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at <br /> CAVALRY GROUP <br /> PY t..M1t, a.i.i.+tL tit\ 12!R!+• <br /> anuary 30, 2017 <br /> :-,E: Ordinance Prohibiting Sale of Dogs and Cats in Pet Stores <br /> fear Mayor Roe and Members of Roseville City Council: <br /> across America, pet stores are on the receiving end of coercive and intimidation <br /> actics from the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) urging pet store <br /> )wners to discontinue the sale of puppies and kittens as part of their campaign to <br /> qnd the sale of animals that are sourced from professional, licensed and regulated <br /> )reeders. HSUS is an animal rights organization that raises money under false <br /> pretenses of promoting animal welfare,and uses its funds on lobbyists and activists <br /> 0 promote their animal rights ideology and agenda. <br /> F has come to our attention that two pet stores in Roseville, Minnesota have been <br /> >ceiving phone calls and visits from HSUS representatives. If the pet store owner <br /> 'oes not comply with their "Pet Store Pledge," HSUS threatens to introduce <br /> gislation to ban the sale of puppies and kittens at the City or County Councils. <br /> "his HSUS extortion campaign to end pet store sales of puppies and kittens sourced <br /> rom professional breeders of any size is being pushed with fabricated information <br /> tating that pet store puppies and kittens come from unscrupulous breeders, and <br /> ould be contributing to an overpopulation of pets. These allegations are <br /> ompletely false, and an attempt to extort pet stores into complying with their <br /> agenda. <br /> ',genda-Driven Policy: <br /> File Cavalry Group has witnessed a systematic attempt to over-regulate, unfairly <br /> lspect,and penalize commercial animal enterprises out of business. We believe <br /> Mat the origin of this shift can be traced directly to what is known as the"Animal <br /> sights Movement," a line of thinking that has gradually gained a foothold in <br /> niversities and government throughout the past 40 years. What was once a <br /> adical, ragtag group of extremists is now a multi-billion dollar coalition of <br /> rganizations that raise money under the guise of improving animal welfare and <br /> 0. Box' 147 • Grover • Missouri 63040E Phone: S»-74S-421 ' w v.TheCav'alr‘Group.corn <br />