Holcomb signs controversial bill that ends local bans on retail pet sales

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14 thoughts on “Holcomb signs controversial bill that ends local bans on retail pet sales

  1. Money, power and influence is always at the heart of these decisions no matter the party and not in the best interest of the general public or in this case the dogs who languish in these facilities, I’m sick of seeing puppies for sale signs in front of all these stores when the shelters are overflowing with surrendered dogs after the owners decide they don’t want their new toy anymore.

  2. The article begs the question: how much money flowed from the puppy-breeders to the politicians who decided the state knows better than local communities? Also, does anyone seriously think the new “regulations” will do any of the things the politicians (including the governor) want us to believe? Lastly, have any of those politicians ever heard that the Republican Party used to believe that “the government that is closest to the people is the government that best serves the people”?

  3. the Republican party to which you refer is long since dead and buried. Dick Lugar was maybe the last of it; the rest went into hiding after Lugar was jettisioned for Mourdock. I thought maybe Holcomb could resurrect the GOP, but the likes of Rokita, Banks, Braun and most of the GOP Congressional and statehouse delegation have now worn him down to largely being irrelevant as he prepares to leave office. He knows he can’t veto a bill, as it would just be overridden by the MAGgots. No, the days of local government for the urban areas are now in the past. And in that passing ends Indiana’s chances of economic growth.

  4. He could still have vetoed the bill, unsuccessfully, just to show he still has a shred of integrity and a bit of moral compass. Have lost all respect for Holcomb. He’s a typical Republican.

    1. NEW Republican, that is. The old Republican party of Lugar long gone, as the party has gradually morphed into an unrecognizable cult.

    2. As a moderate right Republican, I agree with you. I thought the very same thing that if he had any guts, he would’ve stood up what is best for the animals but instead, sold out to the slimy Republicans that backed this bill

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