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I do fail to understand why the AR movement has such strong influence with politics, they do not make it a secret the end of domestic animals is their end aim. by the same token all medical science proves the positive benefits of pets, both in mental health and now the recognition that many pets can recognise when their owners have health issues and alert them, now there are even medical alert dogs for diabetes and ptsd just to name two. considering the high incidence of ptsd, pets have a huge positive influence, and keep people out of hospitals, so falling into line with AR the politicians are actually contributing to the increase in mental health cases needing medical intervention, which surely is a serious issue. Although seeing the increasing obvious bias of politics to treating this nation as just a cog in what they see themselves as a global economy, the removal of tariffs was just the start........despite the fact that much of the imports are coming from countries who actively support and subsidise their industries which has ment the elimination of much of austrlias industries, then the gap is bad as bad for the farming sector, every other nation and I am meaning America, Europe and so many others support their farmers with strong subsidisies and do not hesitate to export for less than the cost of production, a scenario that is destroying the pig farmers of Australia, Scot Morrison has just signed off on the import of American beef, again another subsidised product as is their grain farmers, gee they even pay them a years full income for NOT planting a crop, believe it or not. the really scary bit is there are states in America that have known foot and mouth and BSE been identified so these australian politicians with their "we are a global economy member" mentality are also allowing the import of diseases this nation is free of, witness the destruction of the australian prawn industry because they allowed the importation of frozen uncooked prawns from nations with white spot on the argument they are being imported for consumption. Totally ignoring the fact that once sold there is no control over what the buyer chooses to do with their cheap purchase..........sooo a small percentage used them for fishing and now it reached australias prawn farms which have been destroyed....... same disaster with the fruit and vegetable industry now infected by pathogens and virus's that were not here until our generous politicians opened the quarantine gates to their globalisation vision......... Latest news is sniffer dogs have been dispatched to the top end as there is fears that swine fever has reached Australia. the day is almost here when we are truly global, sharing all the pests and diseases this nation was once safe from, well once accomplished no need for one government department, quarantine. pity we couldn't eliminate the present crop of pollies. None of the nations they want to copy will sell even a postage stamp of land to a non resident. as for who on earth came up with the passing of selling irrigation water to non land owners to trade on a water share market , meaning our farmers in this massive drought have to buy the irrigation water for their stock and crops from this market instead of directly from the government? as a result the dairy farmers and irrigation farmers are going to the wall, what the government once charged $60,000 for the new structure means they have to pay from $120,000 to $1.2 million just for the same water , except the profits between what our government sold it for and what the water is finally sold to those who need it is going to the the private sector not the governments coffers? I understand Good ole Barnaby Joyce was a prime mover in this debacle as professor Sumner Miller used to ask. "why is this so?" In the meantime as the dairy farmers continue to go broke and the irrigation farmers also, their farms are being sold as I type, the land is being snapped up by our politicians true masters.... the multi overseas corporations............ Even Dubai is buying up big, as for China apparently they were no 5 in land owned here, now in just the last 12 months the portfolion is ten times the acerage and now number 2. the pollies in victoria and nsw have asked the federal government for permission to sell the Snowy mountain scheme... once they succeed even less water australian owned

Yes, have a bad feeling your right, barring a miracle it is the end of individual breeders, they are being regulated out of existance and the call for 'responsible breeder" " ANKC hamstrung their membership, adding that a breeders goal should not be profit to avoid being tarred with the puppy farm brush" eliminates on the basis of wealthy enough to afford to meet this demand. weird it is not equally a sin for the corporate puppy farms? very double standard isn't it

considering Amstaff and pitt bull can be dual registered in America. How on earth can a dna test differentiate between the two if she has either in her?

Interesting that rspca nsw chose not to answer my questions about what is a safe length of your dogs nails. since too long can be seized and too short can be diagnosed as "chronic mental suffering" and seized as well under the well used reason "formed the opinion" by the seizing inspector. surely we as their owners really do need to know the answer to this question, otherwise how do we know what is necessary to know to keep our dogs safe from seizure. Because this power to "form the opinion" and seized without warning is already law. it has been since 1993, that is the year Marion Alcorn's ten arabians were seized the day the rspca inspector arrived.......in 1999 the day the inspector left the note on my back door and took my little chihuahua Stringy. Then the same power used to remove the border collies in 2019 This POWER has been in existence for over 26 years, so few seem to be aware of this? Was at Dogs NSW the other day and there was the great chart about interacting with a dog you have just met. one of the ones that caught my eye in particular, was do not look a strange dog directly in the eye. this interesting article explains very well. Pity the RSPCA dont teach their inspectors. or do magistrates know this important information either or they would not have succeeding in getting the court order to kill those ten border collies, let alone used their flawed reasoning to seize them in the first place. https://www.canidae.com/blog/2012/01/what-eye-contact-means-to-dog/

