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Judge dismisses suit against Petland and Hunte Corporation
Ruling that plaintiffs had not met the burden of proof required by law, Judge David
Campbell of the US District Court in Arizona dismissed a lawsuit against puppy retailer
Petland and puppy broker Hunte Corporation on August 8, 2009. Throughout his
11-page decision, Campbell noted that the plaintiffs’ allegations lacked specificity and
were therefore insufficient as evidence of fraud or other crimes.
Plaintiffs in the suit were puppy buyers who accused Petland of fraud for allegedly
misrepresenting their pets as healthy puppies from family and professional breeders. Some
of the plaintiffs were members of the Humane Society of the US, an organization known for its campaign against
commercial puppy production and sale. Filing of the suit followed the November 2008 announcement that HSUS
had finished an eight-month long investigation of Petland that accused the retail chain of buying puppies from
substandard facilities.
The lawsuit was filed as a class action accusing Petland of violations of the Racketeering Influenced and
Corrupt Practices Act (RICO), a federal statute used to target organized crime, and of breaking consumer protection
laws in several states. It also alleged that Petland and Hunte entered into a conspiracy to sell unfit puppies
through Petland stores in 20 states.
Plaintiffs were allowed until August 29 to file an amended complaint but there is no indication that they did
so.
PETA Says No More Fly-Killing, Sends Obama a Humane Fly Catcher
ASDA Petition Asks Gov.Quinn to Intervene
ASDA Petition Asks Gov. Quinn To Intervene
by JOHN YATES
American Sporting Dog Alliance
http://www.american
This report is archived at http://eaglerock814
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is gloating over its political success of turning certain defeat into probable victory in Illinois.YOU CAN READ THE WHOLE STORY BY USING THE LINK ABOVE
HSUS has successfully used a series of political maneuvers to override the voices of the vast majority of Illinois dog owners, sportsmen and farmers, who have expressed clear opposition to legislation that would take away many rights of dog owners without any proven reason, in order to further an extremist animal rights agenda.
The American Sporting Dog Alliance (ASDA) is asking Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn to intervene. We are asking Gov. Quinn to use his power of executive oversight over the state Department of Agriculture to halt this dangerous task force in its tracks. The Department is part of the Executive Branch of Illinois state government, and Gov. Quinn thus has direct control of its activities.
We also are asking Gov. Quinn to investigate the role of HSUS in Illinois politics, which is to try to take away animal owners' most basic rights to live as they choose without unnecessary interference from government.
ASDA is asking all Illinois dog owners, cat owners, farmers and sportsmen to sign our petition asking Gov. Quinn to intervene. We also are asking you to contact Gov. Quinn directly. It is vital for us to let Gov. Quinn know the positions of Illinois dog and cat owners, farmers and sportsmen about the animal rights movement and the laws they are attempting to use to cancel out our basic rights as citizens.
Last month, dog ownership rights advocates had effectively neutralized two pieces of onerous animal rights legislation, when it became clear that the HSUS agenda contradicted the will of the citizens of Illinois to continue to responsibly raise dogs as they choose. The legislators and senators were flooded with an outpouring of opposition to the HSUS-inspired legislation by dog and cat owners, farmers and sportsmen.
We regard animals as private property, and also believe that dogs in America live the best lives of any time in human history. This is because virtually all dog owners love, respect and provide the highest possible quality care of the animals they own.
HSUS has failed to provide even a shred of evidence that a problem exists in Illinois that is not completely addressed by current state kennel and animal cruelty laws, which are among the toughest in the nation, and also by federal laws that regulate commercial kennels.
Please inform Gov. Quinn that HSUS is the political arm of the animal rights movement, which has the goal of the eventual elimination of animal ownership in America. We support the rights of all Americans, including members of HSUS, to freely express their opinions and act on them politically.
Allowing HSUS to sit on a task force about animals would be akin to having the Nazi Party sit on a task force to promote racial equality. It is patently absurd and offensive.
Please contact Gov. Quinn to express your opposition to this task force.
Here is a link to Gov. Quinn's email contact form: http://www.illinois
Here is a link to our online petition: http://www.petition
We ask dog owners to be aware that this petition probably will be attacked by the small minority of dog owners who either believe the task force is necessary, or who sympathize with or apologize for HSUS positions. We expect them to allege that online petitions are ineffective, and that elected officials find them offensive.
Please visit us on the web at http://www.american
AKC Mix Breed Program
Effective October 1st, 2009, mixed breed dog owners can list their dogs with the AKC’s new mixed breed
Program.READ MORE AT http://www.akc.org/mixedbreeds
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