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Animals C.L.U.B.- Freedom Evidence for Proper ‘Tethering’ of Dogs Being OK!

It seems that the conventional wisdom among conscientious dog pet owners is that keeping dogs on chains is cruel and abusive. This attitude probably stems in a large sense from the tendency to humanize dogs. People are not chained; therefore, dogs should not be chained. We will make a case here that generally keeping dogs on chains, given that they get proper daily exercise off the chain, is not only reasonable but actually better for at least working dogs.

As appealing as the idea of equating humans and dogs is, we need to recognize the undisputable scientific fact that we are two different species with different needs, perspectives and patterns of behavior. Dogs are basically a product of instincts, developed from the days when the dog was a wild predator, and patterns of behavior, installed mostly in their youth by environment through repetition; not greatly different from humans except that humans have greater ability to change in later life. Dogs as adults are happiest if their life involves consistency, regularity and as little change as possible, not to mention the obvious requirement of fulfillment of their basic needs (food, exercise, companionship and sex). Therefore, to be kept on a chain along with consistency and satisfaction of their basic needs is as acceptable to a dog’s psychic as living freely in a small enclosure.

Furthermore, there are a number of advantages to both humans and dogs in a kennel with tethering as opposed to runs. These include the following:

(1) Dogs on tethers get more and better exercise. A 6-foot tether offers a dog about 113 square feet of living space; a 7-foot tether offers 154 square feet. Contrast this to a 5 x 20-foot run offering 100 square feet, or if two dogs are in it, only 50 square feet per dog. More importantly, dogs on a tether can move (run) continuously forever, albeit in a circle. Dogs in a run are limited to the length of the run, usually not long enough to even allow the dog to break into a lope. The end result of a tethered dog is a dog where the body is physically developed uniformly; muscles in both the front and rear get exercised. A dog in a run develops strong rear leg jumping muscles from jumping against the fence at the ends of the run, and his front end essentially withers away from lack of use.

(2) Dogs on tethers get more and better people socialization. People are more likely to move among and touch dogs in a tethered set-up simply because it is easy to do. They can easily move in and out of each dog’s area, smother some dogs with attention, and make just a peripheral contact with others. People are discouraged from entering runs with free dogs because gates have to be manipulated and special attention has to be paid to keep dogs from escaping, and this has to be done repeatedly with every dog or two. Thus, a kenneled dog’s extra human contact often just consists of a lot of finger tips sticking through chain link squares, compared to the tethered dogs getting a complete person.

(3) Kennel clean-up is easier when gates and escaping dogs aren’t present.

(4) Dogs socialize better with each other and their environment in general when there are not partitions (fences) between them.

(5) Dogs get better rest when they learn that no other dog can get into their space. In a run with a companion, or even without a companion but with a dog in an adjacent run, a dog instinctually never lets the thought of the other dog out of his brain. In a tethered set-up dogs seem to quickly recognize that no other dog can get into their circle and that there they are totally safe. Furthermore, dogs learn over a period of time to respect their companions’ areas. When dogs are released to the exercise area, they are quite careful about moving only between or on the fringe of the remaining dogs’ areas. Should a dog accidentally get loose, immediately everyone else roars their disapproval, so all dogs, sleeping or otherwise, are forewarned of a possible intruder which increases their feelings of security over time.

(6) Dogs on a tether develop dexterity and agility regarding moving around a line. This is very helpful for sled dogs, whose work involves just such abilities.

Although a tethering kennel set-up is good in itself, I strongly believe that it should be accompanied with a regular free running exercise routine. Compatible groups of dogs should be turned loose at least once a day to run free in a pen of enough size to allow the dogs to really stretch out at a full gallop without fear of crashing into a fence. I recommend at least 1 acre, and a release time of anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours. Of course, free exercise can be reduced or even eliminated on days when a dog is worked. It is interesting that tethered dogs released to exercise, really do exercise. Kenneled dogs so-released often tend to not do much running, but just lay-around like they are still in a run.

The tethered kennel set-up that I have described here has a lot in common with the life of a predator in the wild, presumably the basis for a dog’s basic instincts. First, there is the stalking, then the wild chase and kill, followed by food gorging. Finally, there is a long (20 hours) rest. Then the process is repeated. Liken this to the tethered set-up with a daily free exercise period.

Dean A. Ayers
Director, Animals C.L.U.B.- Freedom National Organization
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”

Dean A. Ayers is a prior United States Air Force Special Agent for the AFOSI. His duties included that of law enforcement specialist, criminal, fraud, and counter-intelligence. He was assigned to felony crimes in federal government, fraud, waste and abuse investigations of the military branches of service, and counter-intelligence in overseas locations. Dean was also a former Texas State Commissioned Alamo State Park Armed Ranger.

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Dog ordinance ‘number limits’ are not logical or valid

Dog ‘number limit’ ordinances lead to a decrease in pet license taxes collected from non-reporting owners over the pet limits. The ‘number limit’ laws are counterproductive.

