What the heck does this sound like? LOL It's not ok to give up your rights!

[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]New state laws protect dogs[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Pet Tales[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Saturday, September 12, 2009[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]By Linda Wilson Fuoco, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]National animal rights and animal welfare organizations have been praisingPennsylvania legislators for unanimously approving a bill that strengthens animal cruelty laws for dogs by imposing restrictions on tail docking, ear cropping, de-barking, dewclaw removal and "surgical births."[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Gov. Ed Rendell signed the bill into law on Aug. 27.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]The bill's apparent intent is to have surgeries performed by veterinarians using general anesthesia. There are a few exceptions. A veterinarian is not required to dock tails or remove dewclaws of puppies 5 days old or younger. One potential problem is with surgeries performed before the new law was passed. In some cases, owners must provide proof that a veterinarian performed the procedure.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]The Humane Society of the United States praises the bill, and its primary sponsor, state Rep. Thomas R. Caltagirone, D-Berks, says the legislation will "prohibit some of the most painful and unsafe procedures commonly performed on dogs at large-scale puppy mills."[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]But this law applies to all dogs, not just to those born in puppy mills. So pay attention if you have purchased or adopted dogs with docked tails or cropped ears.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Dog owners "shall record the procedure and keep the record" of surgeries, the bill says. If a state dog warden or a humane officer sees a dog with an unhealed scar from tail docking, ear cropping, de-barking, dewclaw removal or a C-section birth, they can request proof that the surgery was done by a veterinarian.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]The section on ear cropping goes a step beyond and has some people worried. Anyone who "shows or exhibits" a dog with cropped ears is committing a summary offense unless he or she produces a "certificate stating that the cropping was done by a veterinarian or a certificate of registration from a county treasurer showing that the dog was cut or cropped before this [law] became effective."[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]There are many events in Pennsylvania, including dog shows and field trials for sporting breeds, that attract competitors from all over the country. The bill says non-Pennsylvania residents can certify, under oath, to a county treasurer that the ears were cut or cropped before this law was passed.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]This well-intentioned anti-cruelty legislation is causing anger or disappointment at both ends of the animal lovers spectrum. The new law isn't strong enough for people who think cropping and docking are cruel and should be outlawed.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]And the law is viewed as invasive by dog owners who want their dogs to have the ears and/or the tail that their breed standard calls for. Some in this camp view it as a step down that slippery slope, leading to more invasive laws, such as mandatory spay-neuter. ...[/FONT]

 

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Jeez, this sh*t never ends does it. Communist America! This is where it starts. It's all the little stuff like this and then they go after all your other rights another day. Wake up America!