There are organizations writing legislation in many states to severely limit or hinder animal ownership. *You* will be affected by this legislation in spite of the catchy “anti-puppy mill” titles of the laws. The primary organization behind the laws is the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). HSUS is neither a humane society nor is it affiliated with a government entity. The second strongest instigator of anti-animal ownership legislation is People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PeTA), which is an ethically-challenged organization that supports militant animal rights practices and owns an animal euthanasia warehouse in Virginia that it calls a “shelter” where it has killed more than 20,000 adoptable dogs and cats in the past ten years. PeTA is compensated by the state of Virginia for its service of killing adoptable animals.

Despite the incredibly deep pockets available to organizations such as HSUS and PeTA, it IS possible to fight back.

The goal of the Animal Rights movement is to end the ownership of companion animals initially, and ultimately to sever all relationships between humans and all animal species by prohibiting the ownership of any animals and all uses of animals and animal products.

Although promoted as animal welfare measures, the “puppy mill bills” proliferating in dozens of states are simply the initial steps to facilitate the eventual end to breeding of companion animals. These bills are crafted primarily by the Humane Society of the United States, which recruits local groups to enlist legislatives sponsors for them.

Animal Rights groups, like HSUS and PeTA, are actively and aggressively campaigning in most states of the United States for legislation that seriously impedes animal ownership and control. Many laws are promoted as animal welfare laws, but these laws typically disguise the animal rights agenda of no owned or domesticated animals.