MILLS COUNTY, Iowa, 7 July 09 (NationalDogPress.com) –

Dogs and dog owners face more discrimination than ever before in American society. While local, city, county, state, and federal entities pay lip service to the dog as man’s best friend by passing tyranny dog limiting ordinances and laws, We the People as a whole community allow fear and politics to determine the parameters of dog ownership based upon emotions not logic and common sense in law making.

We the People, spend hundreds of millions of dollars on premium foods, veterinary care, toys, kennels, pet sitters, training classes, and more even while limiting the number and type of dogs an owner can house. We use dogs to aid in catching criminals, search for victims of crimes and natural disasters, help handicapped humans, and provide emotional support even while barring dogs from communities if they exceed a certain weight, certain breed to be banned, or limits to the number of dogs allowed in a home even if they are properly cared for and loved as family.

The disadvantages of dog number limits in homes are:

Dog owners in some communities face a limit on the number of pets they can own, but these limits, too, are counterproductive.

Laws that criminalize pet ownership based on numbers alone have been declared unconstitutional in some states because they do not address the need to control nuisances or provide for the health and safety of residents.

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, the state’s highest court, has declared such a law unconstitutional in that state, citing a precedent in Kadash v City of Williamsport:

“What is not an infringement upon public safety and is not a nuisance cannot be made one by legislative fiat and then prohibited….

“Even legitimate legislative goals cannot be pursued by means which stifle fundamental personal liberty when the goals can otherwise be more reasonably achieved.”

A dog or pet limit ordinance is difficult to enforce without increased presence of animal control or police agencies and often leads to a decrease in pet licensing to prevent cross-referencing of license records. If the law is enforced only upon complaint, it becomes just another law for people to circumvent and further erodes confidence in legislative bodies.

Numbers have no relationship to nuisances. A person with one dog that runs loose or barks all night is a greater nuisance than a person with a dozen dogs that are quiet, clean, and kept at home.

Limiting people to four dogs (or fewer) puts an unreasonable strain on people who raise show dogs, compete in performance trials, participate in canine rescue operations, foster dogs for service dog organizations, etc. and can lead to those responsible dog owners leaving the community.

A number limit causes dog deaths by forcing people to give up dogs they own, thus causing crowding in local shelters; denying people the opportunity to buy an additional dog from a shelter or a rescue; and adversely impacting rescue groups and foster homes that help find new homes for dogs whose owners cannot keep them.

Alternatives to number limits are:

Passage and enforcement of strict nuisance laws.
Use of an arbitrator to mediate neighborhood disputes about animals.
Use of alternative sentencing such as community service at the county animal shelter or attendance at a full obedience training course for those who violate nuisance ordinances.
Periodic programs or mailings about responsible dog ownership or city sponsorship of a Canine Good Citizen test to encourage residents to be responsible dog owners.

Animal laws are not always a result of state and federal battles. Squabbles between neighbors often erupt over animals, squabbles that often spill over into law enforcement or animal control filed complaints to local governments.

As an emotional result the local government greases the squeaky wheel complaints by citizens with even more stricter ordinances or other tacked on to the zoning code or the criminal codes to existing animal ordinances.

Dog limit ordinances are often passed out of frustration, with little consideration for the consequences or valid and factual basis to make any “positive or constructive” benefit to the community dog complaints, other than a government official “feel good” action giving We the People even more tyranny in our local animal control ordinances.

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FIREWORKS AND PETS DON’T MIX - SAFETY TIPS
• Never use fireworks near or around your pets;

• Avoid taking pets to fireworks displays;

• Keep pets indoors at home in a sheltered, quiet area. Some animals become destructive when frightened. Remove any items that pets can destroy or that could be harmful if chewed. Leave the television or radio on if you leave home;

• If your pet is distressed by loud noises like thunder, talk to your veterinarian before July 4th about ways to alleviate any fears or problems that may arise during fireworks displays;

• Never leave pets outside unattended — even in a fenced yard or on a chain. When they’re scared, pets who normally wouldn’t leave the yard may escape and become lost; others could get tangled in their chain;

• Make sure your pets are wearing their identification tags. That way they can be returned if they escape and become lost. Animals found running loose should be taken to a local animal shelter so they can reunited with their owners;

• Never leave your pets in the car. In just a few short minutes, pets can suffer serious health effects — or even die — from breathing the hot air inside a car. And partially opened windows do not provide enough air and could give thieves an opportunity to steal your pets.

• Never leave alcoholic drinks unattended where pets can reach them. Alcoholic beverages can poison pets. If ingested, the animal could become intoxicated and weak, severely depressed, or go into a coma. Death from respiratory failure is also possible in severe cases;

• Do not apply sunscreen or insect repellent products to your pet that are not specifically labeled for use on animals. Ingestion of sunscreen can result in drooling, vomiting, diarrhea, excessive thirst, and lethargy. Misuse of insect repellent that contains DEET can also lead to neurological problems in pets;

• Keep matches and lighter fluid out of pets reach. Some matches contain chlorates, which could damage blood cells and result in difficulty breathing — or kidney disease in severe cases. Lighter fluid can irritate a pet’s skin, and if ingested, can produce gastrointestinal irritation and central nervous system depression. If lighter fluid is inhaled, aspiration pneumonia and breathing problems could develop;

