Ever
since Elmer and Ammon Zimmerman, owners of E&A and A&J Kennels in Berks County, shot and killed their 80
dogs sometime between Thursday, July 24 and Tuesday, July 29, questions about the law that makes this cowardly and inhumane act «legal» have surfaced. Many have inquired as to why licensed kennel operators are permitted to legally shoot their breeding stock, believing that private citizens were prohibited
from this same gruesome form of
euthanasia, and if you think so too, think again.
Since the beginning of the Alliance efforts in 2003,
euthanasia at AC&C has been reduced
from 31,700
dogs and cats to 17,500 in 2007, a reduction of 45 %.