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Title: RPOA - Action Alert on Texas HB 1451 Post by: jls41 on May 11, 2011, 03:00:29 pm Crossposting is encouraged.
Action Alert on Texas HB 1451, the HSUS Anti-Breeder Bill Senate Public Hearing scheduled for HB 1451, regulating dog and cat breeders, at 1:30 pm tomorrow (Thursday), May 12th, Room 2E.20 in the Senate Criminal Justice Committee. If you can attend this hearing, please let us know. E-mail: rpoa@texas.net * Everyone should sign a card of OPPOSITION and you do NOT have to speak to the committee. We need warm bodies to back up our speakers. You can watch the hearing on the State Legislature website if you cannot attend. www.capitol.state.tx.us Talk is circulating about possible amendments to the bill for sporting dogs, working dogs, and/or show dogs. This was attempted in California and soundly defeated because there is no way to define such dogs. We must present a united front at the legislature and not be divided. "Divide and Conquer" is the mantra of the animal rights extremists. This is a bad bill with an HSUS "agenda" and must be defeated. Texas Humane Legislation Network President Cile Holloway has publicly stated that they want to get anything passed and come back later. Contact all committee members below and your own senator in case it goes to a Floor Vote. Ask them to: * Please vote "NO" to HB 1451, the HSUS and Texas Humane Legislation Network Anti-Breeding Bill. * HB 1451 is fundamentally flawed and cannot be fixed with amendments. * Exemptions granted today can easily be removed in the next legislative session. Rest assured HSUS will be back every session no matter what passes this time. * The purpose of the bill is not to regulate dog and cat breeding in Texas but to eliminate it. SENATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE Committee Clerk: Michaela Bernacchio Phone: (512) 463-0345 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 Phone: (512) 463-8810 Dan.Patrick@senate.state.tx.us Title: Re: RPOA - Action Alert on Texas HB 1451 Post by: uglydog on May 11, 2011, 05:14:03 pm I recieved a notecard in Mail today from US Sportsman Alliance about it too! NEED EVERYONE contact your Senators THIS TODAY!!!!!
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