• Keep your pets on their normal diet. Any change, even for one meal, can give pets severe indigestion and diarrhea. This is especially true with older animals, which have more delicate digestive systems and nutritional requirements. And remember, onions, chocolate, coffee, avocado, grapes, raisins, salt and yeast dough are potentially toxic to pets;

• Never put glow jewelry on pets or let them play with these items. While the luminescent substance is not highly toxic, excessive drooling and gastrointestinal irritation could still result from ingestions. And intestinal blockage could occur from swallowing large pieces of the plastic containers;

• Keep citronella candles, insect coils, and oil products out of pets reach. Ingestion of these products can cause stomach irritation or central nervous system depression. If inhaled, the oils could cause aspiration pneumonia in pets.

• While exposure to lit fireworks can potentially result in severe burns and/or trauma to the face and paws of curious pets, even unused fireworks can pose a danger. Many types contain potentially toxic substances, including potassium nitrate, arsenic and other heavy metals.

• Pet owners who suspect their animals have ingested a poisonous substance can contact the Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435. A $60 consultation fee with them may apply.

Dean A. Ayers
Director, Animals C.L.U.B.- Freedom National Organization
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”

Dean A. Ayers is a prior United States Air Force Special Agent for the AFOSI. His duties included that of law enforcement specialist, criminal, fraud, and counter-intelligence. He was assigned to felony crimes in federal government, fraud, waste and abuse investigations of the military branches of service, and counter-intelligence in overseas locations. Dean was also a former Texas State Commissioned Alamo State Park Armed Ranger.

Dean is currently Director, Animals C.L.U.B.- Freedom National Organization and Dean is also a Lead Investigative Reporter for the NationalDogPress.com Headline News ©, and DogPress.org news press services.

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H3N8 Fatal Canine Flu ‘ALERT’ for All Dog Owners in All States

Dogs have no natural immunity to the virus, virtually every animal exposed will be infected.

United States, July 2, 2009 (NationalDogPress.com) –

This is a reemerging pathogen in 2009 of a potentially dangerous canine flu called H3N8, and there is very little information to make predictions about it’s potential spread through the USA at this time. And it appears that the fatality rate is between 1 and 10 percent.

This deadly H3N8 canine flu has been making family domestic dogs and also racing greyhounds ill in the USA. It is known by experts to have jumped from horses in a “very rare event,” say scientists.

Dogs have no natural immunity to the virus, and virtually every animal exposed will be infected. About 80 percent of dogs that are infected with the virus will develop some symptoms, the symptoms are often mistaken for “kennel cough,” a common canine illness that is caused by the bordetella bronchiseptica bacteria.

Both diseases can cause coughing and gagging for up to three weeks, but dogs with canine flu may have fevers as high as 106 degrees and runny noses. A few will develop pneumonia, which is sometimes fatal. Antibiotics and fluid cut the pneumonia fatality rate. The virus is an H3N8 flu closely related to an equine flu strain. It is not related to a typical human flu or to the H5N1 avian flu.

Experts said there are no known cases of the canine flu infecting humans. The risk of that is low. Local veterinary health experts agree.

Still, the reaction for canine’s getting this flu can be acute.

But with the human flu season and fears about the recent pandemic human flu scares in the media there is much confusion among some dog-owners who have heard of this canine flu disease.

Just because there is currently a lack of the H3N8 canine flu cases in your city, county and state areas, is no reason for dog people to overreact, or under react to visible symptoms of a dog coughing. It also means dog owners and vets should be aware its out there in the USA, and could strike any area of the USA at any time in the near future.

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Director, Animals C.L.U.B.- Freedom National Organization
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”

Dean A. Ayers is a prior United States Air Force Special Agent for the AFOSI. His duties included that of law enforcement specialist, criminal, fraud, and counter-intelligence. He was assigned to felony crimes in federal government, fraud, waste and abuse investigations of the military branches of service, and counter-intelligence in overseas locations. Dean was also a former Texas State Commissioned Alamo State Park Armed Ranger.

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Ohio Town May Define
Every Dog As ‘Vicious’

HSUS ‘Pit Bull’ Scare Tactic Being Used Nationwide

by JOHN YATES
American sporting Dog Alliance

http://www.americansportingdogalliance.org

asda@csonline.net

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AVON LAKE, OH – The sky is not falling in this tranquil suburban town on the outskirts of Cleveland, but local animal rights activists are trying to convince the Avon Lake Municipal Council that a tough ordinance is needed to control “vicious dogs.”

What’s happening in Avon Lake this week also is happening now in dozens of communities across America. Thus, we urge dog owners everywhere to read this report and be aware that what’s happening in Avon Lake may – and probably will – happen to you someday.

In the Avon Lake draft ordinance, all dogs are by definition declared “vicious,” simply for acting like dogs. Normal and even desirable canine behavior would entrap a dog of any breed under this doomsday category. Even chasing a chipmunk or barking at a stranger would cause a dog to be declared vicious, under the terms of the latest draft ordinance.