Have you forgotten the SA border collies? clean kennels, clean dogs but they still took ten because they would not look the inspector in the eye? then get a court order to seize all the rest on the grounds the dogs could potentially be dangerous if they will not look into the inspectors eyes. When the laws are already in place that all an inspector needs to do is "form the opinion" what more do they need? they dont even have to have any degrees like a vet with BvSc after their name to form these life changing (in the case of these dogs life ending) opinions about the animals. In the case of the border collies they were granted court orders to kill all ten and seize and kill all the others on the grounds they may fear bite in the future.................none of the ten had bitten anyone.......... They have totally unlimited powers already considering this fiasco unfolded without appeal for the doomed dogs. only massive public outcry stopped the deaths of all ten, but 6 are dead and the other four in limbo still, haven't seen any updates... n the only way the owner of the others saved them was quickly giving all the others to rescues before the killers could get there in time to seize them, remember that........and the rspca refused to hand the remained 4 survivors over to the rescues who proved they achieved what rspca did not even attempt. this is the link to the thread if you didn't notice it before Complete with videos of the "potentially" dangerous dogs before they were seized

interesting yours are living longer, my experience is few dogs are making it to 17 and over as the dogs our family had normally lived to when I was a kid, Grans kelpie lived to 19, a friends Chihuahua's 18 and 21

watching a movie the other night about I think she was a Greek philosophiser , some Christian fanatic Cyril was quoting the bible about women should never advise men or something along those lines and he declared her a whore and a witch to be killed...........reminded me of the DV killings today.... As others have pointed out, on various forums................one man killed by a shark and its lets kill the sharks.........more than one woman a week dies in Domestic Violence and I have heard men saying she probably caused it. Reminded me of my ex so much, arrived home from shopping with my friend to be told, "you are late!" stupidly I asked, "but you didn't say when we had to be back by?" WHACK! to the head. As I stood fighting to not fall down my head was spinning so bad, I asked why did you hit me. his reply? "You made me do it, you are hysterical, the only way to snap you out of it is a good slap to the head." Next morning when I tried to get up to get his breakfast only made it to the door before i passed out and woke up vomiting uncontrollably.......no matter how hard I tried couldn't get up. He just stepped over me, got his breakfast and went to work while I struggled not to breathe in the vomit, so hard to even move away from it. Lay there wondering if I was going to die. no idea how long I lay there but suddenly my mum arrived. too ashamed to say Owen did it. told her I had tripped and hit my head on the doorway.. .. asked why did she come, apparently my boss had called her asking her to check on me as I had not turned up for work and not answering the phone and I never not turned up without calling. Love my boss. she took me to hospital and learned I had a fractured skull and severe concussion. Prior to that had ear drum ruptured, fractured dislocated jaw and concussion with each. Those times too he said "you made me do it", but never said why. I left him for good after a young copper came to see me and told me his sister was now in a nursing home and literally a vegetable because she didn't run while she had the chance. Now she would never walk let alone talk again. He said run while you can. he did go ballistic and told he he would kill me before he died so I lived with that hanging over my head for the rest of my life.....he stalked me for years and the stress was crippling but finally a few years ago he died.........such relief I am one of the lucky ones.

My vet was telling me this over 20 years ago...............yet it is still not recognised

the boys do tend to stack on the weight and size far faster than the girls who are not going to grow as big anyway regardless of breed

rebuttal? I know of families that have been told point blank, stop your dog barking or put it down. tell them to try canine trainers and behaviourists butt the ones that had failed, they tend to be at their wits end when I get the next call not allowed to use collars, not allowed to get debarked.. I have had them ring me for advice is there a vet I know who will debark or will have to be put down. I certainly do not know of any vets who will now.. so the dog must either be "rehomed" and who wants a barker I suspect most who asked for help gave up and had it put down. I dread such calls now. being an instructor know so many people who if they have a friend in trouble tell em ring her she might be able to help........

pretty sure its arc weldmesh watch frame by frame, its solid

seeing, unfortunately is still hard to believe enjoy https://www.facebook.com/epicvideos007/videos/1292209377545413/?t=10

Yes it can be quite distressing for the dog if she is very attached to her owner. looked after one for his owner while he was overseas, when he came home couldn't find a place that allowed him to keep him so visited regularly took him out for the day every weekend, often both weekend days.......... his dog would cry for hours after he went home. was months before he found a place for them both.

