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I'm not up to snuff on the current propposed legislation, but to me it feels like education can't ever be successful because of stupid people. And by stupid, I mean people who reject the education! Seems to me like laws have to be put into place because of stupid people--the ones who won't be educated, and therefore their animals suffer.
I think the current laws that are being proposed and passed aren't addressing the right issues though. Like limiting the number of dogs isn't even relevant. How many backyard breeders have more than the 2 dogs it takes to make money?
I'm not against laws that would actually crack down on irresponsible breeding (even if legit breeders had to suffer a little--though I would want to avoid mandatory vaccinations and even higher fees), because in the end my rights suffer so dogs don't have to.
This of course brings up the issue (as mentioned in the article) of enforcement and how laws don't really affect those who aren't abiding by the law anyway. It's a tough situation with no easy answers, that's for sure.
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