Prancing puppy is happy!

Only recently people became aware of the gruesome existence of puppy mills.  Puppy mills raise dogs in barbaric conditions and sell them to ignorant people who are too eager to get a puppy rather than find how they were born. Puppy mills throw hundreds of dogs into small cages without comfort and the breeding animals are often killed shortly after.

After allegations flew that named Clark County the “puppy mill capital” of Wisconsin, politicians are now fighting back against these mills.

On Wednesday, June 1, a new law for dog sellers, rescuers and shelters that will require breeders who sell more than 25 dogs a year from more than three litters to apply for a license.

This law will also require a license for animal control facilities that contract with municipalities or counties and non-profit groups that shelter the same amount of dogs. This includes the Humane Society, which will instead be punished rather than praised by these new bills.

The Associate Press release states, “Legislators who support the law say it was important because hundreds of responsible breeders in Wisconsin were losing business in Wisconsin were losing business to breeders who didn’t care for their animals and just wanted to turn a quick profit.”  

Some people feel this new bill will be beneficial, but I can’t help but wonder if this bill will focus primarily on breeders who think of animals as merchandise.

Perhaps the legislations should focus on enforcing current laws and instead hire more inspectors to uphold these laws. The current laws in Wisconsin are more than satisfactory to dispose of primitive and cruel businesses.

We have yet to see how this bill might affect legitimate breeders - which the bill states it is trying to protect - or if it will just be another hurdle organizations like the Humane Society have to leap over.