Priceless whats our laws here? https://www.eatliver.com/funny-bagged-dogs/?fbclid=IwAR11OgCalQqPi36vZ4jdF4INpqUhP6tLRsYBxFfasOj2QzTuEMGanZ4qLkM#BzHb7mmhvyFG6T9v.01

None of my bitches would do that to their pups, if they did, then its not on and her days as a mum end then. Which may be why she is rehomed.

someone posted this on Face plant never seen it before https://www.shootersfishersandfarmers.org.au/rspca_inquiry_needed Pity its taken ten years but so exciting it has happened, even if it turns out a whitewash at least proves enough have made the pollies decided they need to at least make it look like they are doing something... was reading some Temple Grandin quotes This one is a standout "“The first thing an effective manager must do to take care of the animals is get rid of employees who are bullies.” – Temple Grandin" the biggest problem with rspca they actively seek the bullies yet the victims have no avenue of appeal. the only time they find they are in trouble is when they slip up and bully other employees. then and only then can a complaint be lodged and something done. not good enough. Just spotted these figures. amazing, rspca nt are not allowed to do their own prosecutions. only the public prosecutor as it always was before they went rougue in the 1990's

everyone seems aware cavaliers are at risk of syringomyelia , I had no idea its found is so many other breeds, including people https://www.fitzpatrickreferrals.co.uk/neurology/chiari-like-malformation-and-syringomyelia/

well he sent me this photo so I think he wants it shared he has written to the upcoming enquiry l already

mmm saw a post yesterday about a heap of birds and parrots seized in queensland, said were neglected?..............now there's photos of them up for sale? no charges laid yet, but they are for sale?