The entrapping language is very deliberate, and reflects one of the current tactics being exploited by radical animal rights groups, such as the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).

HSUS has nothing to do with local humane societies, despite its misleading name. Instead, HSUS is the political arm of animal rights extremist groups. It seeks the gradual elimination of all animal ownership in America, which it sees as exploitation and slavery.

Relying on an emotional campaign and the fear of “pit bulls” that has been carefully cultivated in the media, HSUS supporters are advancing so-called dangerous dog ordinances in many towns, cities, counties and states all across America. HSUS has been very successful at painting a picture of dog owners that is associated with criminal dog fighting rings, the drug and gang underworld, barbaric ethnic traditions, and mauled children.

Facts are not the friend of HSUS, which relies only on emotion in swaying the media and public. The facts show a 200-percent reduction in reported dog bite incidents over the past 20 years, but HSUS does not want you to know this. The facts show that dog bites do not even rank in the top 20 causes of injury or death to children, and HSUS doesn’t want you to know that, either. Nor to they want you to think too hard about a very simple truth: probably 99-percent of all Americans have never even seen a dog fight or even heard of one where they live, and have never seen a drug gang on its home turf.

The HSUS tactic, however, is to exploit emotion and fear to make people feel threatened by a problem that simply doesn’t exist. It’s a canine version of the swine flu pandemic scare, which has millions of people living in terror of a disease that has actually killed fewer people than the average January head cold.

Avon Lake is a portrait of the American Dream. Its streets are lined with trees, and its parks provide islands of tranquility in every neighborhood. In a town of 18,145, the median family income is comfortably middle class at just under $100,000, and its 33 police officers assure that it is one of the safest small towns in America.

It is not a place to find drug gangs, dog fighting rings or large numbers of “pit bulls.” It is heartland America at its best. The town has a dog warden, too, and any problems with pets are promptly addressed, residents tell us.

The sky is not falling in Avon Lake.

Some animal rights activists in Avon Lake would like to ban the so-called “pit bull” breeds from the town, but this has been declared unconstitutional in Ohio and other states. The only permissible dangerous dog laws are based on the actual behavior of a dog, not on its ancestry or appearance.

Moreover, there is no such thing as a “pit bull.” It is a slang term that encompasses several recognized breeds of terriers, as well as various crosses with other breeds that resemble bull breed ancestry. “Pit bull” bans simply cannot adequately define the reality that some dogs are 50-percent bull breed and 50-percent of a different breed, others are only 25-percent bull, and still others only a tiny percentage. But they all might “look” like someone’s idea of a “pit bull.”

In fact, some dogs look the part even though they have no bull breed ancestry at all: Cross a Boston terrier and a Chihuahua, or a pointer and a pug, and the results would look like a “pit bull” to anyone.

Dogs of the bull breeds are popular in America, although they represent far less than 10-percent of the total population of dogs and dog owners. Their owners say they are very loyal and affectionate, and appropriately protective of their families. No evidence exists to suggest that a disproportionate share of bad behavior exists in these breeds, despite HSUS emotional propaganda.

HSUS and its adherents want to sentence bull breeds to death by turning the law into a kangaroo court: No evidence is required, and the jury is always out to lunch.

To get around the unconstitutional nature of breed bans, the Avon Lake ordinance attempts to define a vicious dog by behavior. Unfortunately, the definition is so brad that every dog in America falls under its net.

The draft ordinance defines a vicious dogs as any dog that has “approached in either a menacing fashion or an apparent attitude of attack, or has attempted to bite or endanger any person, cat, other dog, or animal (domestic or non-domestic).”

Under that definition, a dog could be declared vicious if it:

Chases a chipmunk or squirrel.

Points a robin.

Barks at a burglar breaking through a window.

Acts threatened if a stranger approaches its kennel.

Defends its owner from physical attack by a mugger or rapist.

Chases the neighbor’s cat out of the flower garden.

Defends itself when attacked by a stray dog.

Or hunts rabbits legally with its owner.

In other words, all normal and much desirable canine behavior would be defined as viciousness.

Nuts!

Get real!

Moreover, this kind of definition is certain to provoke situations that result in innocent dogs being declared vicious. If two neighbors are having a squabble, for example, it would be tempting for some people to taunt and tease their adversary’s dog into showing aggressive behavior. Yelling at the mildest mannered dog, or throwing stones at it, could prompt behavior that may appear aggressive, even though it really is in self-defense. Other people simply may be irrationally afraid of all dogs, and misinterpret normal barking.

On a more sinister note, animal rights fanatics also could taunt and tease dogs, and then call the animal warden to “prove” that the dog is vicious. Once again, the dog actually would be reacting only in self-defense against someone who has been threatening. This vicious tactic already is being used in some places, and many good and beloved dogs have been unfairly and unjustly euthanized.

The real viciousness in Avon Lake comes from the animal rights fanatics who are trying to deceive Municipal Council into targeting all dogs. The HSUS strategy is to paint dogs and dog owners as threats to public safety that must be eliminated through stigmatization and by imposing scary liabilities and penalties that are irrational and unjust. The proposed Avon Lake ordinance does exactly that.

