This is a very important piece of Legislation as it would greatly impact
the ALL dog breeders in the State of Wisconsin. Please read these articles. Then contact your legislative Representatives
and let them know you are opposed to this and why.
Is there REALLY an overpopulation of dogs and cats in the US? Article in Spaniel Journal
January 2008
Wisconsin Senate Bill 308 and Assembly Bill 567 will be considered at a
joint public hearing of the Senate Committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Workforce Development, Technical Colleges
and Consumer Protection, and the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection and Personal Privacy. The hearing will take place
this Thursday, January 10th, at 11AM, in Room 417 North (GAR Hall) of the State Capitol in Madison. Substitute versions
of the bills will be considered. All concerned breeders
and owners are encouraged to express their concerns with the bills. (more ...at Read/Print Document) 
November 2007
Two new bills have been introduced in Wisconsin, both of
which seek to regulate those classified as commercial breeders and provide remedies for purchasers of dogs. Assembly Bill
567, sponsored by Representative Lothian, has been assigned to the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection and Personal
Privacy; its companion, Senate Bill 308, is sponsored by Senator Plale and has been assigned to the Senate Committee on Small
Business, Emergency Preparedness, Workforce Development, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection. It is imperative that
breeders and concerned dog owners contact their representative and their senator, as well as the committee members who will
first consider this bill, to express their concerns with the current wording of the proposed legislation. (more.....
at Read/Print Document) 
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