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Author Topic: RPOA - Public Hearing TX HB 963 TODAY - 5/20/11  (Read 612 times)
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« on: May 20, 2011, 07:56:03 am »

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May 19, 2011

ACTION ALERT!
Public Hearing on HB 963, relating to costs associated with proceedings
regarding cruelly treated animals, will be heard tomorrow, May 20, 2011, at
1:30 or upon adjournment in Room E1.016. Committee Clerk: Michaela
Bernacchio
Phone: (512) 463-0345

1) HB 963 is an attempt to make the appeals cost prohibitive.

2) Makes the appellant pay for investigation, expert witnesses and the
costs of housing and caring for the animals during the impoundment.

3) This is an attempt to prevent an appeal without changing the statute to
not allow appeals.

4) HB 963 empowers well funded organizations such as the SPCA and Humane
Societies to be able to take animals without court approval by making the
appeal bond so high that no one can afford it.

This is a Texas Humane Legislation Network (THLN) bill. THLN passed
legislation in 2003 which took away the right of appeal for owners whose
animals had been seized under the Animal Cruelty Statute. Rep. Mark Homer
was able to reinstate an appeal process last session and RPOA supported his
efforts.
THLN vowed to repeal Rep. Homer's bill this legislative session and this is
the way they chose to do so.

Please contact all below to OPPOSE HB 963 AS WRITTEN all day tomorrow as it
may not be heard until late in the day:

Senate Criminal Justice Committee
Address for all senators:
PO Box 12068
Austin, TX 78711

Chair: Sen. John Whitmire
Phone: (512) 463-0115
Fax: (512) 475-3737
John.Whitmire@senate.state.tx.us

Vice Chair: Sen. Joan Huffman
Phone: (512) 463-0117
Fax: (512) 463-0639
Joan.Huffman@senate.state.tx.us

Members:
Sen. John Carona
Phone: (512) 463-0116
Fax: (512) 463-3135
John.Carona@senate.state.tx.us

Sen. Rodney Ellis
Phone: (512) 463-0113
Fax: (512) 463-0006
Rodney.Ellis@senate.state.tx.us

Sen. Glenn Hegar
Phone: (512) 463-0118
Fax: (512) 475-3736
Glenn.Hegar@senate.state.tx.us

Sen. Juan Hinojosa
Phone: (512) 463-0120
Fax: (512) 463-0229
Juan.Hinojosa@senate.state.tx.us

Sen. Dan Patrick
Phone: (512) 463-0107
Fax: (512) 463-8810
Dan.Patrick@senate.state.tx.us
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