Puppy Mills or Legitimate Farming? NY BILL PROPOSAL TO PROTECT PUPPY MILLERS

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Mary O'Connor-Shaver <mshaver_0462 wrote: Thu, 24 May 2007 18:44:11 -0700ARTICLE: NY Puppy Mills or Legitimate Farming? Dear Companion Pet Lovers ~ Please see below.... I was

contacted via our BanOhioDogAuctions.com website by a member who is working closely with this dedicated group. Attached was her group's poster to help stop S923 from passing (NY Senator George Winner, Jr. proposed this legislation in 2005 at the urging of the Yates County Farm Bureau). Her team also included a picture of Patsy (a puppy mill rescue who lost both her eyes) as part of their campaign, and included our website address along with both Senator Winner's and Assemblyman Jim Bacalles's phone numbers. If interested in sharing your concerns regarding the proposed legislation, below is the link to contact information for Senator Winner, Assemblyman Bacalles and federal officials for Yates County: http://www.yatescounty.org/upload/12/1948.pdf Thanks in advance for your kind consideration. Mary O'Connor-ShaverPet Consultant #462Cell: 614-271-8248Columbus Top Dogs (Shure Pets)http://www.columbustopdogs.comhttp://www.BanOhioDogAuctions.com There are 45 cats and dogs for every person born. Only 1 out of 10 dogs born ever get a home. Only 1 out of 12 cats born ever find a home. 800 dogs & cats are KILLED each HOUR in the U.S, because there are not enough homes for them. Opt to adopt. Don't buy from a pet store!I donate ALL profits from the sale of our premium products and accessories to local animal protection groups!P.S. You or someone you know has requested you be added to the Columbus Top Dogs email list. If you do not want to receive emails from columbustopdogs.com, please reply and put "remove from list" in subject. Thank you! -------[stopOhioPuppymills] a 13WHAM-TV || Rochester Story"Pat" <pcumberledgeThu, May 24, 2007 6:39 pm Two members of Puppymill Rescue (Cindy & ) were interviewed regarding the puppy mills in NY. George Winner, a NY Senator has never seen a puppy mill, he is not convinced they exist, he apparently is not familiar with back yard breeders and he feels that "puppy farming" is a legitimate agricultural pursuit. He also believes that puppies sold in pet

stores are healthy, well-bred, well raised dogs and he can not understand what the problem is. He has proposed a bill to protect puppy farming in NY. Please read the emails below, view the piece on puppy mills in NY and politely help educate Senator Winner. Also, Sean Carroll, the reporter, plans to do a follow up piece so an email in support of opposing mills to Mr. Carroll would also help publicize the plight of NY mill dogs. Thanks, Pat Thought you ladies would be interested in seeing this. Yates county is our mini Lancaster. If you ladies could write to Sean about this, would be great. W e would like to continue onward with this. We would like documentary done. Sean Carroll scarroll (AT) 13WHAM (DOT) com Our little Nicki is a star!!! Please feel free to forward onward. Also, you will notice that George Winner is an idiot. If you would like to send a letter to himas well it is Office George Winner Room 814 Legislative Office Bldg. Albany, NY 12247 THanks, ladies Cindy Here is the link to Senator Winner's web page: http://www.nyssenate53.com/contact_info.asp "Puppy Mills or Legitimate Farming?" on 13WHAM-TV || Rochester and thought you'd be interested in it too. Article Link: http://www.13wham. com/news/ local/story. aspx?content_ id=7fc1dd04- 613e-4c7e- a06f-59587586563 5 To see more stories please visit http://www.13wham. com This station will not store or use your email address in any

way. Patricia Breen www.petstorecruelty.org

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