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PrintST. LOUIS — Volunteers for the Humane Society of Missouri are pushing for a ballot measure seeking stronger regulations on dog breeding facilities, or so-called "puppy mills."
STLtoday.com, the Web site for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, reported Monday that the initiative would require Missouri's estimated 1,500 commercial dog breeding facilities to provide food, clean water, exercise, veterinary care and "adequate rest between breeding cycles."
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The proposal would also prohibit the facilities from having more than 50 dogs for the purpose of selling them as pets.
Backers need at least 92,000 petition signatures by May 2 to get the initiative on the November ballot.
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The Humane Society of the United States is behind this effort. They are a deceptive group that fools animal lovers in to donating to their organization. Check out this news story on HSUS for more informaiton.
http://www.vidoosh.tv/play.php?vid=4360