Thanks to all who took a moment to contact the State House Rep. Elizabeth Ard elizabethard@xxxxxx Begin forwarded message: > From: Georgia Animal Rights and Protection <mail@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Raccoon torture bill (HB 423) defeated! You signed the petition to > stop it! Thank you! > Date: March 27, 2014 at 8:43:47 PM EDT > To: elizabethard@xxxxxx > Reply-To: "Change.org" <no-reply@xxxxxxxxxx> > > WE WON! The raccoon torture bill (HB 423) has been defeated! The Georgia > General Assembly 2014 session has ended and HB 423, which would have allowed > hunters to use live raccoons as bait to train their dogs, DID NOT PASS. We > extend a huge thank you to everyone who helped us fight this bill. The > sponsors of this bill had wealth, lobbyists, and political influence. HB 423 > had passed through the state house with only one opposing vote, and was > poised to pass through the senate. We sent out a call for help and you > responded in a bigger way than we ever could have ever dreamed of. Your > signature on the change.org petition, emails, and calls stopped this bill. > This victory belongs to each and every one of you! LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE > RACCOONS! > > > This message was sent by Georgia Animal Rights and Protection using the > Change.org system. You received this email because you signed a petition > started by Georgia Animal Rights and Protection on Change.org: "State Sen. > Renee Unterman: Georgia State Senate: OPPOSE HB 423!." Change.org does not > endorse contents of this message. > > View the petition > > Unsubscribe from updates about this petition > >