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Opposing HB 5916 and 5917
3 May 2018

Opposing HB 5916 and 5917

by Bee Friedlander | posted in: Activism, Advocacy, Legislation, Media | 0

NOTE: AFA’s Board voted to oppose these bills, which appear to regulate the source of animals sold at the state’s pet shops, but allow large scale breeders to supply puppies. Any local regulation of pet shops would be pre-empted.  Here’s … Continued

legislation, Michigan Animal Law, Michigan legislature, puppy mills, USDA
25 Feb 2017

AFA Urges US Senator Debbie Stabenow to Conduct Oversight of USDA in Wake of Records Scrub

by Bee Friedlander | posted in: Uncategorized | 1

AFA Joins with State Bar of Michigan Animal Law Section February 25, 2017: The two organizations sent this joint letter to Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow. As Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, she is in a … Continued

USDA
12 Feb 2017

What the USDA Purge of Animal Welfare Records Means to One Michigan Group: An Interview with Puppy Mill Awareness Founder

by Bee Friedlander | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

  By Molly Tamulevich For the past eight years, members of Puppy Mill Awareness of Southeast Michigan (PMA) have stood outside with picket signs and flyers. They have commissioned sculptures at the Plymouth Ice Festival and set up shop at … Continued

Puppy Mill Awareness SE MI, puppy mills, USDA

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