[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: PAWS is still out there, folks!
- From: Peggy <pmick@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: showgsd <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 15:58:25 -0500
sorry, the first time I sent this I left out the list of cosponsors and
the tips to include in your own letter!
Please forgive...but read this this time and take action!
Peggy
> PERMISSION TO CROSSPOST IS GRANTED IN ADVANCE
>
> Okay, folks, it is time to put our noses back to the
> grindstone. The ARistas did not take the Christmas
> break off. Straight from the horse's mouth (an aide
> in Santorum's office contacted by phone) - AKC is
> wrong!! There are no amendments at this time and there
> WILL BE NO amendments in the future. The bill is going
> forward as it is currently written.
> Below is an email containing the names of more than 60
> new PAWS sponsors and contact information as well as
> some suggestions for letters. If the new sponsors are
> from your state (or even if they aren't <g>) please
> write them and ask them to withdraw. Give them good
> information, call, fax, email but get your point
> across - that you are a reputable AKC breeder or a
> reputable animal owner and you are opposed to PAWS!!
> You can also contact the National Republican Party HQ
> as many have done and tell them you will not support
> the party with either donations or votes as long as
> Santorum is supporting PAWS.
> No one is going to ride in on a white horse and save
> us - certainly not AKC - we will have to save
> ourselves.
>
> shared by Peggy...........with permission
60 Representatives were added as cosponsors in
> December alone!. There are now 129 Reps and 23
> Senators cosponsoring the bill. The number of
> cosponsors virtually doubled in December. The
> momentum needs to be reversed.
>
Below are optional points with which to customize
> your letter. This is followed by 2 letter templates
> and the list of cosponsors to PAWS so you know which
> template to use. Please Priority Mail the packets
> to their main state office because Washington mail
> is taking a month on average due to security
> measures.:
>
>
> Optional Points: Take 2-3 points and include them
> in your letter.
>
> - The commercial wholesale dealer
> definition of the Animal Welfare Act is clear and
> does not rely upon arbitrary numbers as does the
> PAWS.
> - With increasing state and local laws
> covering animal abuse and neglect, federal laws are
> unnecessary and undesirable.
> - PAWS does not consider the reality of
> cat breeding where the inherent vulnerability of
> cats to infectious disease, stress and other factors
> are not conducive to large scale commercial breeding
> operations.
> - PAWS will ultimately destroy the
> public’s access to quality home raised purebred dogs
> and cats from the United States forcing buyers to
> import purebred dogs and cats that may not have the
> protective state and local laws breeders in the
> United States must comply with.
> - Enforcement of PAWS will significantly
> increase the costs of inspection and licensing
> activities of the USDA by doubling or tripling
> (excluding rescues and other animals) the number of
> dog and cat breeders that would be dealers under
> PAWS.
> - PAWS supporters have provided no
> evidence of any relationship between internet and
> newspaper advertising and the conditions in which
> pets are housed and raised. If anything the internet
> has increased the number of savvy pet buyers - not
> created less intelligent purchasers.
> - PAWS will cause many rescue
> organizations to shut down or become sporadic
> operations at best in order to not undergo the
> expense of USDA licensing and meeting USDA facility
> requirements.
> - Paws is about breeder elimination, not
> animal welfare.
>
>
> If your congressperson is NOT already a co-sponsor
>
> Dear <Senator/Representative> <name>:
>
> I oppose S1139/H2669 the Pet Animal Welfare
> Statute, otherwise known as PAWS. PAWS is a very
> poorly drafted and ill thought out piece of
> legislation. For several reasons PAWS should not be
> passed into law, including but not limited to the
> following:
>
> <insert your choice of optional points>
>
> Attached are articles from the Pet Industry Joint
> Advisory Council, The International Cat Association,
> the Cat Fanciers Association, the Animal Council,
> and the North Carolina Animal Owners Alliance that
> give detailed explanations of all that is wrong with
> this legislation.
>
> Please oppose PAWS and do not sponsor PAWS.
>
> Sincerely,
> If your congressperson IS already a co-sponsor
> (see list of cosponsors below):
>
> Dear <Senator/Representative> <name>:
>
> I oppose S1139/H2669 the Pet Animal Welfare
> Statute, otherwise known as PAWS. PAWS is a very
> poorly drafted and ill thought out piece of
> legislation. For several reasons PAWS should not be
> passed into law, including but not limited to the
> following:
>
> <insert your choice of optional points>
>
> >
> Please revoke your sponsorship of PAWS.