If a dog is declared “vicious,” the ordinance would require the owner to place a sign in his or her yard stating that a vicious dog lives there, muzzle the dog in public, purchase insurance, fence the yard to a height of five feet and have two more feet of fencing buried underground.

Because the dog chased a chipmunk!

The American Sporting Dog Alliance is very concerned about this ordinance’s impact on every dog owner and all breeds of dogs. However, we are especially concerned about its impact on hunting dogs and their owners. Hunting dogs are specifically bred to pursue wild animals and birds. That is what hunting is all about, and making these traits illegal is in opposition to the tradition of hunting in Ohio and every American state.

This proposed ordinance is both hostile to hunters and deeply offensive. In reality, it is a thinly veiled legal attack on hunting and hunters.

We also remember too well that recent failed federal legislation singled out “hunting dogs” for especially intense regulation and enforcement. Thus, ALL breed-specific legislation concerns us deeply, because it sets a dangerous precedent.

It must be emphasized that Ohio already has tough laws governing dangerous dogs, and that any local ordinances are completely unneeded and redundant. Local police officers and dog wardens already can enforce the state law. Here is a link to the actual state law: http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/955.22 .

The American Sporting Dog Alliance is asking Avon Lake and Ohio dog owners to do several things to help the people in Avon Lake to stop this ordinance:

Please contact Municipal Council and express reasoned and polite opposition to this ordinance. Contact information for individual council members has been removed from the city website, but a general email address is mailto:contactus@avonlake.org?subject=Contact%20Us%20Avon%20Lake.org .
Please write a letter of thank you to Councilwoman Jennifer Fenderbosch, who has been very helpful to dog owners. She is opposed to this ordinance. Her email is jfenderbosch@avonlake.org .
Because the meeting is only two days away, please contact everyone you know in Avon Lake and inform them of this situation. Ask them to get involved. It also is vital to contact members of sportsmen’s clubs in Avon Lake.
If you can help, please contact Jean Keating of The Ohio Coalition of Dog Advocates, which is helping local residents in Avon Lake. Her email is amstafflover3@yahoo.com .
And, if possible, attend Thursday’s meeting of the Avon Lake Safety Committee to support local dog owners and voice opposition to this proposed ordinance. The meeting is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. at Municipal Council Chambers, but there have been requests to make it later.

In addition, we urge all dog owners in America to be very vigilant about what’s happening in their own communities. This could happen to you, too!

The American Sporting Dog Alliance represents owners, breeders and professionals who work with breeds of dogs that are used for hunting. We also welcome people who work with other breeds, as legislative issues affect all of us. We are a grassroots movement working to protect the rights of dog owners, and to assure that the traditional relationships between dogs and humans maintains its rightful place in American society and life. The American Sporting Dog Alliance also needs your help so that we can continue to work to protect the rights of dog owners. Your membership, participation and support are truly essential to the success of our mission. We are funded solely by your donations in order to maintain strict independence.

Please visit us on the web at http://www.americansportingdogalliance.org . Our email is asda@csonline.net .

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HSUS, Animal Rights, and Animal Law School Joint Ventures

(MeatingPlace) — 16 Jun 09

A dog represented by an attorney in court may sound like a joke, but it’s not funny. It seems that animal rights law is rapidly growing in US law schools. According to the Lewis & Clark School of Law in Oregon,” animal law is a developing area of law encompassing any and all legal matters relating to animals, much in the same way that Environmental Law encompasses a broad range of issues.” Now, I’m not at all sure I know what that means, but I am sure that I need to learn more.

George Washington University Law School and the Humane Society of the United States, HSUS, have a joint venture, the Animal Law Litigation Project, which is intended to “improve enforcement of animal protection laws.” According to the Wall Street Journal, Bob Barker of The Price is Right Fame has donated millions to various law schools to establish animal law programs. Some of the schools benefiting from his generosity include Harvard, Columbia, Georgetown, Duke, Northwestern, Stanford and UCLA.

I suspect that the upsurge in law schools offering course in this area is because there is a need for clarification of issues such as “cruelty”. Like pornography, the definition is obvious from more than one point of view. I wonder when the ACLU will get on this bandwagon. And, in case you think this is a fringe movement, prestigious schools like Harvard Law, Duke, University of Virginia and Stanford are offering courses.

Those of us in animal agriculture need to pay attention. The law should be above emotion, however, my fear is that like virtually everything else surrounding animal welfare, the law too will become tainted with emotion.

Dean A. Ayers
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”

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Dean A. Ayers is a prior United States Air Force Special Agent for the AFOSI. His duties included that of law enforcement specialist, criminal, fraud, and counter-intelligence. He was assigned to felony crimes in federal government, fraud, waste and abuse investigations of the military branches of service, and counter-intelligence in overseas locations. Dean was also a former Texas State Commissioned Alamo State Park Armed Ranger.

