[PawNclaws]

More importantly I think she is pointing out that here in the US, where our country was founded on the belief of rights, liberty and the ability to pursue happiness, that many of our rights are being taken from us. Dogs are property, they are not beings, they do not have rights. That does not make them any less special or wonderful or deserving of a great life. But my rights as a person is to care for them as I see fit. I am all for animal neglect and abuse laws. It is and should be criminal to cause pain and suffering to an animal. But where is it unlawful for me to keep 6 dogs if I want to? Why does the government have the ability to usurp my personal freedoms? If I can care for 10 dogs and keep them all healthy and happy, why am I being limited.
I look at Louisville's latest city ordinances. The dog show in Louisville, one of the largest in the US each year was down in entries considerably from previous years. Why? Because they have enacted a ton of laws that are not only impossible to enforce but have made dogs almost impossible to own if you follow the ordinance to the letter of the law. The mayor himself who signed the bill into law, when confronted on how his own personal dog would be affected, is quoted as saying "That can't be right."
Exactly, it's not right. I don't need the government to hold my hand. I don't need them to be Big Brother or look over my shoulder at everything I do. If I'm not hurting someone else, or impeding someone else's rights, why should the government be able to tell me what to do??
I can't smoke at a restaurant or any other public place (I don't smoke this is just an example). I can't homeschool my children without a huge ball of red tape (again, I don't have children), and now I can't own the number of dogs I want, or keep them the way I want because the government has been influenced by yet another interest group that does not have MY best interests at heart.
My property should be my own, if that be my land, my home, my car, etc. but every day I wake up to one more of my personal freedoms being regulated, meanwhile, a huge corporation can kill an untold number of dogs because the gov't has let them regulate themselves (I'm referring to the dog food recall). What's wrong with that picture?

This has been a very hot topic between me and a co-worker. It's funny how none of this ever hits the news ! I will not back down with out a fight . If the government wants to take my dogs and rights away from me I just have got to say that they'll have a he** of a time trying !