>
> Sincerely,
(sign your name)
>
> Cosponsors
> Sen Allard, Wayne [CO] - 9/27/2005
> Sen Bayh, Evan [IN] - 10/19/2005
> Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] - 10/7/2005
> Sen Chafee, Lincoln [RI] - 12/20/2005
> Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY] - 11/16/2005
> Sen DeWine, Mike [OH] - 9/19/2005
> Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] - 11/18/2005
> Sen Dole, Elizabeth [NC] - 7/27/2005
> Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] - 6/6/2005
> Sen Ensign, John [NV] - 10/17/2005
> Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] - 7/11/2005
> Sen Inouye, Daniel K. [HI] - 12/19/2005
> Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] - 11/18/2005
> Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] - 11/18/2005
> Sen Kohl, Herb [WI] - 12/16/2005
> Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] - 12/16/2005
> Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] - 12/12/2005
> Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. [MD] - 12/20/2005
> Sen Reed, Jack [RI] - 12/12/2005
> Sen Sarbanes, Paul S. [MD] - 12/15/2005
> Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] - 12/20/2005
> Sen Specter, Arlen [PA] - 6/24/2005
> Sen Wyden, Ron [OR] - 12/20/2005
>
>
> Rep Ackerman, Gary L. [NY-5] - 11/2/2005
> Rep Allen, Thomas H. [ME-1] - 10/20/2005
> Rep Andrews, Robert E. [NJ-1] - 10/7/2005
> Rep Baird, Brian [WA-3] - 12/15/2005
> Rep Becerra, Xavier [CA-31] - 12/16/2005
> Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] - 7/29/2005
> Rep Berman, Howard L. [CA-28] - 7/20/2005
> Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] - 10/7/2005
> Rep Boehlert, Sherwood [NY-24] - 12/16/2005
> Rep Brady, Robert A. [PA-1] - 10/20/2005
> Rep Brown, Corrine [FL-3] - 12/16/2005
> Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. [SC-1] - 10/7/2005
> Rep Brown, Sherrod [OH-13] - 12/16/2005
> Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23] - 9/8/2005
> Rep Capuano, Michael E. [MA-8] - 12/16/2005
> Rep Cardin, Benjamin L. [MD-3] - 11/10/2005
> Rep Cardoza, Dennis A. [CA-18] - 12/16/2005
> Rep Carson, Julia [IN-7] - 9/29/2005
> Rep Carter, John R. [TX-31] - 7/14/2005
> Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy [MO-1] - 11/10/2005
> Rep Clyburn, James E. [SC-6] - 10/20/2005
> Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] - 12/16/2005
> Rep Costello, Jerry F. [IL-12] - 12/16/2005
> Rep Crowley, Joseph [NY-7] - 10/27/2005
> Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] - 9/22/2005
> Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] - 12/16/2005
> Rep Davis, Jim [FL-11] - 12/16/2005
> Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] - 12/14/2005
> Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] - 12/14/2005
> Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] - 12/13/2005
> Rep Dicks, Norman D. [WA-6] - 10/17/2005
> Rep Doyle, Michael F. [PA-14] - 12/16/2005
> Rep Emanuel, Rahm [IL-5] - 10/17/2005
> Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] - 9/8/2005
> Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] - 9/8/2005
> Rep Evans, Lane [IL-17] - 10/7/2005
> Rep Everett, Terry [AL-2] - 9/15/2005
> Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] - 5/26/2005
> Rep Ferguson, Mike [NJ-7] - 10/27/2005
> Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] - 7/11/2005
> Rep Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [PA-8] - 6/30/2005
> Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] - 7/29/2005
> Rep Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [NJ-11] -
> 11/8/2005
> Rep Gallegly, Elton [CA-24] - 12/14/2005
> Rep Gonzalez, Charles A. [TX-20] - 12/16/2005
> Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 12/6/2005
> Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. [IL-4] - 12/13/2005
> Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] - 12/6/2005
> Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] - 12/6/2005
> Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] - 12/7/2005
> Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15] - 12/6/2005
> Rep Hooley, Darlene [OR-5] - 12/13/2005
> Rep Inslee, Jay [WA-1] - 12/7/2005
> Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30] - 12/13/2005
