is far better to call or send faxes than to email, but just do
>> something. I know most people do not have time to contact this many
>> legislators so I am trying to make it easier for everyone by supplying
>> the email address. You can look up individual members using the links
>> provided below and also read the bill’s text here - 
>> http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S460v4.pdf
>> .
>>
>> Amanda also included talking points in her email below. Make sure you
>> put SUPPORT SB 460 in the subject line because that may be all they
>> read!
>>
>>
>> Karen Loveless
>>
>> "Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the
>> sight."
>>
>>   Albert Schweitzer
>>
>> From: Amanda Arrington [mailto:aarrington AT hsus.org]
>> Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 1:08 AM
>> To: Amanda Arrington
>> Subject: Puppy Mill Bill Passes Senate - Now Work Begin in House!
>>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> Another late night (technically early morning) update and another
>> interesting day at the state legislature.  The puppy mill bill passed
>> its 3rd reading in the Senate today with a vote of 23 – 22.  Even
>> closer than yesterday!  What a huge victory considering the effort of
>> so many powerful groups to stop it.  We can enjoy this milestone
>> briefly but must move on to the House.  The governor signed the budget
>> today so the legislature is trying really hard to adjourn for the year
>> which means we are working against the clock.  Ideally I would love to
>> get this bill PASSED this session but any movement we get in the House
>> is less we have to do in the short session next year.  The vote count
>> today was the same as yesterday except:
>>
>> -Allran was present and voted no
>> -Weinstein changed his vote to no
>> -Steven paired with Brock to submit an absentee yes vote
>> -Queen did not vote today.
>>
>> The bill has been assigned to Commerce and Finance Committee which is
>> a huge victory in itself.  The committee assignments is the
>> culmination of months of work (as the opposition wanted it to go to Ag
>> or Wildlife where it would have sat) and means we have a fighting
>> chance of moving this bill quickly over the next few days.
>> Representative Owens deserves a big thank you for this! I am working
>> hard to get committee meetings scheduled although things are basically
>> shutting down and legislators are working on cleaning up what bills
>> are hanging out there.  So please call your representative ASAP and
>> ask him/her to vote for the puppy mill bill, in committee and
>> hopefully on the floor.
>>
>> Commerce committee members can be found here:
>>
>> http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/Committees/Committees.asp?sAction=ViewCommittee&sActionDetails=House%20Standing_16
>>
>> Finance committee members can be found here:
>>
>> http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/Committees/Committees.asp?sAction=ViewCommittee&sActionDetails=House%20Standing_24
>>
>> All House members can be found here:
>>
>> http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/memberList.pl?sChamber=House
>>
>> Things are going to move at lightening speed over the next few days so
>> please go ahead and contact your rep even if he/she is not on one of
>> the committees.  But please make sure to contact him/her tomorrow
>> MORNING if on one of the committees.  Thank you all so much hanging in
>> there and continuing to make calls.  Together we may just get this
>> much needed bill passed J!
>>
>> Also, almost forgot – new talking points:
>>
>> -Fiscal note is gone
>> -County Commissioners Association now endorses the bill
>> -Dept of Ag rescinded their opposition
>> -Dogs are suffering!
>>
>> Amanda
>>
>>
>>
>> Amanda Arrington
>> North Carolina State Director
>> mailto:aarrington AT hsus.org
>> t 919.599.0508     f 919.869.1743
>>
>> The Humane Society of the United States
>> PO Box 3259 Durham, NC 27715
>> humanesociety.org
>>
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>>
>> -- Kevin Sonney
>> -- ksonney AT gmail.com
>>
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>> moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things… and
>> curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” –Walt Disney
>>
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