Don't be short sighted - if this is not an issue where you live it will become one soon.

Unfortunately, there is becoming a very fine line between treating animals well and taking the best care of them possible vs groups that want to take away our choices in owning them.  Where does it stop - the government bodies telling tax paying citizens what they can not do with their personal choices and business?  I urge owners to become educated about what they can do to protect their choices:

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Issues concerning spaying and neutering:

LongTermHealthEffectsOfSpayNeuterInDogs.pdf

http://www.caninesports.com/EarlySpayConsiderations.pdf

Problemswithearlyspay-neuter.pdf

http://escregistry.kattare.com/healthEffectsOfSpayNeuterInDogs.pdf

MOKAN DOR Brochure:  MOKAN DOR Brochure.pdf

Anti-dog legislation:

http://www.kcdogadvocates.org/dotnetnuke/

http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=3089

http://www.akc.org/canine_legislation/CA_action_center.cfm

Educate yourself:

http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_7172876

http://www.cassconservative.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=822&TM=39907.02

Redemption: The Myth of Pet Overpopulation and the No Kill Revolution in America  The book that HSUS and PETA don't want you to read.

http://blog.peta.org/archives/2007/09/whats_up_now_br_1.php

http://spanieljournal.com/29lbaughan.html

http://www.spanieljournal.com/30lbaughan.html

http://www.hosanna1.com/Articles/CriminalizingDogBreeders/

http://www.thedogpress.com/Columns/Jade/06_Backyard.Breeder.Fallacy.Rights_05.htm

http://www.ab1634.com/

http://www.naiaonline.org/about/index.htm

http://www.naiaonline.org/body/articles/archives/humane_insane.htm

http://www.naiaonline.org/body/frommexicowithrabies.htm

http://www.mofed.org/

http://www.presstelegram.com/hennessy/ci_5859276

www.jagcomehome.com

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