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Dear (Your Representative's Name),

I have read SB-308/AB-587 and feel it is far too inadequate to solve the dire situation of puppy mills in Wisconsin.

Besides having many obvious gaps, this legislation gives the Department of Agriculture, Consumer Protection and Trade enforcing authority without mandating any special provisions. Why do our lawmakers keep on insisting that dogs are agricultural products! Dogs are not meant to be 'farmed' like chickens. They are pets for heaven's sake, not livestock!

It is time for Wisconsin to adopt a new mentality and move in the direction of other states. Ohio is proposing legislation that will give authority to newly appointed Dog Wardens; the governor of Pennsylvania has created a new position and appointed a special prosecutor and, earlier this year, created a new Dog Law Enforcement Bureau; Oklahoma is drafting legislation that uses an Advisory Committee for approving license applications and appointing Agents to conduct inspections. In addition, all of the states mentioned above are requiring mandatory pre-licensing inspections at minimum for all breeding facilities.

I encourage you to challenge the authors of this bill to create better legislation for Wisconsin - something that is more in alignment with what other states are doing.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

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