Wisconsin Animal Rescue, The Wisconsin Puppy Mill Project, Alliance for Animals and the Humane Society of the United States (Central States Regional Office) held a PET MARCH on THE CAPITOL in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday, March 21, 2003 in a vain attempt to have the self-funding provisions restored to the short-lived Wisconsin Pet Facilities Law.

     The PFL was enacted in 2001 to regulate pet breeders, pet dealers, kennels, and animal shelters. This provision, also known as the “puppy mills” law, was scheduled to take effect February 1, 2004. However, all provision for funding was taken out by line-item veto. The law was repealed due to lack of funding. (For details of this law, please see: Legislative Brief: History of the PFL (PDF))