1.0Orvis Newshttps://news.orvis.comPhil Monahanhttps://news.orvis.com/author/monahanprich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="CuwMS6J2li"><a href="https://news.orvis.com/dogs/Ban-on-Dog-Auctions-Slipped-into-Ohio-Bill">Ohio Dog-Auction Ban Still A Possibility!</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://news.orvis.com/dogs/Ban-on-Dog-Auctions-Slipped-into-Ohio-Bill/embed#?secret=CuwMS6J2li" width="600" height="338" title="“Ohio Dog-Auction Ban Still A Possibility!” — Orvis News" data-secret="CuwMS6J2li" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Ohio's animal-control laws are notoriously lax, allowing the dog-auction industry to thrive. photo Courtesy Rob Snowhite Back in December, we posted about how the "Ohio One Step Closer to Banning Dog Auctions".) However, no one stepped forward to sponsor the bill, which meant that the organization would have to collect more signatures to get the issue on the November ballot for. . .https://media.cleveland.com/metro/photo/puppy-mill-auctionjpg-bf671390133f2bf9.jpg