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Colorado: Humane Society

February 11, 2009 - 03:46 pm
NEWS FEED: Rocky Mountain News

Activists set to lobby for ban language in animal bill

By Ed Sealover

Animal-rights activists were disappointed that a bill to ban puppy mills died last week, but they may have found a loophole to resurrect the intent of the legislation.

Leaders of the Humane Society of the United States will organize a lobbying day Thursday urging lawmakers to pass Senate Bill 118, which continues state regulation of animal-care facilities. They will ask that the bill be amended to ban an individual who has been convicted of animal cruelty from holding a license to operate such a facility.

The humane society will host a 9:30 a.m. meeting for advocates that day at the First Baptist Church near the Capitol.

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February 11, 2009 - 03:04 am
NEWS FEED: Denver Post

Lawmakers trying to eliminate puppy mills

Rep. Beth McCann, D-Denver, said animals have been crippled in cages, injured and killed by people who raise them for mass marketing.

Her bill, introduced Wednesday, would prevent dog breeders from keeping more than 25 adult breeding dogs.

"This legislation will crack down on abusive puppy mills where man's best friend is treated like a cash crop instead of members of the family," said Holly Tarry, Colorado director of the Humane Society of the United States.

The Humane Society said one Colorado dog breeder was ordered out of business last year after state inspectors found 40 animals had starved to death on the property and six others were in critical condition.

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February 4, 2009 - 02:04 am
NEWS FEED: Denver Post

Lawmakers trying to eliminate puppy mills

Rep. Beth McCann, D-Denver, said animals have been crippled in cages, injured and killed by people who raise them for mass marketing.

Her bill, introduced Wednesday, would prevent dog breeders from keeping more than 25 adult breeding dogs.

"This legislation will crack down on abusive puppy mills where man's best friend is treated like a cash crop instead of members of the family," said Holly Tarry, Colorado director of the Humane Society of the United States.

The Humane Society said one Colorado dog breeder was ordered out of business last year after state inspectors found 40 animals had starved to death on the property and six others were in critical condition.

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