Paid lobbyists for commercial breeders known as "puppy mills" and pet stores are to enshrine into law a disfavored business model that is cruel, obsolete, and increasingly being expelled from communities by local and state governments. They've found a sponsor, Rep. Hank Vaupel of Livingston County, to introduce House Bill (HB) 5917, a "preemption bill"-which does the opposite of protecting our community.