Missouri Tea Partiers oppose puppy-mill ban

[shykid]

...yup, they sure do, 'cause dey don't want no BIG GUBMENT tellin' SMALL BISNESS wut to do.

thinkprogress.org/2010/10/07/missouri-plumber-ballot-puppies/

The main philosophical principle of the conservative-led tea party movement is an “aversion to big government,” with tea party organizers turning their ire on comprehensive health reform, clean energy legislation, and even mandatory trash collection.

Now, a group of Missouri tea partiers have found a new target: regulations that would mandate more humane conditions in the state’s puppy mills. This November, Missouri voters will go to the polls and decide the fate of Missouri’s Proposition B, which would place new regulations on puppy mills, including mandating that they provide “sufficient food and clean water, necessary veterinary care, sufficient housing, including protection from the elements, sufficient space to turn and stretch freely, lie down, and fully extend his or her limbs, regular exercise, and adequate rest between breeding cycles.”

You can't make this stuff up. Really. This almost reads like satire to me. Would they use the same argument to support corporate-sponsored murder?

Also from the article:

Meanwhile, the Missouri Cattleman’s Association is warning that if the Humane Society — which is a big booster of the proposition — manages to pass the measure, they may be able to succeed in bettering conditions for farm animals as well.

And I like how the MCA tries to frame this as a bad thing.

humane treatment of animals O NOES

[mrsyoungie]

There are people willing to vote against clean water and food for puppies?? Seriously??
Do they want to vote against mom and apple pie as well?

[booley]

Oct 24, 2010 14:49:42 GMT -5 mrsyoungie said:

There are people willing to vote against clean water and food for puppies?? Seriously??
Do they want to vote against mom and apple pie as well?

But you see, if we just give puppies clean food and water then they will become lazy and dependent on them rather then working to get these these things for themselves.

[tiado]

Wow, I didn't think the teabaggers could sink to a new low. It goes to show that the almighty dollar comes before any form of compassion.

[Yaezakura]

Alright, I know the Tea Party, as an entity, is insane. But how the fuck can anyone with a soul (and they're the godly side that believes in the damned things) argue AGAINST giving animals the bare minimum of things they need for a healthy life? They're actively fighting to support animal cruelty.

[sugarfreejazz]

Treating animals in a humane way = gubment control and LESS PROFITS

A drive through the boonies here is pretty eye opening. Just look for the spray painted sign for "pure bred ___" in front of the junked up trailer with several broken down shacks in the backyard. If you're brave enough, get out of the car and inhale deeply. Suck in the smell of shit and filth.

[Sigmaleph]

Oct 24, 2010 15:20:20 GMT -5 Yaezakura said:

Alright, I know the Tea Party, as an entity, is insane. But how the fuck can anyone with a soul (and they're the godly side that believes in the damned things) argue AGAINST giving animals the bare minimum of things they need for a healthy life? They're actively fighting to support animal cruelty.

It's the extreme capitalist idea that any regulation forced by the government will be Bad, and any Good regulation will appear due to the magical invisible hand.

[Old Viking]

Try to remain understanding. We must always bear in mind that Tea Partyers are morons.

[nickiknack]

It's nice to know that teabaggers hate puppies, I sure hope none of them own any dogs, if they do, I feel really sorry for the dogs.

[aboveathletics]

You know who else was for anti-animal cruelty laws? Hitler!! It's a slippery slope from not starving puppies to HITLER!! Do you really want that?!*





*Just screwing with y'all I'm not THAT crazy

[carnotaurussastrei]

I've heard commercials and interviews by opponents of this on the local radio station. They use a slippery slope argument, claiming that this opens the door to more gubmint regulation in other industries and WHERE DOES IT END!? Most of the people I've heard arguing against it are ag-industry types convinced that it could eventually influence them.

[godlesspanther]

For this one issue they should reduce the voting age to four.

Kids, they want to make a law that says you're not allowed to hurt cute little puppies. Do you think they should not be allowed to hurt the puppies?

[devilschaplain2]

Oct 24, 2010 17:31:35 GMT -5 aboveathletics said:

You know who else was for anti-animal cruelty laws? Hitler!! It's a slippery slope from not starving puppies to HITLER!! Do you really want that?!*





*Just screwing with y'all I'm not THAT crazy

Reminds me of the Rush Limbaugh quote on the mainpage...

[gadfly]

Now, a group of Missouri tea partiers have found a new target: regulations that would mandate more humane conditions in the state’s puppy mills. This November, Missouri voters will go to the polls and decide the fate of Missouri’s Proposition B, which would place new regulations on puppy mills, including mandating that they provide “sufficient food and clean water, necessary veterinary care, sufficient housing, including protection from the elements, sufficient space to turn and stretch freely, lie down, and fully extend his or her limbs, regular exercise, and adequate rest between breeding cycles.”

So... these are bad things, then?

I love how they're so naive and/or stupid that they think the profit-driven assholes who run puppy-mills would just voluntarily say, "well, we need to be kinder and not milk our dogs out of every last profitable cent like we're starving calves sucking milk from an udder, until said dogs inevitably perish."

Actually, regulations wouldn't just put a clamp-down on puppy-mill owners, they would help... consumers. Yeah, if you don't want to think about the animals this would help, think about the people who will be buying them. Which would likely include some of the tea-partiers.

(Though, honestly, I would never knowingly buy a dog from a mill, simply because that's encouraging it to go on as a business.)

[ironbite]

...................AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Ironbite-*headesks the world out of existance*