Gov. Tomblin has finally signed the Puppy Mill Bill!   Five long years for this bill and the Spay Neuter Bill to get through the Legislature.   Both have been tweaked but they still passed.   We will provide more of an update on exactly what each bill means for the animals of WV soon.   For now, let's just enjoy our measure of success!   Thanks to all of you who made calls, sent emails and went to Charleston.  You truly were the voice for these animals!

Also there is an excellent OP ED on Puppy Mills and why we needed this bill, in the Charleston Gazette, from Summer Wyatt, WV Director of HSUS.
http://www.wvgazette.com/Opinion/OpEdCommentaries/201305020086?display=print
 

And, if you missed the Today Show on May 1st, you can watch it here about the AKC raising dogs in miserable conditions.  We know this but now the public is starting to find this out  http://www.today.com/news/akc-registered-breeders-raising-dogs-miserable-conditions-6C9640008

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FOHO WV Legislative Action position papers now available on the following topics:

Spay Neuter Funding for West Virginia - why we need it!  (PDF)
Breed Specific Bans :  why they do not work and good alternatives to them  -  (PDF)
Jo Staats, FOHO WV Legislative Action board member is working with Bluefield citizens to halt a proposed ban on specific breeds of dogs....Read more about it below in the article "Zero tolerance on breed specific bans
Puppy Mills or Large Commercial Breeding Facilities - why this cruelty needs to be regulated!  (PDF)

The information in these position papers is provided for your use in arguing for these issues.  Help us to be the voice for the animals of West Virginia.  Please distribute this information to your legislators to support our efforts.    Help us to help the animals of WV!