NewfieGirl01
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There is a group fighting for an injunction on the new USDA Rule (the one that will affect thousands of wonderful dog and cat breeders as well as pet owners looking for wonderful new family members).
I believe we're close or at our $10,000 donation goal, but we need organizations to sign on as plaintiffs!!
If anyone can spread the word, we have until November 14th!!
ADBA has signed on to be a plaintiff and donated $2,000.
If anyone else would like to help, please visit this website:
http://www.keepourdomesticanimals.com/list-of-donors-and-plaintiffs.html
Dear friends,
The recently passed USDA/APHIS rule, despite what it claims, presents a threat to hobby breeders by classifying them as commercial sellers/stores who should be regulated and inspected. Simplified, if you harbor more than four intact females (this means more than four of all cats, dogs, ferrets, guinea pigs, etc on your premises; not four of each), and sell a pet sight unseen you are a possible target.
The rule is overly complicated, inconsistent, and certainly not easy to understand. The final interpretation of the rule, its definitions, and enforcement will likely be at the sole discretion of APHIS inspectors and staff. While there are some that may be comfortable with a "wait and see" approach, there are others of us that do not trust the animal rights movement to leave us alone, and would rather see the entire regulation scrapped. There is a LEGAL way to do it and the groundwork has been done. The filing of a federal injunction to halt implementation of this rule is based not on the rule itself, but on the INCORRECT PROCEDURE this agency used to pass it. We believe it is cut and dried, we need to file the injunction to stall the rule's implementation indefinitely.
Associated Dog Clubs of NYS is spearheading the effort; they have donated the first $1000 toward the required $10K attorney retainer and have offered to be listed as the first plaintiff on the suit. There is MUCH interest in this; many are joining the cause, but we need more help, not only from dog clubs, but all animal groups. Organizations can be listed as plaintiffs, but we need the support of individuals' donations as well.
Please consider joining the cause, we are all in this together.
I believe we're close or at our $10,000 donation goal, but we need organizations to sign on as plaintiffs!!
If anyone can spread the word, we have until November 14th!!
ADBA has signed on to be a plaintiff and donated $2,000.
If anyone else would like to help, please visit this website:
http://www.keepourdomesticanimals.com/list-of-donors-and-plaintiffs.html
Dear friends,
The recently passed USDA/APHIS rule, despite what it claims, presents a threat to hobby breeders by classifying them as commercial sellers/stores who should be regulated and inspected. Simplified, if you harbor more than four intact females (this means more than four of all cats, dogs, ferrets, guinea pigs, etc on your premises; not four of each), and sell a pet sight unseen you are a possible target.
The rule is overly complicated, inconsistent, and certainly not easy to understand. The final interpretation of the rule, its definitions, and enforcement will likely be at the sole discretion of APHIS inspectors and staff. While there are some that may be comfortable with a "wait and see" approach, there are others of us that do not trust the animal rights movement to leave us alone, and would rather see the entire regulation scrapped. There is a LEGAL way to do it and the groundwork has been done. The filing of a federal injunction to halt implementation of this rule is based not on the rule itself, but on the INCORRECT PROCEDURE this agency used to pass it. We believe it is cut and dried, we need to file the injunction to stall the rule's implementation indefinitely.
Associated Dog Clubs of NYS is spearheading the effort; they have donated the first $1000 toward the required $10K attorney retainer and have offered to be listed as the first plaintiff on the suit. There is MUCH interest in this; many are joining the cause, but we need more help, not only from dog clubs, but all animal groups. Organizations can be listed as plaintiffs, but we need the support of individuals' donations as well.
Please consider joining the cause, we are all in this together.