Interesting link. we are not just getting american tv programs so much of this has crossed the ocean and now happening here too, interesting to see how worldwide this now is........... posted by a fb group in america 22nd August. "Just read the beginning of the paragraph. F......... PETA, HSUS, ASPCA! The ASPCA has been a domestic terrorist group since it was founded in 1867 for the sole purpose of BEING a terrorist group! Close Photos from Protect The Harvest's post in Timeline Photos Options Send in Messenger Like CommentShare Protect The Harvest Like This Page · 22 August · What You Need To Know - Threats to Animal Ownership Animal rights organizations like the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the American Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) seek to put an end to animal ownership. In their eyes, animals should share rights with humans. They equate animalownership to slavery. Their goals of abolishing animal ownership and animal breeding is an ideology not known by many. An important part of our mission at Protect The Harvest is to protect the right to own and interact with animals. Pets and livestock enrich the lives of Americans all across the country. Animals also offer assistance to people in several different capacities. They provide us with companionship, resources like food and fiber, a source of recreation, or assist us with our work. Protect The Harvest and our founder, Forrest Lucas, have been steadfast supporters of both animal breeders and authentic animal shelters and rescue groups. We believe in Americans having options when it comes to adding a new animal to your household. In 2016, the American Kennel Club (AKC) honored Forrest and Charlotte Lucas with its inaugural AKC Award for Outstanding Leadership in Canine Policy. This was a great example of the partnership between one of the largest canine organizations and Protect The Harvest. Link to article about the Lucas’ AKC award:https://www.akc.org/clubs-delegates/government-relations/government-relations-blogs/forrest-and-charlotte-lucas-akc-award/ Since its founding, Protect The Harvest has worked hard to educate the public regarding the threats posed by animal rights organizations to animal ownership. To read more about threats to animal ownership and what Protect The Harvest is doing to stop them: https://protecttheharvest.com/what-you-need-…/animal-owners/ Below, we outline several topics we have engaged in over the past few years. Pet Ownership in Jeopardy Pet Breeders and Pet Stores Pet breeding is facing some serious threats from animal rights groups. In an effort to disguise their true intentions of outlawing animal ownership, animal rights groups have been seeking to both regulate pet breeders out of business and to restrict choices for citizens when it comes to selecting a pet. In doing so, they are not only attacking the breeder’s ability to provide for themselves and their families, but they are targeting your right to raise and care for your family’s pets. These groups continue to spread false information that distorts consumer perception of how pet breeders operate in hopes of forcing the issue. Link to CA AB485 Articles: https://protecttheharvest.com/news/california-ab-485-bad-news-for-pet-ownership/ https://protecttheharvest.com/news/ca-ab-485-follow-up-governor-brown-signs-bill-that-restricts-the-rights-of-pet-owners/ https://protecttheharvest.com/news/coming-state-near-pet-store-bans/ Retail Rescue Recently, a push to eliminate choices for U.S. residents when it comes to purchasing a new animal has made its way to our ballot. In states like California, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, legislation is being proposed to outlaw selling animals from federally licensed breeders. Instead, the animals must come from a shelter or rescue. We have several concerns with this type of law. It takes away a buyer’s freedom of choice, as well as any consumer protections previously offered by USDA licensed breeders. These consumer protections include “true to breed” temperaments, health clearances, and some states offer “Pet Protection” policies that refund the purchase price and veterinary care if the dog falls ill immediately after bringing it home. The same cannot be said for animals sourced from rescues or shelters, simply because they, more often than not, come with little knowledge of their history. Some are even being imported from outside the U.S. For example, “rescuing” animals has become a big business. Groups that “rescue” animals are turning around and selling them to “adopters” at high prices. There’s a name for this recent business trend, “retail rescue”, and it generates a huge income for some so-called rescues that are in it solely for profit. A recent study (2017) of Southern California rescues and shelters shows some alarming data: • 643 rescue and shelter groups in Southern California were reviewed. • Non-reporting, non-registered, delinquent or suspended groups reduced that number to 486. • 296 organizations showed annual income on their IRS 990 forms over $50,000, for a total of $251,807,644. That number is not a typo. Keep in mind these figures apply to Southern California alone and that number is just a total from the groups that actually filed tax returns. These big numbers bring up concerns about animal welfare since there is no oversight and there does not seem to be a plan or budget to implement a program that protects the consumer or the animals that are in the “retail rescue” pipeline. Links to articles: https://protecttheharvest.com/news/aspca-vice-president-reveals-discussions-about-shelters-breeding-puppies/ https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/04/28/non-profit-pet-rescues-not-charities/ Importation of Animals The business of “retail rescue” brings up another topic, the importation of animals. Patti Strand, of the National Animal Interest Alliance, explains that the number of “replacement animals” - the animals wanted by the American public each year to replace deceased or retired animals – is much higher than the number of animals born each year. To fulfill that demand, shelters and rescues are importing animals, usually dogs, from other regions of the country or even outside of the U.S. Unfortunately, this is a cause for concern; dogs from other countries are, potentially, poorly socialized, aggressive and fearful. Some of these imported dogs are bringing diseases that previously were eradicated from this region. In addition to this, foreign dogs have been imported that have exposed American dogs to new strains of disease. For example, in 2017 there was an outbreak of Asian strains of Canine Influenza in the Los Angeles area and since then, additional dogs have been diagnosed with the disease. There was also a deadly outbreak in the Midwest that was traced back to the importation of Korean dogs. Importing dogs from outside the country is not the solution to helping abandoned or unwanted dogs find new homes within the U.S. For this reason, Protect The Harvest supports local shelters in their quest to rehome animals in need but also supports the breeding and selling of purpose-bred animals. In short, we support Americans having the right to choose where their next animal comes from. Links to additional information: http://shelterproject.naiaonline.org/shelter_data/states/5 http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/vet/InfluenzaCanineH3N2.htm https://news.vin.com/vinnews.aspx?articleId=36524 https://www.npr.org/2015/01/01/374257591/with-rescue-dogs-in-demand-more-shelters-look-far-afield-for-fido Mandatory Spay-Neuter Regulations In New Jersey, animal rights groups pushed for legislation that further severely limits the rights of animal owners. The language of S2847 mandated that all dogs and cats 8 weeks of age or older could only be sold or transferred to new owners if they were spayed or neutered. The result is that there would only be animals available in New Jersey that cannot reproduce. Eventually, with this model, there will no longer be pets available to us. Additionally, there are numerous recent studies within the veterinary industry that have examined the impact of early spay – neuter. The results of these studies raised great concerns. There are now many in the veterinary community that believe early spay-neuter, especially at 8 weeks of age, is detrimental to the health and long-term welfare of pets. Large breed dogs are at particular risk of life-long health problems with an early spay-neuter. