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HSUS working on federal petition drive

The Humane Society of the United States says it’s making progress in gathering signatures for their effort to get President Obama to crack down on so-called “puppy mills.” HSUS spokesperson Jordan Crump tells Brownfield they have gathered more than 20-thousand signatures for their anti-puppy mill petition that they’ve submitted through the White House Website “We the People.”

In a news release, HSUS “Puppy Mill Campaign” Director Melanie Kahn says they are asking the president to “close a loophole” that they say allows “large scale, commercial breeders who sell puppies online and directly to the public to escape basic oversight and minimal animal care standards.” The HSUS says the minimum number of signatures needed to get a response from the White House is five-thousand which they surpassed in their first week of signature gathering.

The release says the ASPCA, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Humane Society Legislative Fund are working with HSUS in the effort.

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