Kan. House Squashes Bid to Make Toto Breed Top Dog
Associated Press - Tue 12:21 PM 03/13/2012
A Kansas House committee squashed a bid Monday to make the cairn terrier, a breed perhaps best known as that of Dorothy's canine sidekick in "The Wizard of Oz," the state's official dog.
There may be no place like home, but don't tell Toto.
A Kansas House committee squashed a bid Monday to make the cairn terrier, a breed perhaps best known as that of Dorothy's canine sidekick in "The Wizard of Oz," the state's official dog.
Democratic state Rep. Ed Trimmer told the Wichita Eagle he plans to reintroduce the bill next year. And Brenda Moore, a South Central Kansas Kennel Club official who first proposed the idea, says she plans to drum up public support for it this summer.
The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals opposed the measure, saying it believes it would cause Kansas puppy mills to "churn out litter after litter of the breed" and lead to fewer adoptions from animal shelters.
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GETALIFE674
Tuesday 13 March 2012 12:41 Report this comment
lets hunt down the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals who opposed the measure and give them a taste of country revenge.
Noob
Tuesday 13 March 2012 12:59 Report this comment
I wish I was a dog, anything I didnt like or completely understand I would simply pee on it and walk away.
hillbilly
Tuesday 13 March 2012 13:00 Report this comment
with all the other more important issues that should be or have been brought before the house why in the world did they even debate and vote on this non-important issue? What are we paying our politicians in Topeka to do anyway? Maybe it is time for a change !!!
WhoCares
Tuesday 13 March 2012 13:57 Report this comment
I say we vote for the flying monkeys then....
srjayhawks
Tuesday 13 March 2012 14:25 Report this comment
Nice to see how tax payer money is used to draft up legislation for things like this...
pops67401
Tuesday 13 March 2012 16:03 Report this comment
Country revenge because some very stupid bill got squashed? Really? It was an idiotic bill and a waste of time that they could be working on important issues in Topeka. I hope he gets voted out as soon as possible. What an absurd waste of time and resources.
ksfarmdude
Tuesday 13 March 2012 16:36 Report this comment
Oh it sure is nice to see our representives making decissions on such important issues Gosh they need to focus on other things and tell whack jobs like Brenda moore to get lost
Viper
Tuesday 13 March 2012 19:59 Report this comment
There's no place like home, there's no place like home, there's no place like home.
WhoCares
Tuesday 13 March 2012 23:35 Report this comment
*sings to self* If only "our reps" had a brain.....
getumgranny
Wednesday 14 March 2012 07:37 Report this comment
WOW!! About the time I didn't think our politicians could waste anymore time and money on REALLY stupid stuff, here we go!! I would think with the current state of the economy in Kansas, unemployment, school budget issues etc... REAL LEGISLATION that needs worked on, this should have NEVER even been up for a discussion. Ridiculous!! I think these morons in Topeka need to pull their heads out of where they keep their cigarettes and tend to the REAL business in our state, do what they were elected to do!!
hillbilly
Wednesday 14 March 2012 08:12 Report this comment
I wonder how much time they would waste if a bill was introduced to tint Interstate 70 from east state line to west state line yellow and rename it to "The Yellow Brick Road"... lololol
Iamgonnagetu
Wednesday 14 March 2012 21:55 Report this comment
The story headline should read: TOTO GETS SCREWED BY KANSAS POLITICIANS