> Rep Johnson, Nancy L. [CT-5] - 12/14/2005
> Rep Kaptur, Marcy [OH-9] - 12/8/2005
> Rep Kildee, Dale E. [MI-5] - 7/29/2005
> Rep Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [MI-13] - 12/14/2005
> Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] - 9/22/2005
> Rep Kirk, Mark Steven [IL-10] - 11/8/2005
> Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] - 10/7/2005
> Rep Langevin, James R. [RI-2] - 9/8/2005
> Rep Lantos, Tom [CA-12] - 12/8/2005
> Rep Larson, John B. [CT-1] - 12/8/2005
> Rep LaTourette, Steve C. [OH-14] - 12/16/2005
> Rep Leach, James A. [IA-2] - 12/13/2005
> Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] - 9/8/2005
> Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] - 12/16/2005
> Rep LoBiondo, Frank A. [NJ-2] - 9/29/2005
> Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16] - 12/16/2005
> Rep Lynch, Stephen F. [MA-9] - 9/22/2005
> Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] - 10/17/2005
> Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] - 12/16/2005
> Rep Matsui, Doris O. [CA-5] - 12/14/2005
> Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] - 12/16/2005
> Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] - 9/8/2005
> Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] - 12/13/2005
> Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] - 12/15/2005
> Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] - 12/14/2005
> Rep McNulty, Michael R. [NY-21] - 9/8/2005
> Rep Menendez, Robert [NJ-13] - 9/8/2005
> Rep Millender-McDonald, Juanita [CA-37] -
> 12/16/2005
> Rep Miller, Brad [NC-13] - 7/20/2005
> Rep Miller, George [CA-7] - 7/20/2005
> Rep Moore, Dennis [KS-3] - 7/14/2005
> Rep Moore, Gwen [WI-4] - 12/18/2005
> Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] - 7/29/2005
> Rep Murphy, Tim [PA-18] - 9/22/2005
> Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] - 7/29/2005
> Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-38] - 9/29/2005
> Rep Neal, Richard E. [MA-2] - 11/2/2005
> Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC] - 10/17/2005
> Rep Oberstar, James L. [MN-8] - 12/16/2005
> Rep Olver, John W. [MA-1] - 10/17/2005
> Rep Owens, Major R. [NY-11] - 7/20/2005
> Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [NJ-6] - 10/17/2005
> Rep Pastor, Ed [AZ-4] - 12/13/2005
> Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10] - 9/15/2005
> Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19] - 7/11/2005
> Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] - 7/20/2005
> Rep Rothman, Steven R. [NJ-9] - 9/8/2005
> Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille [CA-34] - 9/29/2005
> Rep Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [MD-2] -
> 12/16/2005
> Rep Ryan, Tim [OH-17] - 10/20/2005
> Rep Sabo, Martin Olav [MN-5] - 6/24/2005
> Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-39] - 12/14/2005
> Rep Sanchez, Loretta [CA-47] - 12/15/2005
> Rep Sanders, Bernard [VT] - 12/13/2005
> Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] - 12/13/2005
> Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 7/20/2005
> Rep Schiff, Adam B. [CA-29] - 10/17/2005
> Rep Schwarz, John J.H. "Joe" [MI-7] - 7/29/2005
> Rep Scott, David [GA-13] - 12/18/2005
> Rep Shays, Christopher [CT-4] - 9/8/2005
> Rep Sherman, Brad [CA-27] - 9/29/2005
> Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] - 10/17/2005
> Rep Solis, Hilda L. [CA-32] - 12/14/2005
> Rep Spratt, John M., Jr. [SC-5] - 12/16/2005
> Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] - 9/8/2005
> Rep Tauscher, Ellen O. [CA-10] - 9/15/2005
> Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] - 9/8/2005
> Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33] - 12/6/2005
> Rep Waxman, Henry A. [CA-30] - 10/27/2005
> Rep Weldon, Curt [PA-7] - 12/14/2005
> Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19] - 12/13/2005
> Rep Whitfield, Ed [KY-1] - 12/15/2005
> Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 12/15/2005
> Rep Wu, David [OR-1] - 12/16/2005
> Rep Wynn, Albert Russell [MD-4] - 12/14/2005
>
>
> Rep Harris, Katherine [FL-13] -
> 7/29/2005(withdrawn - 12/18/2005)
> Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [FL-20] -
> 7/29/2005(withdrawn - 11/16/2005)
>
>
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