The Three Wise Monkeys

I've been posting dog legislation updates on my facebook page. Most of my 500 plus "friends" do not comment or click "like". The precious few who do are the same crowd who are already aware, savvy and heavily involved in the fight. Just post a cute puppy picture, however, and you'll soon have 40 or 50 people clicking that "like " button.

"I don't understand why more people aren't upset about all the new dog legislation" I began at a family gathering. My sister, who owns three pet dogs, observed, "Well, maybe they are pet owners and think it just won't affect them".

There's always a rationalization for sticking one's head in the sand. That's the easy way out, pretending that you will be unaffected by the current aggressive campaigns by the animal rights groups. But this particular rationalization makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Whenever there is a campaign launched to eliminate the rights of one segment of society, it will always filter down to affect everyone else, eventually.

The result of such apathy is a truly frightening prospect. 

It's open season on animal breeders, and that affects everyone! If the current legislative trend continues, we'll soon live in a world in which animal ownership is so cost-prohibitive and so heavily regulated that 99% of us will not be able to own animals!  Someone looking for a pet puppy might begin to notice when there are no more purebred dogs available five or ten years down the road. Heck, it won't just be purebred puppies who will be unobtainable, but ANY puppies!

Yes, the trends in legislation will affect every single person in our nation! Do you EAT? Costs of agriculture will rise dramatically, meaning FOOD prices will explode.


Closing your eyes won't make these issues disappear. The animal rights groups are welll-funded and highly motivated to advancing their agenda. While your eyes are closed, they will be hard at work chipping away at your animal ownership rights. When the day arrives where you have to pay hundreds of dollars for a "rescued" dog, bred in a third world country expressly for export to the US market, think maybe THEN it might affect you?

But by then, it will be TOO LATE to reverse the tide.

Will people be able to breed or obtain a puppy in the very near future if the present onslaught of anti-dog legislation continues? Most importantly, DO YOU CARE?

If you do care, please speak up! Speak up on comment sections of news articles. Write notes to your legislators. Speak to others about the threats to our rights. Support others who are active. Contact your state dog federation and volunteer your services to help raise awareness. 

Or don't. The choice is yours.

The future is in your hands.