As sportsmen and hunters, we take choosing our hunting dog seriously. This is not a spur-of-the-moment purchase. It requires time and research to find a reputable breeder and a good dog. And usually, after we find that breeder, we are loyal to them. If animal-rights extremists have their way, finding a reputable breeder and a good dog of our choosing will become obsolete.
Tomorrow, Thursday, January 4, at 9 a.m. in hearing room 103 of the State House located at 107 North Main Street in Concord, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has scheduled a public hearing on a bill that will limit your choice of a breeder and your choice on your next hunting and sporting best friend in New Hampshire.
Senate Bill 541 will redefine retail pet stores to include anyone with a physical facility who “transfers” more than thirty (30) dogs per year at retail. SB 541 does not stop there. The bill also caps these newly redefined “retail pet stores” to “transferring” the number of dogs at the same number “transferred” in 2023, requires future “retail pet stores” to source dogs from only animal shelters, and prohibits the sale of the “retail pet stores” to only family members.
Animal rights activists claim SB 541 will put a stop to out-of-state puppy mills. We know SB 541 will only affect sportsmen who want to find a good hunting or sporting dog or an established reputable sporting dog breeder in the Granite State. Not only that, animal-rights activists also want to dictate your choice of your next best friend by limiting the availability of hunting and sporting dogs you are allowed to choose from to what is available in an animal shelter.
Please use our Take Action button below to email the members of the committee urging them to OPPOSE SB 541 when it comes before them for a vote. Let them know SB 541 does not resolve the puppy mill problem and only adds restrictions, limitations, and hardships for those of us looking to choose our next best friend.
Don’t forget to share this alert with your family, friends, fellow sportsmen, and fellow dog enthusiasts and ask them to also take action working to OPPOSE SB 541.
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