Proposition B is on the November ballot. It would:
…amend Missouri law to require large-scale dog breeding operations to provide each dog under their care with sufficient food, clean water, housing and space; necessary veterinary care; regular exercise and adequate rest between breeding cycles. The amendment further prohibits any breeder from having more than 50 breeding dogs for the purpose of selling their puppies as pets. The amendment also creates a misdemeanor crime of “puppy mill cruelty” for any violations…
Some big contributions have come in for Missourians for the Protection of Dogs, a group which supports the ballot initiative’s restrictions.
CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION
C091304 MISSOURIANS FOR THE PROTECTION OF DOGS [pdf] 8/26/2010
ASPCA
New York, NY
8/26/2010
$200,000.00
[emphasis added]
CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION
C091304 MISSOURIANS FOR THE PROTECTION OF DOGS [pdf] 8/24/2010
The Humane Society of the United States
Gaithersburg, MD
8/24/2010
$500,000.00
[emphasis added]
CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION
C091304 MISSOURIANS FOR THE PROTECTION OF DOGS [pdf] 8/4/2010
Mary and Peter Max
New York, NY
8/5/2010
$10,000.00
Leslie Bhutani
Greenwich, CT
8/5/2010
$5,000.00
[emphasis added]
CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION
C091304 MISSOURIANS FOR THE PROTECTION OF DOGS [pdf] 8/4/2010
Big Cat Rescue Corporation
Tampa, FL
8/3/2010
$5,000.00
Animal Welfare Advocacy Inc
Mamaroneck, NY
8/3/2010
$10,000.00
[emphasis added]
CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION
C091304 MISSOURIANS FOR THE PROTECTION OF DOGS [pdf]8/1/2010
The Fund for Animals
New York, NY
7/30/2010
$10,000.00
[emphasis added]
Okay, this looks like it’s one of three things – no one in Missouri is sufficiently bothered by the problem this initiative seeks to correct that they want to part with large sums of money to help pass it, or the economy is so bad in Missouri that no one has the big bucks to contribute, or the people that have the big bucks to contribute are contributing to something else. Like, I dunno, say, a ballot initiative that’ll gut the finances of Missouri’s two largest cities.
The big contributions continue:
CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION
C091304 MISSOURIANS FOR THE PROTECTION OF DOGS [pdf] 7/30/2010
Paula Kislak, DVM
Santa Barbara CA
7/30/2010
$5,000.00
[emphasis added]
CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION
C091304 MISSOURIANS FOR THE PROTECTION OF DOGS [pdf] 7/28/2010
Michael Katz
New York, NY
7/27/2010
$10,000.00
[emphasis added]
Whew. We finally got one from Missouri. I’m somewhat relieved.
CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $5,000.00 RECEIVED BY ANY COMMITTEE FROM ANY SINGLE DONOR – TO BE FILED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CONTRIBUTION
C091304 MISSOURIANS FOR THE PROTECTION OF DOGS [pdf] 7/21/2010
Humane Society of Missouri
St. Louis, MO
7/21/2010
8,088.10
[emphasis added]
I bet if you vote yes on Proposition B your puppies will thank you.