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HSUS, Animal Rights, and Animal Law School Joint Ventures

(MeatingPlace) — 16 Jun 09

A dog represented by an attorney in court may sound like a joke, but it’s not funny. It seems that animal rights law is rapidly growing in US law schools. According to the Lewis & Clark School of Law in Oregon,” animal law is a developing area of law encompassing any and all legal matters relating to animals, much in the same way that Environmental Law encompasses a broad range of issues.” Now, I’m not at all sure I know what that means, but I am sure that I need to learn more.

George Washington University Law School and the Humane Society of the United States, HSUS, have a joint venture, the Animal Law Litigation Project, which is intended to “improve enforcement of animal protection laws.” According to the Wall Street Journal, Bob Barker of The Price is Right Fame has donated millions to various law schools to establish animal law programs. Some of the schools benefiting from his generosity include Harvard, Columbia, Georgetown, Duke, Northwestern, Stanford and UCLA.

I suspect that the upsurge in law schools offering course in this area is because there is a need for clarification of issues such as “cruelty”. Like pornography, the definition is obvious from more than one point of view. I wonder when the ACLU will get on this bandwagon. And, in case you think this is a fringe movement, prestigious schools like Harvard Law, Duke, University of Virginia and Stanford are offering courses.

Those of us in animal agriculture need to pay attention. The law should be above emotion, however, my fear is that like virtually everything else surrounding animal welfare, the law too will become tainted with emotion.

Dean A. Ayers
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Noose Set To Tighten On
Los Angeles Purebred Dogs

AKC Disqualification Shows Entire Nation The Danger of
Compromise, Apathy Or Agreeing To Biased Task Forces

by MARGO MILDE AND JOHN YATES
American sporting Dog Alliance

http://www.americansportingdogalliance.org

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This report is archived at http://eaglerock814.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=44

LOS ANGELES, CA – It will be next to impossible to own a sexually intact registered dog or cat within the City of Los Angeles, if City Council approves a series of recommendations by the Spay/Neuter Advisory Committee in a March 30, 2009, report. These recommendations have been sent to Los Angeles City Council and to Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa in final form, the American Sporting Dog Alliance has documented. Action on the recommendations could happen at any time.

It already is illegal in Los Angeles to possess a sexually intact dog that is registered with the Field Dog Stud Book (FDSB), and the committee’s recommendations would cancel out current exemptions for approved show, field trial, performance and breeding dogs registered with the American Kennel Club (AKC), and also rare breed and smaller registries. The recommendations also may affect dogs registered with the United Kennel Club (UKC), and cats registered with the three top feline registries. Beginning this year, the ordinance has required all dogs and cats that did not qualify for an intact exemption to be spayed or neutered at the medically unsafe age of four months.

Now, however, it is clear that even these few exemptions are intended to be phased out, if recommendations from the committee are approved by the City Council. The committee’s recommendations also contain a series of “Catch 22’s” that would make it virtually impossible for the owner of an intact dog to maintain an exemption for competition, field trials and shows, even if the registry itself maintains its exemption, documents show.

The unfolding situation in Los Angeles gives dramatic and clear proof that the ultimate goal of all animal rights-inspired legislation is a step toward the elimination of animal ownership in America. Each law, ordinance and regulation is merely the first step toward a tightening of the noose in this incremental approach to making America a nation without dogs, cats and other domesticated animals. Each step is designed to lead to another, until no more animals are left.

For dog owners, it means that any compromise with animal rights activists is illogical, unwise and totally illusory. Dog owners who agree to negotiate, participate on task forces or committees that are stacked against them, compromise, cut deals, remain apathetic, or fail to fight hard for their rights in the political arena, are slitting their own throats. The only alternative is to fight back courageously against all animal rights legislation, and refuse to quit, surrender or compromise.

That lesson applies equally to all Americans who own dogs or cats, and has immediate meaning to Illinois, which has set up a task force to study new dog laws, and Maine and Santa Barbara, CA, which are now in the process of having the results rammed down their throats by task forces that were designed to have strong animal rights biases.

The Los Angeles Committee also provides a clear lesson to dog owners about how task forces and committees can be taken over by nonresident animal rights extremists, who now are incorporating these committees into their nationwide strategy. The American Sporting Dog Alliance first uncovered this strategy in the City of Dallas, TX, which passed a repressive spay/neuter mandate last year based on the recommendations of a committee with official status that pointedly excluded anyone who was not an animal rights activist.

The Los Angeles Committee includes at least one person who does not live in the city: noted animal rights extremist Judie Mancuso of Laguna Beach, CA. Mancuso was a major force behind last year’s failed effort to enact statewide mandatory spay/neuter legislation, and is leading efforts for legislation this year. Mancuso also works on mandatory sterilization issues nationwide, and recently testified in Chicago, where she claimed that these ordinances do not affect the availability of purebred dogs. The Los Angeles proposals contradict and discredit Mancuso’s statements in Chicago and elsewhere, and show clearly that her real goal is to eliminate purebred dogs.

Here are the Los Angeles Spay/Neuter Committee report’s highlights pertaining to owning intact purebred dogs.

Almost all of America’s dog and cat registries would be removed from the list of approved registries, because they do not have official policies to protect the health and soundness of dogs eligible for registration and used in breeding programs, as would be required by the new recommendations.