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) published an opinion in regards to mandatory spay and neuter legislation: “The AVMA does not support regulations or legislation mandating spay/neuter of privately owned, non-shelter dogs and cats. Although spaying and neutering helps control dog and cat populations, mandatory approaches may contribute to pet owners avoiding licensing, rabies vaccination and veterinary care for their pets, and may have other unintended consequences." Link to guest blog about How Radical Animal Rights Groups Push Their Agenda: https://protecttheharvest.com/news/guest-blog-radical-animal-rights-groups-push-agenda/ Anti-Exotic Pet Ownership Since the animal rights ideology believes that all animal ownership is akin to slavery, their agenda is broad-sweeping. It does not just stop with eliminating animal agriculture or controlling the sale of dogs and cats. Animal rights activists would prefer that no animal, including exotics, be owned by a human. Although there are already laws and regulations in place, these groups believe they do not reach far enough. No matter how they disguise it, the underlying agenda is that animals should be removed from the hands of their owners. This ideology greatly impacts family businesses like “Bearadise Ranch” owned by the Welde family. The Welde family has been working with bears for over 90 years. At Bearadise Ranch they have created a caring and enriched environment for their bears. The ranch is used as an educational experience for the public to learn about bears and the threats against them in the wild. Even though the Bearadise Ranch bears are healthy, well cared for and live in a model environment, they have become the target of one of PETA’s many harassment nightmares. Their story is just one of many. Unless animal rights groups are stopped, their beliefs will have significant implications for facilities like zoos and exotic animal parks where our children learn about the animal world around them. At zoos, zoologists, veterinarians, and caring staff members work to improve animal care techniques, exotic animal medicine and are key in furthering wildlife preservation efforts. If animal rights groups get their way, the end result will be detrimental to many species of wildlife. Animal Entertainment and Competition For almost half a century, animal rights extremists have put considerable funding behind efforts to end animal entertainment, performances, and competitions. They have pursued legislation, changed municipal codes, deployed propaganda, lobbied Congress, and distorted the truth. Additionally, they continually harass entertainers and animal competition organizations. Rodeo events, circus performances, animals in movies, as well as horse and dog shows, have all experienced the impact of animal rights harassment. Link to Guest Article by Roni Bell Sylvester: https://protecttheharvest.com/news/mutton-busting-animal-rights-extremist-groups-allowed-to-get-away-with-false-accusations/ More information about Performing Animals: https://protecttheharvest.com/what-you-need-to-know/performing-animals/ Racing Greyhounds Florida voters went to the polls November 6th, 2018 and voted to amend the state constitution with a law prohibiting Greyhound racing. Amendments in Florida can only be reviewed every 20 years by the Constitution Revision Commission and will have to receive 60% approval to be changed at that time. Since Florida was home to the majority of race tracks in the country, this will effectively end the industry. Dogs in this industry are greatly cared for, and live long, happy lives both in racing and their adoptive homes after retirement. Racing is what these dogs are bred to do and enjoy doing. The animal rights groups were able to reach voters with myths about the industry, effectively appealing to the public’s emotions rather than logic based on facts. As a result of this decision, thousands of dogs will need to be rehomed and many people will be out of work when the law goes into effect in 2021. This doesn’t just impact dog racing; it also opens the door to end other working animal industries. With this amendment, the verbiage is so vague, that it could lead to other industries being negatively impacted. Keep in mind that the ultimate goal of animal rights groups is to make all animal industries comply with their ideology. To read more about Prop 13: Article - Animal Rights Agenda Wins in Florida and Greyhounds Lose: https://protecttheharvest.com/news/animal-rights-agenda-wins-florida-greyhounds-lose/ Article - Prop 13 in Florida: https://protecttheharvest.com/news/animal-rights-activists-seek-constitutional-amendment-florida-ban-greyhound-racing/ Horses and Horse Shows Animal rights groups attack all animal enterprise and they do so without having any practical experience with the animal sector they are targeting. The performance horse industry is no exception. Groups like Reining Enigma, attend horse shows to take video content and then heavily edit the footage in order to present horse shows in a negative light. Animal rights groups are doing these things to work towards implementing over-reaching and overbearing regulations. Some animal rights activists and their affiliated groups have even worked to insert themselves within horse industry organizations. PAST Act Another method by animal rights groups to impact the performance horse industry was the PAST Act (Prevent All Soring Tactics Act). There are already laws as well as industry rules and regulations in place to protect show horses. Almost every major horse show organization has a published and updated handbook which outline competition rules and how horses are to be treated while at their events. The PAST Act will not improve the welfare of show horses since all soring tactics are already illegal. Instead, it calls for more regulation on common items used for show horses that cause no harm at all – for example, spray to enhance a horse’s coat and sprays to keep flies away. More regulations are not needed when good regulations are already in place. Coming back for more regulations is an angle that animal rights groups are using to get a deeper foothold into the horse industry, via legislation pushed by animal rights groups. Over-reaching laws not only impact the horse industry but also open the door to set precedents which can impact other performing animals. Horse Processing The horse population has suffered greatly since the funds for USDA inspectors in horse processing plants were cut from the Federal Government’s budget. Contrary to what animal rights groups have led people to believe, the elimination of USDA inspectors has not stopped horse processing. Instead, horses are now shipped to Canada and Mexico to be processed at facilities not regulated by USDA standards or USDA animal welfare oversight. Traveling to these facilities can be difficult on the horses and cause more harm. Re-funding USDA inspectors for horse processing will improve animal welfare because horses processed in the United States would be monitored by USDA inspectors. This will ensure animal welfare standards are followed and that the horses are being cared for and handled in a humane way. Opening processing in the United States will help curb the problem of unwanted horses being abandoned, starved or shipped long distances outside of animal welfare oversight. Link to AVMA video response to the HSUS in regard to their position on horse processing:https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=3S1K20EiZmY SAFE Act The Safeguarding American Food Exports Act is legislation proposed and supported by animal rights groups. The SAFE Act calls for the prohibition of horse processing for consumption in the United States as well as prohibits the exportation of horses for the same reason. Dog Shows Dog shows have long been an issue with animal rights ideologues. These groups have been known to disregard the well-being of show animals at extreme levels; demonstrating that they don’t care about the animal’s welfare, but rather their agenda to end all use of show dogs. Over the years, there have been reports of animal rights protestors releasing animals from their crates and unplugging air-conditioning units that keep dogs from overheating in their trailers and motorhomes. In an incident in March 2018 at the Crufts Dog Show held in England, protestors stormed the stage as the champions were about to be awarded. Acts like this can be harmful to pets, who may get scared from the violent commotion. Carriage Horses Carriage horse businesses are another target of animal rights groups. These