tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219483659811595980.post8415904485373861516..comments2023-06-01T06:55:51.467-07:00Comments on TN Pet Law News: Here We Go Again: Elections, Bills, and PoliticiansTN Pet Law Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15889147007587651484noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219483659811595980.post-37596720767631357212015-12-01T12:43:16.528-08:002015-12-01T12:43:16.528-08:00I wrote these comments and I am a woman. This was ...I wrote these comments and I am a woman. This was a legislative analysis. Tennessee has fewer than 25 large commercial breeders, as we discovered when the state had a commercial breeder law for several years. That is also backed up by the number of large facilities that have been USDA-licensed and inspected in the past. Most people in the state who have puppies either have a one-time litter and then spay their dog or they are very small breeders (show or performance breeders) who are probably already subject to some local laws. These people love their dogs and they love the puppies they produce. Those puppies usually have homes waiting for them before they are even born. You don't find dogs and puppies produced by these breeders in shelters. The latest research shows that only an estimated 5 percent of dogs in shelters are purebreds. In fact, some of the larger shelters in Tennessee, such as in Nashville, actually import dogs and puppies from California and other states to fill the demand for dogs to adopt. So, please don't come here and talk about cold-hearted, greedy breeders or dogs being mistreated. The facts don't support those statements.esheverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08853201547274397852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219483659811595980.post-56671850528861279522015-12-01T12:15:02.930-08:002015-12-01T12:15:02.930-08:00I read this and am so saddened by the cold hearted...I read this and am so saddened by the cold heartedness of this man's comments. I am by no means an animal activist but it is obvious to me that he and those who agree with him are more concerned about the almighty buck then how a living being, especially man's best friend, is used and abused for the sake of making money. Not all breeders are cruel and greedy but there are so many dogs that are bred and mistreated he is not speaking for them. They are not even mentioned in this article. I hope someday he and people like him are able to open their hearts and see that our society needs to stop puppy mills and back yard breeding. I hope they open their eyes and see how mistreated these animals are while they are defenseless to cold hearted people who could care less about their well being. It is hard for me to understand how there are people out their who can close a blind eye to such mistreatment. So sad.elroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832331286952324077noreply@blogger.com