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September 14, 2022
I am glad to see law enforcement action taken in the recent case of 115 puppies being held on Cape Horn Road (“Puppies Seized outside Concrete,” Skagit Valley Herald, Sept 7, 2022). It is shameful that we treat vulnerable animals as commodities without regard to their welfare.
I am grateful we have a law in Washington state that regulates such puppy mills and enables law enforcement to act. However, I am dismayed that the law was passed with only one vote from our Legislative District 10 representatives. Dave Paul voted in favor and Greg Gilday and Ron Muzzall opposed it.
The law is very mild, enabling breeders to keep up to 50 dogs for breeding purposes and requires breeders to provide only enough space for dogs to turn around and lie down. That is not a high bar for anyone who cares about the health of their breeding animals.
As I research candidates to make an informed decision in November, I look for clues to their character and their values in how they vote. I hope you do too. We have a great alternative for LD 10 in Clyde Shavers.
Brenda Cunningham
Mount Vernon
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