Learn how PAWS will make it difficult
to buy a quality pet
The "Pet
Animal Welfare Statute of 2005"
(PAWS)
Senate Bill 1139/House Bill 2669
- May 2005
The "Pet Animal
Welfare Statute" ("PAWS"
or PAWS Legislation) is a bill
to amend the federal Animal Welfare
Act. The AWA currently regulates
large-scale commercial breeders
who sell pets at wholesale. PAWS
would dramatically change the
concept of the AWA as established
by Congress. It would require
federal licensing and inspection
of the private homes of many hobby
breeders. Until now no federal
license has been required to breed
cats and dogs in a private residence
and sell retail to the public.
PAWS would change that for many
in the cat and dog fancy. PAWS
will also have an impact on rescue
organizations, requiring licensing
of many of these as retail sellers.
PAWS will require in-home breeders
and rescue that fall within the
number limits being established
to follow AWA standards. These
standards are written for commercial
establishments and not in-home
facilities. Compliance with commercial
regulations will be difficult
if not impossible for rescue and
small, private cat and dog hobby
breeders.
new!
FAQ on Pet Animal Welfare Statute
(PAWS)
(7/28/05) PAWS
2005 Integrated with current
regulations - PDF format
PAWS
Definition for Dealer - Succinct,
note absence of allowances for
rehoming a pet that you did not
breed. This impacts breeders AND
in-home rescue.
PDF format
RESCUERS please read: The
25 Sales Exemption - The Death
of Rescue
Wonder what the regulations are
if PAWS requires you to be licensed?
USDA
current regulations
Legislative
Alert from Cat Fanciers Association
(CFA) June 2, 2005 - PDF format
CFA
Letter to the AKC Board of
Directors - June 8, 2005
DFOW
Letter to the AKC Board of
Directors - June 7, 2005
Legislative
Alert from SAOVA - June 7,
2005
National
Animal Interest Alliance Position
Statement on PAWS
Case Law establishing that it
was NOT the intent of Congress
to regulate in-home breeders -
Doris
Day Animal V Veneman Ann
(6/26/05) NO
PAWS Commentary by NCRAOA
(10 page PDF with quotes and bullet
points)
(6/26/05) Attn: Parent Club members:
The
4% Myth by Bill Fawcett (PDF
from smythwicks.org)
(7/19/05) Dr. Carmen Battaglia's
PAWS Concerns
(7/19/05) MoFed's
Concerns on PAWS
Attn:
All AKC Clubs: The
AKC, Your Privacy, and Their Legislative
Agenda - Is Nothing Sacred?
(7/19/05) Attn: Parent
Clubs: Position Statement
from the English Springer Spaniel
Parent Club - ESSFTA: Read it
at the Spaniel
Journal
(7/19/05) You
Might Need a USDA License;
Jeff Foxworthy style for Rescuers;
compiled by RAOT
- PDF Format
(7/20/05) PAWS:
How Does That Benefit the Dogs?:
by Bill Fawcett. Includes link
to Bill's Dealer
Exemption Questionnaire
(7/24/05)
AKC's
PAWS Fact of the Day - No,
Not Really: Yet another communication
issued in the method of "Dear
Dog Lover" from AKC
(7/28/05) Jeffrey
Helsdon: The American
Kennel Club and the Pet Animal
Welfare Statute of 2005: Whence
Comes the Reversal of Course?
- Brilliant.
Introduction
The Animal
Welfare Act Overview
The Animal
Welfare Act - The Statutory
Environment
AWA Conclusions
The Regulations
- The Definitions
The Licensing
Regulations
The Care and
Facilities Regulations
The Regulations
- Conclusion
The Doris Day
Animal League Lawsuit
The Doris Day
Animal League Lawsuit - Conclusion
AKCs Official
Position Against Federal Regulation
AKCs Official
Position Against Federal Regulation
- Conclusion
PAWS -
[Downloadable Dealer Equation
Flowchart - PDF
Format]
- The $500
Sales Exemption
- The 6
Litter Exemption
- The 25
Sales Exemption - The Death
of Rescue
The Four
Percent Solution
The Internet
Sales Rationale
Effect of
PAWS on Home Businesses
Effect of
PAWS on compliance with Local
Zoning Ordinances
The Macro-Economic
Effect of PAWS on Dog and Cat
Suppliers
An Alternative
Approach
Whence Comes
the Reversal of Course?
(8/19/05) From
The Dog Place Project PAWS:
PAWS
Bill = PAUSE For Thought
Stop
Paws - A Logical Look by
Diane Sandberg
(8/28/05) United Kennel Club
letter
opposing PAWS sent to purebred
dog enthusiasts
MUST READ (9/10/05)
Cindy Cooke's Is
PAWS Justified? Examining the
Claims (Thank you Cindy &
the Spaniel Journal!)
new!
No PAWS
resource: Combining the efforts
of SAOVA, NCRAOA and DFOW, all
in one place, visit: NO
PAWS
TAKE
ACTION NOW
PAWS was read in the Senate on
May 26, 2005 and has been referred
to the Senate Subcommittee on
Research, Nutrition, and General
Legislation.
Currently, we ask that you contact
all Senate
Ag Committee members and express
your opposition to PAWS.
View Senate Ag Committee contact
details in PDF
format
Copy
U.S. Senators from WI (PDF)
when you write and oppose PAWS.
Ask your Senators and Representative
to NOT co-sponsor the bill and
to vote against if it comes up.
You may also phone the Senate
Ag Committee - 202-224-2035
"I am calling to OPPOSE
SB1139, the Pet Animal Welfare
bill." You probably won't
even be asked your name. Can you
get friends, co-workers, family
members to make calls as well?
Ideally, you should phone AND
write.
Need help writing your letter?
Here are sample letters from NCRAOA
to help you get started.
Guidelines for making
your contact count:
- BE POLITE. The PAWS turkey
makes us all angry but that
anger should not be directed
at Legislators. They are just
doing what we pay them to do
-- considering a law that some
people say would be a good idea.
- BE SHORT. Only a few emails
or letters will be read to the
end and very few indeed will
be seen by the congressman himself.
The shorter yours is, the better
its chances. Letters should
be not over one page, emails
not over two screens full.
- BE VERY CLEAR -- especially
about the fact that you OPPOSE
(or are AGAINST) the PAWS bill.
- SEND YOUR EMAIL (or letter)
to all committee members AND
to your own Senator and Representative.
Include your name and
address! Unsigned communications
are frequently sent straight
to the dustbin.
- EMAIL and FAX are recommended.
Next, we'll be asking
you to contact members of the
House Ag Committee, where H.R.
2669 (House version of PAWS) has
been referred to the Subcommittee
on Livestock and Horticulture.
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