MFHS Legislation 2024
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TRAINING
Minnesota Federated Humane Societies provides training to state-wide humane agents and law enforcement. |
EMPLOYMENT
The need to employ additional administrative staff and state-wide humane agents is essential to Minnesota. |
EQUIPMENT
State-wide humane agents need uniforms, badges, mobile devices and PPE equipment in order to do their jobs safely, efficiently and effectively. |
EDUCATION
MFHS provides animal welfare law, cruelty prevention and animal welfare related resources and education to law enforcement and the public. |
VETERINARY/ANIMAL CARE
Animals involved in cruelty investigations requires safe haven and care. MFHS needs funding to help with veterinary and housing costs. |
MFHS FUNDING BILL SF 3293/HF 5168
Please support SF 3293/HF 5168
Since 1987 Minnesota Federated Humane Societies has provided animal welfare law protections and animal cruelty prevention services to thousands of citizens and their animals all throughout the great state of Minnesota. Minnesota Federated has unique duties and powers under Minnesota Statutes 343.01 and 343.06. We are the only organization of its kind in Minnesota under statute. Like law enforcement, and the Minnesota Animal Board of Health, in order for us to provide these unique and essential services to communities in all 87 counties, MFHS requires funding to train, employ, and purchase equipment for our team members and provide resources and education to law enforcement and the public.
Please help to sustain and expand the vitally important community services MFHS provides by supporting MFHS FUNDING BILL
SF 3293/HF 5168 so that we can continue the essential work we are dedicated to providing to you and all of Minnesota.
Minnesota Federated Humane Societies, "MFHS" is a Minnesota 501(c) 3 non-profit organization with unique and essential duties and powers. See Minnesota state statutes 343.01 and 343.06. Please also see additional essential powers and duties as stated in Minnesota state statutes 343.10, 343.12, 343.29, 346.37, 346.57, 346.58, 346.37, 347.60, 1721.0490, 2500.7050, 9100.0700.
Minnesota Federated Humane Societies has a very unique, important and essential role throughout all 87 Minnesota counties. Some of the services MFHS provides throughout Minnesota includes animal welfare education, providing resources to the public and government entities, training and appointing statewide humane agents to address and investigate reports of animal welfare law violations and assisting law enforcement/government entities throughout Minnesota. MFHS, although a nonprofit organization, has been given the authority and responsibility to investigate animal crimes and provides a crucial service to the public and law enforcement. It is a substantial job with an extensive responsibility, and because our organization was established in 1987 as a nonprofit 501(c)3 instead of a governmental agency, we are not funded in the same ways as our law enforcement partners. We must currently rely on donations to fund the vital services we provide. Because we differ from all other Minnesota humane societies, shelters and rescues, and do not offer animal sheltering services, our primary concentrations are investigations of animal welfare law violations and public safety, we do not qualify for many of the grants offered to shelters and rescues. Our uniqueness, while valuable, causes significant funding challenges. In addition, we do not feel it's ethical to compete for the funding that shelters and rescues require to provide sheltering, care and veterinary services. We instead work with those sheltering services as needed as they also play a critical role in Minnesota. MFHS is in a very unique position, we are the only organization in state statutes with these powers and duties, and with it comes unique challenges. We have specific statewide powers and duties throughout all of Minnesota and in order for us to continue to provide these essential services, MFHS needs funding. Please support Minnesota Federated Humane Societies and the vital services we provide all throughout the great state of Minnesota.
Thank you.
For more information about the MFHS Funding Bills please click on the following files SF 3293/HF 5168
Please contact our office should you have questions or would like to meet with one of our team members to discuss the importance of funding Minnesota Federated Humane Societies, Minnesota’s existing and effective office for animal protections.
Please support SF 3293/HF 5168
Since 1987 Minnesota Federated Humane Societies has provided animal welfare law protections and animal cruelty prevention services to thousands of citizens and their animals all throughout the great state of Minnesota. Minnesota Federated has unique duties and powers under Minnesota Statutes 343.01 and 343.06. We are the only organization of its kind in Minnesota under statute. Like law enforcement, and the Minnesota Animal Board of Health, in order for us to provide these unique and essential services to communities in all 87 counties, MFHS requires funding to train, employ, and purchase equipment for our team members and provide resources and education to law enforcement and the public.
Please help to sustain and expand the vitally important community services MFHS provides by supporting MFHS FUNDING BILL
SF 3293/HF 5168 so that we can continue the essential work we are dedicated to providing to you and all of Minnesota.
