Dog food manufacturers blocked the passage of bill in the TN Legislature in 2006 that would have required more stringent standards on puppy breeders, known as "puppy mills."
One website quoted the dog food lobby as being as wealthy and "powerful" as tobacco and alcohol lobbyists.
Is it counter-intuitive that dog food manufacturers blocked a bill aimed at welfare of animals?
MLAA will be looking into this and providing the results of the dog food companies - the specific ones- who blocked this legislation.
Exerpt from e-mail from Debbie Rankin:
"The bill to which you refer was filed during another general assembly as an update to the puppy mill bill. There was much opposition to the bill from the pet food manufacturers because the funding mechanism was a proposed increase of one cent on the cost of a ten pound bag of dog or cat food. While this amount was negligible, the manufacturers felt it set a precedent that was unacceptable."
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Iams -- one of the companies that I remember being associated with this bill -- is owned by Proctor and Gamble. That clarifies why the dog food lobby has ample money and "power."
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