We see this requirement as a “Catch 22” that is impossible to fulfill, because the science of canine genetics is in its infancy and does not allow many conditions to be predicted accurately (and thus prevented), and the Los Angeles ordinance is essentially requiring registries to be liable (including financially liable) for the results of matings over which they have no real control. Private breeders of high quality dogs also would object to a distant registry taking control of their breeding decisions, if for no other reason than the fact that registry officials would have no first-hand knowledge of the dogs involved, their progeny or their ancestors.

Dogs registered by the American Kennel Club (AKC), which is the nation’s largest registry, could not be kept sexually intact or bred in Los Angeles if these recommendations are adopted. This also would apply to dogs registered through the American Dog Breeders Association (American pit bull terriers), the Continental Kennel Club, the American Rare Breed Association, the Australian Shepherd Club of America and the Dog Registry of America, and possibly cats registered by the three major feline registries.

The status of UKC-registered dogs could not be determined from the report. The UKC already has an extensive list of breeding policies, but they are essentially recommendations to breeders and most are not mandatory. Nor is it known if the UKC would be willing to assume liability for the actions of breeders.

Field Dog Stud Book, which is America’s oldest registry and the premiere registry for pointers and setters bred for hunting and field trials, is not included in the current list of approved registries and also could not possibly meet the requirements of the committee report. It is currently illegal to own a sexually intact FDSB-registered dog, or breed it, in the City of Los Angeles.

To obtain a breeding permit, the report recommends requiring that a dog must be temperament tested, have Orthopedic Foundation of America certification for hip dysplasia, meet other unspecified “health requirements,” and have earned or be earning a title in competition through an approved registry (of which there would be none). We regard all of these as cynical “Catch 22s.”

Temperament testing would be done by the animal control agency, which lacks the expertise to evaluate dogs of most breeds and could not do a fair evaluation in the chaotic environment of an animal control facility. Thus, many good dogs would be set up to fail.

OFA hip certification cannot be obtained until a dog is two years old and the Los Angeles ordinance requires dogs to be spayed at age four months (long before they would be bred, entered in serious competition or could be certified by OFA), and animal control personnel do not have the knowledge or experience to evaluate genetic health problems or the ways to reduce or eliminate them.

The report also recommends that all dogs be entered into a show or competition at least annually to qualify for an exemption (the current requirement is one show every two years). However, this fails to account for the reality that many dogs are kept for evaluation for a year or two before they are entered in competition or sent to a professional trainer, an injury or illness can hold a dog out of competition for lengthy periods, and many outstanding champions are retired from competition early to use for breeding in order to pass on their outstanding genetics to future generations. These dogs would have to be sterilized, under the recommendation.

The current ordinance exempts a dog that is being trained for competition, or as a guide, service or military dog. However, the committee report recommends eliminating this exemption if the dog’s trainer is not an officially licensed business in the City of Los Angeles, as well as stating that dog trainers should meet certain unspecified “qualifications” to be licensed.

The dog world is not local. Many serious breeders are themselves highly competent and qualified trainers, and many send their dogs to trainers who are located in other parts of the state or nation. These trainers could not qualify for a Los Angeles business license for the simple reason that they do not live in the city (and possibly not even in the state), and the breeders could not qualify for a business license because they are hobbyists who are not in the business of training dogs for the public.

Moreover, no one in the animal control department is even remotely qualified to pass judgment on the ability or qualifications of a professional trainer.

It is doubtful if any professional trainers of field trial or hunting dogs live within the city, as there would not be enough suitable grounds nearby, and regulations and taxation would be prohibitive in an urban environment.

Requirements to maintain a sexually intact dog also would be tightened generally, including mandating spay/neuter for a second offense of leash laws or a second impoundment by animal control, shortening time limits for compliance, denying permits to dog owners to whom even one warning had been issued, and raising prices of intact and breeding permits (current permits cost $100 per animal per year, and allow the holder only one litter per year per each female animal for which a permit has been obtained).

The Los Angeles Committee report to City Council is contained in a 91-page (pdf file) report that can be viewed at http://www.laanimalservices.com/spayneuterlaw/committee/march09_rep.pdf . See pdf pages 68-through-74. Look for Recommendation Twelve. This report was located and researched by ASDA advisor and researcher Margo Milde of Glenview, IL.

The current ordinance can be viewed at http://www.clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2007/07-1212_ord_179615.pdf .

The American Sporting Dog Alliance urges all Los Angeles dog owners to oppose this report to City Council.

We also ask dog owners everywhere in America to learn from what is happening in Los Angeles and spurn the idea of task forces, negotiations with animal rights activists, or agreeing to compromises.

Failing to fight back courageously is the first step in participating in the destruction of the dogs that you love, and your own freedom and basic rights as an American.

We also challenge the purebred dog and cat registries themselves, but especially the American Kennel Club (AKC), the largest purebred dog registry in the United States, to vigorously oppose the Los Angeles committee’s recommendations. We also urge these registries to make adverse legislation involving any facet of dog and cat ownership and breeding their utmost priority. We especially ask the AKC to clearly communicate to its affiliated and member clubs the dangers of seeking purebred or show exemptions in any proposed legislation involving dog ownership or breeding, since, as these Los Angeles committee’s recommendations illustrate, such legal exemptions are only a sham, to be all too easily removed by the Animal Rights zealots who seek the extinction of all purebred breeds of dogs.