groups have been working across the country to eliminate the tradition and heritage of horse-drawn carriages. The Humane Society of the United States and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals as well as the ASPCA and other affiliates are involved in these efforts. They have published false information about the welfare of carriage horses to rile up emotions. They have been especially active in New York City but have also pushed banning carriage businesses in other cities as well. In New York City, a group known as NYCLASS (New Yorkers for Clean and Livable and Safe Streets) has pushed for a ban on carriage horse businesses for several years. These groups have claimed that the horses are mistreated. This couldn’t be further from the truth. The horses have access to clean food and water throughout the day, wear specialized shoes for walking through the streets and rest each night in clean and well-bedded stables within the city. It is important to note that the main supporter of NYCLASS is a real estate developer and the stables where the horses are housed are located on highly desirable properties in NYC. We support the carriage horse business and will continue to do so. If you would like to know more about this issue and more about the motivations behind NYCLASS’s efforts to eliminate this industry, we recommend watching the movie “The Last Horseman of New York City”. Links: https://www.lasthorsemenfilm.com/about You can watch a trailer for the movie here:https://vimeo.com/259671275 County Fairs Across the country, 4-H and FFA children are now subjected to constant and ongoing harassment by animal rights extremists. So much so that children and their parents are being coached prior to their local state and county fairs on how to deal with animal rights groups. In a number of cases across the country, these extremists have entered fairgrounds late at night and set animals free. They have also engaged in other criminal activities that put the welfare of the animals at risk. This situation has become so problematic that many 4-H and FFA groups are having to post night watch in order to protect the welfare of their animals. Animal Seizures As the animal rights agenda presses on, pushing legislation and ordinances on the federal, state and local levels, animal owners across the country have been subjected to unlawful search and seizures and harassment. What happened to Gary Dassinger, a rancher in North Dakota, is an example. In April of 2017, Dassinger faced charges of “animal abuse and cruelty”. The accusation came from someone out of state that had never even been to his property. This situation was made possible by a new law in North Dakota that changed the Century Code. It was introduced by the Humane Society of the United States and pushed by their Humane Legislative Fund. This newer law is something that has come as a surprise to many North Dakotans because historically, the numbers of animal abuse and neglect cases in North Dakota have been few and far between. The HSUS has trained law enforcement agencies, in North Dakota, on their interpretation of animal law and how to conduct animal seizures. Over the course of several months, Dassinger dealt with repeated unannounced inspections of his animals and property, and general harassment and defamation from the media and animal rights activists on social outlets. At one point some of his horses were seized by the Sheriff’s Department even though it was known to them that a judge was reviewing a restraining order to prevent their seizing Dassinger’s animals. In July of 2017, Free Range Report reported that “Judge Rhonda Ehlis, of the Southwest District Court, ruled that there was not clear or ‘convincing evidence’ that on May 18, 2017, the animals of Gary Dassinger met the definition of ‘neglect.’ She further noted that, ‘Therefore, the Petition to Seize Neglected Animals and the Petition for Disposition of Seized Animals are denied.’” It is also important to note that the County Sheriff who was a key player in this case was not re-elected in the following election cycle. With the help of his daughter, Protect The Harvest, and many others, Dassinger successfully fought to keep his livestock and his 40-year breeding program. However, it was not without great personal sacrifice both emotionally and financially. In order to defend himself and to stop the seizure and sale of his livestock, Dassinger and his daughter made a considerable investment in time and legal fees. Although he was not guilty of the charges, he decided to cut his losses and take a plea deal. For more information about the Dassinger case and the Open Field Doctrine: Article - North Dakota Rancher Fighting for His Ranch and Your Rights: https://protecttheharvest.com/news/north-dakota-rancher-fighting-for-his-ranch-and-your-rights/ Article - Open Field Doctrine Can Be Used Against Animal Owners: https://protecttheharvest.com/news/open-field-doctrine-can-used-animal-ownership/ Link to Support Dassinger Ranch Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/280418352430392/ Animal Rights Groups Busy in Oregon On November 14, 2018, an amendment to Oregon’s animal cruelty statute was filed. If passed this amendment will permit anyone to file a civil action complaint against an animal owner. This means that a person can file a complaint outside of the criminal legal system. The amendment states, “plaintiff shall include any person even if the person does not have any legal interest or possessory rights in an animal.” Of additional and grave concern is the fact that the amendment allows the plaintiff unrestricted access to the owner’s home and property. It also allows for the plaintiff to seize the animals and require the owner to post bond and pay board. If the animal owner cannot pay board or post the bond, then the ownership of the animal is transferred to the plaintiff. Of most concern is that the amendment allows for all of this to happen to an animal owner solely based on a complaint from a plaintiff and without any hearing to establish guilt. In short, this would be state-sanctioned extortion and thievery of animals. Link to article by Nancy Halpern, DVM about the proposed Amendment to Oregon's Animal Cruelty Statute: https://animallaw.foxrothschild.com/2018/12/08/a-proposed-amendment-to-oregons-animal-cruelty-statute-may-permit-anyone-to-file-a-against-the-animals-owner/?fbclid=IwAR3W0nOyX-m3nVtGDAl9CwbWA-LK3adgGTMkY8iaFDC0Rjpj1Exzg7AZAxI Habeas Corpus is For Humans, Not Animals In December 2018, an elephant at the Bronx Zoo in New York has recently made the headlines after the animal rights group Nonhuman Rights Project filed court documents to encourage a judge to award habeas corpus to an animal. This is an unprecedented and alarming event. No non-human animal has ever received habeas corpus. The ability for an animal to have habeas corpus would imply that they are persons and can participate in a social contract. However, animals are unable to be held legally liable for their actions. Even if an animal, such as a chimpanzee, has some human-like traits, that does not make the animal a person. Habeas corpus for animals brings rise to a number of questions: If an animal were to be awarded habeas corpus, where would the line be drawn for future cases? What is to stop animal rights extremists from litigating further? Make no mistake, further litigation is the plan and the result would be devastating to animals. It would cause the closing of every educational zoo, and every laboratory conducting lifesaving research that benefits both animals and humans. It would certainly impact our precious food system and even owning a pet will become a thing of the past. Habeas corpus is a common law civil right, it was written for and by people. Taking the law out of context to make it fit into the animal world reduces the significance of our human civil rights. Habeas corpus was written into our Constitution by our forefathers to protect human beings. Article - Habeas Corpus is for Humans, Not for Animals: https://protecttheharvest.com/news/habeas-corpus-humans-not-animals/ Comments Thomas F every law enforcement authority because they break into people's homes and businesses to do PeTA's dirty work. And a rancher who had done no wrong having to take a plea deal. Blame the prosecutors and law enforcement for that, too, because they had the power to prevent that from happening, and they sold humanity out. https://www.facebook.com/ProtectTheHarvest/photos/a.179760862130894/2315818085191817/?type=3&theater Hide or report this

