Why Do Coloradans Love Their Pets

One reason is that the ¨Dogs suffer rather than give up beloved pets, owners of highly regulated or banned breeds avoid detection by restricting their dogs’ outdoor exercise and socialization¨ ( Breed-Specific) .However, the problem of dangerous dogs will not be remedied by the “quick fix” of breed-specific laws.

Proposition B Brittany Woolsey Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to change Proposition B. Thesis Statement: Proposition B: the puppy mill law needs changed due to the harsh conditions breeders have their dogs in, dog socialization, and the current law doesn't cover Introduction I. Whenever people order a puppy off of next day pets or online through a breeder and have it shipped all they see is their new little ball of fluff, missing out on everything that goes on A. What they fail to see is the mother and father of this pup in a 3 by 2 feet metal cage with B. Getting no attention whatsoever, barely getting enough food and II.

Cook county recently released a new ordinance prohibiting pet stores from selling dogs, dogs that were born in puppy mills. There has been speculation in the Chicago-land area of store-bought pets were acquiring diseases early in their life. In a report from Mrs. Bagby’s 8th graders, 89% of students know someone who has had a dog or cat from a mill. A numerous about This ordinance came after affect from countless complaints that pets are obtaining diseases and dying within weeks of adoption. Julie Wellisch, whose dog was raised in a puppy mill, stated that “My dog has seen diseases within weeks of coming out of the puppy mills. Coincidence? Studies show otherwise. Evidence shows that dogs from puppy mills are more susceptible to disease than

Today, the United States of America is hardly “United”. Divisions between race, religion and breed has left the country scrambling for answers. The answers themselves, are not always the right ones. Breed Specific Legislation are laws enacted in states and countries across the world that place bans and restrictions on certain breeds including Rottweilers, Boxers, and Pit Bulls. Several of these dogs are euthanized and ripped out of their homes if their owners do not fill out the right paperwork, with no reason other than their the dog's’ bloodline.These laws, are not only discriminatory against the breed, but built in fear of the unknown mind of the dogs themselves. Breed Specific Legislation should not be enacted because

One example is that the cages are made of wire that cuts at the paws, legs, and stomachs of the dogs. Critics may argue that not very much of the wire is sharp enough to cut the dogs, however even if it is not sharp, the cages are stacked in columns and the hounds legs fall through the gaps in the wire. Also, the dogs are very likely to be kept in tiny cage with many other dogs. A few rescues, such as the National Puppy Mill Rescue report that when they go to rescue dogs, some of the cages have rusted closed. That shows that the dogs are stuck standing, almost on top of each other 24/7. In addition many dogs are starved. Laws do not put limits on the number of dogs that puppy mills can have at a time, so most of the time the dogs are neglected and don’t have food or water. “The greatest nation and it’s moral progress can be judged on the way it’s animals are treated.” -Gandhi. If we live by what Gandhi says, that the United States would be a awful and corrupt place to live, because of its puppy

Specific Purpose Statement: To invite my audience to explore the advantages, disadvantages, and the alternatives associated with breed specific legislation.

legislation is more likely to be accepted than new laws that ban certain breeds. If

More and more puppy mills are springing up all over the nation, and it’s a nightmare. There have been no laws passed by the United States government recently in regards to successfully regulate the mills. Although attempts have been made, The Animal Welfare Act was passed in 1966, but in most states this law is not

So we should treat all dogs like they are our best friends. We shouldn’t allow the abuse of dogs in puppy mills in our country. Dogs in puppy mills are physically and mentally abused on a daily basis in puppy mills. Confining humans into small rooms in which the sit in their urine and feces is abuse and illegal. It can land someone in prison for years. Confining dogs in small cages in which they sit in their own feces is abuse and is illegal in some states. Unfortunately, it can only land the breeder with a fine and the breeder can continue to abuse the dogs. There aren’t any stories about women being forced to have babies back to back until they can’t produce anymore and then they are either killed or left for dead. There aren’t any stories on this because it’s slavery and is illegal. Swap out the women in this story and put in female dogs. It’s now no longer considered slavery and is legal. The United states allows puppy mills to still stand tall in our country. It is shameful that these inhumane puppy mills get away with so much abuse. The USDA has implemented laws against puppy mills but don’t enforce the laws with stronger consequences. So puppy mills just pay fines on abusing their dogs. The fact that the laws don’t help shows that we need a bigger solution. The United States needs to ban puppy mills for the abuse they inflicted on dogs. All dogs deserve to have freedom to run around, socialize, and play. Dogs are not our slaves. They are

Many American households own a pet, but their pets may have originated from a cruel background. Especially dogs, for many of them stem from one of the ten thousand puppy mills located across the United States. Puppy mills are large commercial breeding facilities that specializes in maximizing profit over the welfare and conditions of the animals. Animals live in unsustainable conditions which they are provided with the minimum amount of food, water, exercise, shelter, protection, and veterinary care; yet, these animals are forced to continue breeding for the sake of providing beautiful pets for our own personal expenses. The government should step in to advance regulations and inspections of large commercial breeding facilities because old rules no longer fit the current time anymore. For us to take home a new healthy family member, we should all know it comes from a safe place.

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Denver City Council, today I would like to talk to you about the city of Denver enforcing a dangerous dog law instead of breed specific legislation, because the enforcement of breed specific legislation is not the solution to dangerous dogs in the community. I plan on showing how Denver could change their law to make a difference to the quality of dogs living in this great city.

Banning dog trade in pet stores is not the correct way to Stop Puppy Mills

Thesis statement: The reason I ask this is to emphasize the importance of the topic and to introduce why choosing adoption over buying is not only the right, but the most humane decision to make when getting a pet.

Dog breeding is dangerous because to make a perfect dog they too often inbreed and cause birth defects and other health issues in dogs. Terry Allen, an “In These Times” senior editor who has written the magazine’s monthly investigative health and science column since 2006, argues in “We’re Breeding Dogs to Death” that “neither price, pedigree nor being loved like a member of the family can shield a dog from the pain, breathing difficulties, cancer, panoply of debilitating genetic disorders, mental illness, crippling physiognomy and shortened life span that disproportionately plague purebreds.” The article “Selective Breeding or Artificial Selection” explains that in dogs, the “frequency of being homozygous for rare recessive disorders increases when inbreeding occurs, potentially causing severe

In addition to pet owners being irresponsible with breeding practices, some owners believe that they can breed the animals for a profit. They do not take into consideration the moral or