The American Sporting Dog Alliance represents owners, breeders and professionals who work with breeds of dogs that are used for hunting. We also welcome people who work with other breeds, as legislative issues affect all of us. We are a grassroots movement working to protect the rights of dog owners, and to assure that the traditional relationships between dogs and humans maintains its rightful place in American society and life. The American Sporting Dog Alliance also needs your help so that we can continue to work to protect the rights of dog owners. Your membership, participation and support are truly essential to the success of our mission. We are funded solely by your donations in order to maintain strict independence.

Please visit us on the web at http://www.americansportingdogalliance.org . Our email is asda@csonline.net .

PLEASE CROSS-POST AND FORWARD THIS REPORT TO YOUR FRIENDS

The American Sporting Dog Alliance
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American military to shoot “Any Dog” in a 100 yard radius of troops

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Nebraska - Iowa area, June 6
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A source of known reliability with “first hand” knowledge of this breaking news issue in the United States Army, who requested anonymity, advised this Investigative Reporter of the following:

A military commander in authority has informed American troops of the immediate change in orders regarding military troop locations threatened by Al-Qaeda terrorists and insurgent fighters. The information is that Al-Qaeda terrorists and insurgent fighters are now placing or planting IED bombs to kill American troops on dogs.

An IED is defined as an “Improvised Explosive Device”. Essentially a roadside bomb is mostly used by insurgents in Iraq.

ALLEGED NEW MILITARY ORDER GIVEN: The American military troops located in all terrorist threat areas where IED bombs are used (example Iraq and Afghanistan), are hereby ordered to “Shoot on Sight Any Dog” that comes into a 100 yard perimeter of any U.S. Military troop or individual. This order is issued as Al-Qaeda terrorists and insurgent fighters are now known to be planting IED bombs on dogs, in order to kill American troops.

As a result of this new order, there are going to be massive numbers of innocent dogs, being executed by American soldiers who have accidentally wandered into a 100 yard path of any American soldier. This investigative reporter opines this order will also prevent any American soldier from “being friends” with or assisting any dog in need, in overseas troop areas, ever again.

What a tragedy for both the American troops and all those innocent dogs that are going to be executed alike.

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Dean A. Ayers
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Dean A. Ayers is a prior United States Air Force Special Agent for the AFOSI. His duties included that of law enforcement specialist, criminal, fraud, and counter-intelligence. He was assigned to felony crimes in federal government, fraud, waste and abuse investigations of the military branches of service, and counter-intelligence in overseas locations. Dean was also a former Texas State Commissioned Alamo State Park Armed Ranger.

Dean is currently Director, Animals C.L.U.B.- Freedom National Organization and Dean is also a Lead Investigative Reporter for the NationalDogPress.com Headline News © and DogPress.org news press services.

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Promote ‘Citizen Dog Walkers’ as a community security resource

“A more effective neighborhood watch program with 4 legs.” ~ by Dean A. Ayers

Promote ‘Citizen Dog Walkers’ as a community security resource

GLENWOOD, Iowa, June 1 (NationalDogPress.com) –

- OFFICIAL NEWS RELEASE -

‘Citizen Dog Walkers’ and their dogs are the most reliable and inexpensive security resource in society.

Promote ‘Citizen Dog Walkers’ © as your community security resource against violent crime against people you know, love, or care about in your own community.

With their daily presence in our parks, dogs walking near our homes or in the vicinity of children playing on the streets, and even on our nature trails, ‘Citizen Dog Walkers’ and their dogs are the eyes and ears of the community, frequently the first to discover crimes, (even crimes in progress), against people, property, places, things, or even crimes involving other animals and are consistently a deterrent to any crime being committed.

We the People who own dogs of all breeds and mix of breeds, should be encouraging the presence of ‘Citizen Dog Walkers’ and their dogs rather than implementing public policies that restrict and prohibit them or their ownership and responsible family use and participation of them with all dog breeds.

A vulnerable human female being stalked as prey to a violent crime, or even a human male alone is more secure around a ‘Citizen Dog Walker’ with their dog, then with any other form of self protection device made. And it is a sure bet when a violent crime occurs against a person, without a dog being present, calling 911 is virtually, only a government sponsored ‘dial-a-prayer” after the assault has occurred.

Animals C.L.U.B.- Freedom National Organization is officially promoting our new National mission goal of the responsible use of “Citizen Dog Walkers” with their dogs to deter violent crime in your society and community nation-wide.

“A dog walked by a ‘Citizen Dog Walker’ makes a more effective neighborhood watch program with 4 legs.” ~ Quote by Dean A. Ayers

Promote ‘Citizen Dog Walkers’ © as a community security resource against violent crime against people.

This is an official Animals C.L.U.B.- Freedom National Organization community protection program and official news release. Cross posting and re-printing authorized as long as the total article with full links are intact.

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