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Iowa Legislators Introduce Bill to Limit Local Governments’ Ability to Enforce Animal Welfare Laws - National Humane Education Society

Paws Down! To the Iowa Senate Committee on Agriculture for voting in favor of limiting city governments’ enforcement of puppy mills and other inhumane animal establishments.

March 16, 2021

At the beginning of March, the Iowa Senate Committee on Agriculture considered a bill–SF483–which would prohibit city and county governments from passing ordinances against puppy mills and pet stores. Only the state government would have that power. According to the bill:

SF483 “limits a local governmental entity such as a county or city from adopting, administering, enforcing, or continuing in effect local legislation that prohibits or effectively prohibits the operation of an animal enterprise or the use of a working animal. The test to determine an effective prohibition is whether it imposes a financial hardship.”

Source: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=89&ba=SF483
Learn the truth about the terrible cruelties inflicted on animals in
puppy mills and roadside shows.

Yes, you read that right–if this bill passes, county and city governments would no longer have the power to regulate facilities such as puppy mills, pet stores, roadside zoos, traveling circuses, or other “animal enterprises” as long as these enterprises can show the said regulations would impose a “financial hardship” for their bottom line. This bill would ultimately welcome even more out-of-state businesses that exploit animals for profit to set up shop in Iowa, and the local authorities can do little, if anything, about it.

Take Action: Iowa citizens, stand up and be heard by your legislators! Not only should Iowans be allowed to govern their own communities without the state overstepping their bounds, but the animals deserve to be protected by the communities who care for them the most. Iowans, contact your legislators today and tell them to vote NO on SF483!

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9 responses to “Iowa Legislators Introduce Bill to Limit Local Governments’ Ability to Enforce Animal Welfare Laws”

  1. AIXA FIELDER says:

    This is completely “CRAZY”
    Inhumane treatment allowing puppy mills & roadside shows do do whatever they want to animals!

  2. Sapphire Jones says:

    This is what happens when you vote Republican. Vote out every single one of them.

  3. Diana Lewis says:

    We need to continue to support animals! We are their only voice.

  4. Glenda Macemore says:

    This is appalling! Financial hardship comes before the welfare of living creatures? NO!

  5. Paula Long says:

    All the puppy kill states do this. Shame on the stse. At least give local the rIght to ensure that abuse or negligence of an animal.I at least some of them might care since the state does give a cheap about abuse.

  6. Alexandra Brenke says:

    I don’t know what the heck is wrong with Iowa – must be too many Republicans who only care about their precious $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. Feed them to the animals at one of their supported roadside zoos! Stupid, monstrous sickos! DOWN WITH IOWA LEGISLATORS!

  7. Lora Anthony says:

    WTF does Financial Hardship have to do with protecting the welfare of animals.
    This is an issue of RESPONSIBILY! ownership & care. This is an issue of our humanity toward other living beings.
    I curse all of these creatons!
    If you cannot care for your animals STOP FREAKING BREEDING THEM. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO CARE for YOUR ANIMALS & PETS DON’T AQUIRE THEM! If you LOVE your pets Spay, Neuter & Microchip them! IS that so flipping hard to understand!
    The conscious, compassionate & caring Citizens of IOWA need to get LOUD, locate cruel & irresponsible over-breeding PUPPY PRISONS commit to PUBLIC PROTEST & TARGETED PICKETING around these animal concentration camps; tell their stories on every social media & NEWS platforms, YOU have access to them. This includes farmers, breeders & government buildings. Any pets stores selling animals are acquiring them from these breeding prisons. IF YOU GENUINELY CARE work together for change.
    AND IOWA, IF you need money to execute the responsibility of your position; if you’ve lost your moral compass to stop cruel & illegal practices and to take action against horrible abuse & torture you need to follow through on accountability! RAISE FINES and PENALTIES for OFFENDERS & REPEAT OFFENDERS (you have let off the hook time after time).
    Get serious, RAISE FINES on these individuals and their businesses & shut them down if need be. that should add something to your budget. There is NO PROFIT in the KILLING, TORTURE & ABUSE of ANIMALS!

  8. Lora Anthony says:

    WTF does Financial Hardship have to do with protecting the welfare of animals?! Is it too costly to impose reasonable statutes? Is it cheaper to just kill animals! This is an issue of RESPONSIBILY! ownership & care. This is an issue of our humanity toward other living beings.
    I curse all of these creatons!
    If you cannot care for your animals STOP FREAKING BREEDING THEM. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO CARE for YOUR ANIMALS & PETS DON’T AQUIRE THEM! If you LOVE your pets Spay, Neuter & Microchip them! IS that so flipping hard to understand!
    The conscious, compassionate & caring Citizens of IOWA need to get LOUD! Locate these cruel & irresponsible over-breeding PUPPY PRISONS commit to PUBLIC PROTEST & TARGETED PICKETING around these animal concentration camps; tell their stories on every social media & NEWS platform YOU have access to. This includes farmers, breeders & government offices. Any pets stores selling animals are acquiring them from these breeding prisons. Some pretty little pup living in a wire cage, many of these animals are forced to live, walk, stand & lay on the wire bottom of the cage, offering no solid footing, or cover; many animals wasting without the ability of movement; all in intemperate climates, with NO human interaction or socialization, without medical care or proper nutrition, many of these dogs are malnourished, have injuries, illness & contagious disease that go untreated for life.
    These pretty little pups are forceable inseminated to systematically produce litter after litter of pups who will be torn from their mother too early. Then they are killed when there uterus is literally falling out & she has outlived her usefulness. These puppies are sold for thousands of dollars!!!!!! Many of these breeding farms have been cited, many numerous times and are still in operation! There is NO follow through from authorities and most of these facilities are not even inspected! Another blatant failure of your the system!
    Many of you may be aware of the ASPCA’s HORRIBLE 100 LIST. There are current 5 IOWA facilities on this list. They report on the worst of what they have seen; what they have seen is a woefully small number of facilities. Many facilities shut there doors or actually bar them from inspection. When one is shut; down which is rare, they just open up under another name.
    For the people on this post & others; IF YOU GENUINELY CARE, work together for change.
    AND IOWA, IF you need money to execute the responsibility of your position; if you’ve lost your moral compass to stop cruel & illegal practices; and if you are immune to the horrible abuse, suffering, torture & killing of innocent pets and animals, you may need to search your soul. At a minimum, follow up by holding these DEPLORABLES accountable! RAISE FINES and PENALTIES for OFFENDERS & REPEAT OFFENDERS you have let off the hook time after time, year after year.
    As the saying goes: “if you’re not part of the solution, you are part of the problem”
    Get serious, RAISE FINES & PENALTIES on these ABUSERS; shut them down if need be. That should add something to your budget.

    There is NO PROFIT in the KILLING, TORTURE & ABUSE of ANIMALS!

  9. R.Holt says:

    I totally agree that the abuse and torture needs to stop NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It has gone on for far too long!

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