cross posted from a dog list:
 
Nan and Early
 
Some may have seen this before, if not please consider the ramifications,
take action (if you see fit) and forward freely.
 
Patricia Last
Longshadow Farms
Versailles, KY'
 
URGENT!
 
A bill is scheduled for a hearing this Tuesday in the Florida State
Senate that will require Florida hobby breeders and rescues to be
licensed as pet dealers and open their homes to inspection.
 
Florida SB 674 requires any person who advertises the sale of a single
dog or cat to include their "pet dealer" license number in the ad.
 
Hobby breeders and rescuers will be forced to be inspected by the
Florida Department of Agriculture, or any group it chooses, before
obtaining a license.
 
If this passes, the right of Florida hobby breeders and rescues to
sell dogs and cats will end on July 1st, 2006.
 
The DPCA LobbyNow Tool will enable you to send a customized email to
every member of the Florida Senate Committee on Agriculture expressing
your opposition to SB 674.
 
Here is what you can do to help (it takes less than 2 minutes):
 
To access the tool, click  this link:
 
http://dpca.lobbynow.com/issues?Florida/SB674
 
Please do this now - it is  urgent.
 
Regards,
 
T. Dante DeAngelis
Florida Legislative  Director
Doberman Pinscher Club of America>>
 
AND
 
<< PERMISSION TO CROSSPOST ENCOURAGED
 
Florida Senate Bill 674 (Pet Dealer Licensing) is scheduled for a hearing
on Tuesday, March 21, 2006!  This bill would will require licensing and
inspection of anyone (including rescues) selling dogs or cats in Florida.
 
Please go to the Doberman Pinscher Club of America's LobbyNow tool to
send a customized e-mail to every member of the Florida Senate Committee
on Agriculture expressing your opposition to SB 674.
 
http://dpca.lobbynow.com/issues?Florida/SB674
 
EMAILS AND LETTERS ARE URGENTLY NEEDED TO SENATE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS NO LATER THAN MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2006!
 
It is imperative that you do not procrastinate - your hobby is at stake
in Florida!!!
 
Thanks for your  help!
 
Pat Hawk
President
Florida Animal Owners Alliance,  Inc.
www.flaoa.org
[Posted in FML issue 5188]