Animal Advice

Why saving the animals isn't always good:

Goldie’s Act would mete out harsher penalties on those who violate the AWA. In addition to the $10,000 fines, violators of the legislation could also face prison time. Goldie’s Act is one of those laws that sounds great at first glance. After all, nobody wants to see dogs, cats, or other pets abused, right? However, this legislation will likely cause more harm than good – especially to small-scale and hobby breeders who could be disproportionately affected by the law. The provisions of the law would impose onerous compliance costs and administrative burdens that these smaller operations would struggle to adhere to. This could not only drive many of these organizations out of business, it could also needlessly criminalize those who run afoul of the legislation. The broad language included in the measure will certainly result in the imposition of harsh penalties for those who commit minor or unintentional violations – even in cases where there is no direct harm to animals.

But there would be to due process...