r.A cinco the word is no longer 

 . . ,. whether In shelters or pounds, and since 

 disposition of animals whether ^^^^^ ^^ institutions for 



.ppUcable. there appears to be no proble. about 



purposes of research or classroom use. ^ ^^^^^^^ ^^.^^^ ^^^^^^.^^ faciUtics 



U the Legislature considers it appropriate ^ • ^^^^^ ^^ obligation 



1 -if qeems to us tiiat ^ i- "'■• 

 to sell d„S. a„d cats to research, Con ^^^^^ ^^____^ _^^^^_^ of ,,rotecti,.B 



,o „„ mnilo.= Of tax-p»yi..R I'" -""= '" "" = 



,,cir rets fror, bel„8 Included in these sales ^^^ ^^^^_^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^ 



„ere we are talking about not only the need lo " ^^„,^,„„ „, 



.„f„al uelfare .ct .n. also ..,at „e helleye to he the ah t ., ^ 



'^" "' " "="■' ":T"i:nrr:er:!cr:n^>= :-—" - -=■ ^ -""°"''" 



Accurate record-keeping is a ke, ^ ,„dicated that there are serlons 



sent b, the Network to ,.o.„ds and ="°'"";" ''" "°„„, j„ hookkecplng that ^Ight 

 problems which extend beyond the onderstandable fe ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ 



be expected lro» overvorked and nnderstafted '""'^ "' facilities reported 



38 facilities, .,825 animals were unaccounted for and one .roup 



having disposed of 1540 .ore than the, had taken in ^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ 



These 38 facilities shoved having taken in a total J . ^^^^__ 



1,87. Even allowing for those count.es that don't have '"^" ' ^ 



u ^r. the ranee o£ 300,000 animals are handled each yea 

 suggest that somewhere in the range i„stltutions, but 



nineteen o£ the state's facilities sell ant.als to re ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^ 

 noone knows ho- .an, are sold, and few owners ever vetrre ^^^ ^^^^^^ 



are sold.lnstUutlons ad.it the, are using peoples ^^^^-^l^^J^^^^ ,_ „„„, 

 be more responsible in finding and rescuing them. ut how ^^^^^ 



his animal is If the institutions are .lies awa, and '^ - " "/^^^.^ „,„^ ,,, ,„„ 



Which was probabl, true, .Ince they had sold it to an -^^^^^--^ ^^^^ ,„^ ,, ,, 

 after the, picked it up. Noone would "»- "" ^^^„^,j,,, ,o that 



had not had a tattoo, which someone „otrced, an -h h ^^^^ ^^^^^^ 



the institution returned the dog to the pound and Pet facilities 



The records of acquisition and disposition of dogs and cats xn a 

 Should be maintained by the state wrth a toll-free number so o^ers might 

 to information about their missing pets. opinion it shouK 



The Animal Welfare Act does not include this provrsion, and o op 

 AS far as dogs and cats are concerned, the Animal Welfare Act iS Umrt ^^^ 



^f -ire enforcement provisions, and lacKing 

 coverage, minimal in terms of its entorcemen , 



enforcement. 



rcement. , „w„rc: onerated by Wumane Societ 



The law rculres pct shops, boarding -"-^ ;";";; ^ols or backyard ' 

 to be licensed, but it does not ---^Z-^^ZL ha pened, a business 



breeders - better known as puppy mills. It . as ,.a ro it== care to 



. • • .r.elf as a training school is allowing animals entru.^ted to its 

 advertising itsell as a crdxuiub 



-24- 



