What's Happened to the Older Dogs?

Clark County (WQOW) - People from all over Wisconsin brave the frigid weather to protest.
Wednesday, about 40 people were on hand to protest Thorp's dog auction at Horst Stables. There were 200 dogs for sale. Something new for this auction: an age and size limit.

"They make the people have three years and under as a limit for dogs also limiting it to small breeds. I think the reason for that is in the past they got negative publicity for showing the awful shape these dogs are in," says Chuck Wegner, CCHS Executive Director.

A representative from the Clark County Humane Society says he's not sure what is happening with the older dogs now that they are not being sold at the auction.

On Sunday, we reported a number of dogs being sold Wednesday come from a farm in Clark County; the Martin Farm houses the largest number of dogs in the state.

Rep. Jeff Smith says he's just two weeks away from presenting a bill that will help regulate dog breeding in the state.

"People who want to do the right thing and breed in the right way and be responsible should have that opportunity and we should be licensing them and they should be able to display that," says Rep. Jeff Smith, 93rd Assembly District Democrat.

One major question is what the bill will provide. Smith says it will require breeders to get a specific license if they sell more than 25 dogs a year.