you just said he runs outside, then runs back? so why not shut the door before he gets back? think JRG's idea sounds heaps safer than what you are doing . if still nervous, go with the divided crate idea to be doubly sure, all you need is to be able add a slide door.... either a side or top one, works either version. unreal as it sounds we had a rabbit, english import that was so savage that is exactly what had to be done.. double cage with lift up sliding door so he could be shut in one side to clean and put food or whatever in the other side, then pull out the slider and put it back when he went into the other... ditto for matings, but the doe in one side, take out the slider and replace it when he followed your hand to attack it when you wanted to remove the doe again..... he sired great stock. none with his rotten behaviour or he would have been into the pot. no idea why he was like it but you wouldnt believe the damage a rabbit can do with those teeth until you saw it and he could jump over 3 feet to sink em in and he was only a tiny Netherland Dwarf.

from what I have seen breathing issues is the norm now for frenchies, my nieces dog is 3 and now its either remove most of his pallete or he is not going to survive the coming summer......... a friends family has bred them for decades and lost one before they could get home when the day turned hotter than expected. air conditioning or trouble, my nieces has trouble overheating just going outside to toilet on a hot day now

puppy farms are not unchecked, they are licensed, they have to have up to date records they not only are businesses, they are compliant to the regulations AND they are licenced and policed as are the registered breeders... be interesting to have the stats on how many puppy farms ARE registered and how many they breed to compare with the figures so we can see a true figure of what is coming from where... the only breakdown ive found was the ankc one...... pity the other stats are not included too I suspect although they would be churning out far more than the ankc people, especially since they are not attacked for elimination if they breed ten or more litters...... would be interesting to know the figures so we really have a clue of actual churn-out rate of the unknown, un traceable, unvaccinated, unchipp's ?