Minnesota Federated Humane Societies, "MFHS" is a Minnesota 501(c) 3 non-profit organization with unique and essential duties and powers. See Minnesota state statutes 343.01 and 343.06. Please also see additional essential powers and duties as stated in Minnesota state statutes 343.10, 343.12, 343.29, 346.37, 346.57, 346.58, 346.37, 347.60, 1721.0490, 2500.7050, 9100.0700.
Minnesota Federated Humane Societies has a very unique, important and essential role throughout all 87 Minnesota counties. Some of the services MFHS provides throughout Minnesota includes animal welfare education, providing resources to the public and government entities, training and appointing statewide humane agents to address and investigate reports of animal welfare law violations and assisting law enforcement/government entities throughout Minnesota. MFHS, although a nonprofit organization, has been given the authority and responsibility to investigate animal crimes and provides a crucial service to the public and law enforcement. It is a substantial job with an extensive responsibility, and because our organization was established in 1987 as a nonprofit 501(c)3 instead of a governmental agency, we are not funded in the same ways as our law enforcement partners. We must currently rely on donations to fund the vital services we provide. Because we differ from all other Minnesota humane societies, shelters and rescues, and do not offer animal sheltering services, our primary concentrations are investigations of animal welfare law violations and public safety, we do not qualify for many of the grants offered to shelters and rescues. Our uniqueness, while valuable, causes significant funding challenges. In addition, we do not feel it's ethical to compete for the funding that shelters and rescues require to provide sheltering, care and veterinary services. We instead work with those sheltering services as needed as they also play a critical role in Minnesota. MFHS is in a very unique position, we are the only organization in state statutes with these powers and duties, and with it comes unique challenges. We have specific statewide powers and duties throughout all of Minnesota and in order for us to continue to provide these essential services, MFHS needs funding. Please support Minnesota Federated Humane Societies and the vital services we provide all throughout the great state of Minnesota.
Thank you.
For more information about the MFHS Funding Bills please click on the following files SF 3293/HF 5168
Please contact our office should you have questions or would like to meet with one of our team members to discuss the importance of funding Minnesota Federated Humane Societies, Minnesota’s existing and effective office for animal protections.
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TETHERING
According to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), twenty-five states, D.C., and over 140 U.S. cities and counties have laws banning or carefully regulating tethering. The states with tethering laws include AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, HI, IL, IN, LA, MA, ME, MD, MI, MO, NC, NV, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, VT, and WVA. Georgia does not have a state law banning tethering altogether, but has a myriad of different tethering ordinances depending on which county or city the dog resides.
We are proposing that this potential statute could be positioned as Minnesota Statute 343.41-after 343.40 Dog Houses.
Please consider authoring and/or supporting this bill to help ensure the animal, while tethered, has solid protections in place and we, as state humane agents, in addition to law enforcement professionals, and the public at large, have good language in place to help to assist in the enforcement of the laws for the prevention of wrongs to animals which may now or hereafter exist, and to promote the growth of education and sentiment favorable to the protection of animals.
The 343.41 Tethering Bill is in need of authors and support from the senate and house. Click on the link below to contact your legislators.
CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS
According to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), twenty-five states, D.C., and over 140 U.S. cities and counties have laws banning or carefully regulating tethering. The states with tethering laws include AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, HI, IL, IN, LA, MA, ME, MD, MI, MO, NC, NV, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, VT, and WVA. Georgia does not have a state law banning tethering altogether, but has a myriad of different tethering ordinances depending on which county or city the dog resides.
We are proposing that this potential statute could be positioned as Minnesota Statute 343.41-after 343.40 Dog Houses.
Please consider authoring and/or supporting this bill to help ensure the animal, while tethered, has solid protections in place and we, as state humane agents, in addition to law enforcement professionals, and the public at large, have good language in place to help to assist in the enforcement of the laws for the prevention of wrongs to animals which may now or hereafter exist, and to promote the growth of education and sentiment favorable to the protection of animals.
The 343.41 Tethering Bill is in need of authors and support from the senate and house. Click on the link below to contact your legislators.
CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS
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Please note that Minnesota has tethering protections in place. See 1721.0520, Kennels, Subp. 6. Animal housing and confinement areas. This tethering restriction only pertains to kennels as defined in Minnesota state statute. If Minnesota had general tethering restrictions/exceptions in place it would help to further protect all dogs, not just those as stated in 1721.0520.
How you can help
Spread the word in support of MFHS and this important legislation. Click on the link below to contact your legislators.
CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS
For more information on the bills or how you can help please Contact Us.
CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS
For more information on the bills or how you can help please Contact Us.
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