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Puppy Mills: For all information about the Missouri Puppy Mill Ballot Initiative and general information about puppy mills in Missouri, please see Missouri's Puppy Mill Problem. Our Mission: The Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation protects animals from abuse, neglect and exploitation by monitoring and facilitating the passage of animal welfare laws, thereby enhancing the quality of life for people and animals in Missouri. Our Position Statement expands on this mission by describing the Alliance's position on animal welfare in Missouri. |
Animal Welfare Legislation
For the past two legislative sessions, the Alliance has made progress towards passing a bill that would bring help to the victims of dog fighting. We also worked to bring Missouri into the mainstream of exotic animal regulations. Both priority issues have been buoyed by highly publicized accounts of animal tragedies within our home state. Unfortunately, the dramatic news stories keep coming and we hope the 2010 Legislative Session will be the time for passage of overdue reforms.
In 2007, Michael Vick’s dog fighting conviction raised the national consciousness. In 2008, the arrest of a Stoddard County, Missouri dog fighting ring brought home the need for serious dog fighting reform here at home. During the summer of 2009, the largest dog fighting raid in U.S. history was conducted, in which Missouri was featured prominently.
The exotic animal issue was highlighted in 2008 by the tragic case of Roy Elder, who lost a leg after a tiger attacked him at the “Wesa-A-Geh-Ya” exotic animal facility in Warrenton. The Wesa-A-Geh-Ya accident, combined with another tiger attack at “Predator World” in Branson last year, served as vivid examples of why public safety demands some legal standards for owners of large carnivores. We hope to remind legislators of these tragic incidents, highlighting the need for regulation that discourages irresponsible owners, promotes public safety and requires better living conditions for these magnificent animals.
See Animal Welfare Legislation for more detailed information.
Missouri government websites:
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BARK Alert
The Alliance welcomes announcement of Prosecution BARK Alert, the second phase of Operation BARK Alert, to crack down on puppy mills in Missouri. Operation Bark Alert was announced by Governor Nixon on April 9, 2009. Related links:
- Press Release
- Report an unlicensed puppy mill at Operation Bark Alert.
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