We need a new name for "puppy mill"

That sounds far too palatable.

Northwest Cable News (and other media outlets) obtained and aired a copy of the video used to document the puppy mill raid from Snohomish County in January.

Sick enough? Yeah.

Well, yet another mass breeding operation was busted up in Washington, this time in a rural southeastern county.

Apparently they thrive like weeds over there. Who's going to complain? Neighbors? They have none.

Since the recently-passed "puppy mill bill" doesn't take effect until 2010, I think I will send a form letter to all 39 counties in Washington and ask them to provide their specific plans for law enforcement response once it does hit the books. How do they plan to enforce this law? Will they dedicate any resources? Will they make these victims at least somewhat a priority?

I'll need volunteers to write letters to the county governments in question. If they realize upfront that there are watchful eyes, perhaps they will reconsider any plan to look the other way.

Stay tuned.