except there is a massive assumption going on, actually has been going on for decades. That the hundreds of thousands of puppies bred can be traced to unscrupulous breeders and or puppy farms. when the real elephant in the room that can never be traced are the hundreds of thousands, nay millions australia wide who have their pet and breed a litter or litters......totally under the radar As Ivor Slezacheck once said to me as people were coming into his surgery with parvo affected dogs and puppies after a week of strong winds from the east.... "I can guarantee when the winds are blowing from the east I will be getting anything from three to a dozen a day infected dogs and puppies, because Mt Druitt is the largest vector of unvaccinated dogs in the sydney basin."... Yes his surgery was on the western side... ... now after high winds if you have a litter or puppy to vaccinate its a good idea to first ring the intended vet to see if infected dogs are at the surgery to avoid turning up with your uninfected puppy or puppies... you can get rid of the registered traceable breeders, you can get rid of the registered traceable puppy farms... but you will never get rid of the real problem... the hundreds of thousands of untraceable one or a dozen untraceable litter owners and breeders and they are where the vast majority are actually coming from... Ive driven though where Ivor was talking,,,, they are everywhere,,, all breeds, all kinds many running the streets in packs just as they once did in the 1960's You will find the same in every town and city of this land, the dont care a shit about the law neighbourhoods.... nothing is going to penetrate there they neither vaccinate or chip any pet and how long has it been law now? over 20 years I believe doubt it? just look at the stats for unchipped and more than likely never vaccinated dogs and cats entering the pound system.... they sure didnt come from any registered breeder or puppy farm,,, they obey the law, believe it or not no matter how many laws you demand and have passed, they totally miss the gnats because they are too tiny to be caught in the net