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PMA Members are heroes!

Winter Warriors

2012 Anti-Puppy Mill Bills

Pam Sordyl Founder Puppy Mill Awareness of Southeast Michigan www.meetup.com/puppymillawareness/

Humane Lobby Day, April 17, 2012 Version 4

Pet Lemon Law (SB 574)

“ Pet Warranty Law” or “Pet Consumer Protection Act” Offers consumer protections for purchasers of dogs and cats. People who purchase sick or diseased animals from pet shops, breeders or dealers will have options: returning the animal for a full refund or, replacement, if available or, recovery of veterinary expenses. Eighteen other states have Pet Lemon Laws in place.

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Protecting Families

Lack of protection Seller guarantees do not hold up in court. Consumers have to prove the seller knew. Current State Law = 30 day health certificates signed by a vet are required by pet stores only. These are only “wellness checks” Do not uncover genetic defects. Pet stores are no longer regulated by the MDA. Would encourage stores to get their health certificates and treat animals properly. Families do not want to “return or replace” their animals. Families need help with veterinary care costs!

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New Requirements

specific time frames for reporting illnesses (10 days) maximum amounts a buyer can recover (up to the purchase price) provisions for congenital defects in the purchased animals (90 days to report) Supplier disclosure information

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Stop the sale of sick animals

Covering veterinary costs will cut into profits. It is easy to sell a sick animal to an unsuspecting buyer. Driven by huge mark-ups Stores pay $50-$150 for each puppy Stores sell puppies from $250-$4,000! Average price is $772 down from $1,200 in 2007. Reducing costs = sick animals Vet care, food, shelter are cut to reduce costs. Puppies are taken away from their mother too early before their immune system is fully developed. Puppies traveling long distances in semi trucks are more vulnerable to diseases. Some animals travel 19 hours before they reach the pet stores in Detroit. Once they arrive at the store, they may not be isolated or treated properly before sale to reduce costs. Puppy Mill Awareness of SE Michigan has collected 75 complaints on The Family Puppy chain and 54 on Petland in Novi.

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Supplier Disclosure

Puppy buyers have access to kennel inspection reports and inventories online through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) website. Buyers can make more informed decisions. 2011 Detroit Area Survey: 13 out of 23 establishments did not provide breeder names 100 per cent of the establishments did not provide details about the puppy's parents beyond sire and dam names, and 95 percent did not allow viewing of the parents. $%//%/ /// //,/%/% (2,,% ,/(/3

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Pet Lemon Law Impact

Michigan has 639 licensed dog breeding kennels, four are USDA licensed, which means large- commercial and there are approximately 37 puppy selling stores. In 2010, 1,400 puppies were shipped into pet stores from out-of-state commercial breeders. Michigan’s largest retailer, The Family Puppy, ships in over 100 puppies per month – many with violations to the Animal Welfare Act. 2/D82/E/ /%(// 2!,/3/2/H

Puppy Protection Act

House Bills 5230-5231 Sponsors Vicki Barnett (primary), Wayne A. Schmidt Senate Bills 891-892 Sponsors Steven Bieda - (primary), Rick Jones, Tory Rocca, Michael Kowall Will establish long overdue guidelines for housing, sanitary conditions, enclosure space, exercise, and veterinary care of dogs. Will place an upper limit on the number of intact breeding dogs = 50 Launched by Michigan Humane Society Supported by the Michigan Association of Animal Control Officers, Puppy Mill Awareness, and the Michigan Veterinary Medical Association

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Stop Puppy Mills from Coming to Michigan

Michigan is not a big puppy mill state. Only four USDA licensed commercial breeders Twenty-one county licensed breeders with

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We are a Midwest state – very close to the “Puppy Mill Belt” - sharing borders with states that have over 100 commercial breeders.

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Protect Animals in Large-scale Kennels

The Puppy Protection Act will close that loophole. In 2009, a Michigan kennel study showed that approximately 230 licensed kennels would fall under this new law. This will ensure that kennels that individually license their dogs (instead of getting the

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and inspected annually. Example Case: For the past five years, this Jack Russell has lived with over 130 dogs in a breeding kennel up north hidden in the woods. She is provided minimal food, water and just a door-less carrier to live in. In the winter, the floor of her kennel becomes solid ice, making it painful to walk across and in the she has no shade.

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Say “NO” to Commercial Breeding

Example case: One Michigan USDA licensed breeder was cited for housing and veterinary care. This bulldog lives in a barrel

• n wire floors and another dog was found

with untreated inflammations in his eyes. Under the Puppy Protection Act, this kennel would need to make some changes reduce their intact breeding dogs from 85 to 50, provide solid floors provide exercise seek vet care provide rest between cycles and have unstacked cages.

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Limit the number of animals

The potential for neglect and inadequate care increases significantly when the number of breeding animals becomes unmanageable. A limit on the number of breeding animals would prevent the introduction

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more restricted in other sates. Example Case: On April 9, 2012 authorities removed over 350 dogs from a breeding kennel in Allegan County that spiraled out of control. Mothers were nurses under layers of matted feces. The animals were found soaked in urine, with severe dental problems and fleas.

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Puppy Mills Are Not Welcome Here!

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