DO YOU AGREE WITH US THAT
THIS IS WRONG? 
WE NEED YOUR ACTION TODAY The Puppy Mill Bill, passed in the last legislative session, was SUPPOSED to prevent these types of horrific conditions. Sadly, the proposed rules regarding the licensing and regulation of dog and cat breeders actually ALLOW the keeping of animals on 100% wire flooring, ALLOW the stacking of primary enclosures of dogs (letting urine and feces fall directly on the dog below), ALLOW breeders/non-veterinarians to perform surgical procedures on animals. ANGRY? There is something you can do right now to prevent innocent animals from living in mills like this. 
Please send a polite email to Ms. Melissa Rinard, Legal Assistant, General Counsel's Office, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation at erule.comments@license.state.tx.us by February 17th. Don't know what to say? Here is a sample letter: Dear Ms. Rinard: I am writing today to urge you to strengthen the proposed dog and cat breeder regulations as published in the Texas Registry on January 20th. 1. Please prohibit the use of wire flooring for all facilities. Having animals spend their entire lives on a wire floor is cruel and inhumane. 2. Please prohibit the stacking of cages above one level. This is unhealthy and unsanitary and allows feces and urine to fall on the animals below. 3. Please prohibit non-veterinarians from performing surgical procedures such as ear cropping, tail docking, debarking, and dew claw removal. These are surgical procedures and should be performed by a licensed veterinarian. 4. Please remove all references to a licensed breeder to use their "best efforts" regarding temperature control. This phrase is vague, ambiguous and unenforceable. It also weakens the federal regulations which are the minimum standards and can only be strengthened, NOT weakened. In addition, there should be no "grandfathering" of existing breeder mills. Dogs and cats currently living in these horrific conditions, rampant in Texas, should not be sentenced to a future of suffering and painful death at the hands of individuals who consider animals a "cash crop." Thank you for allowing my comments and for your consideration. Respectfully, Your Name
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