[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: 2nd TX Action Alert! Animal Cruelty Bills
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- Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 02:10:32 EST
From Responsible Pet Owners Alliance,
the reasonable voice regarding animal issues.
Responsible Pet Owners Alliance is an animal welfare organization,
not "animal rights" and, yes, there is a difference.
Permission granted to crosspost.
TX: Action Alert!
Opposition to Animal Cruelty Bills
Permission to crosspost.
Time is of the essence! Have you made your phone calls opposing these
bills? We must stop these bills from passing out of committee! Please call
ALL
committe members. Legislators' offices are recording "For" and "Against"
phone calls. Register your opposition. Legislators are receiving 100 calls
per
day from "animal rights" extremists.
WIth HB 326, Texas Humane Legislation Network (THLN) is trying to eliminate â??
intentâ?? from our existing state animal cruelty law. If charged, the burden
of proof that an act was NOT â??recklessâ?? will be upon you. Keep existing
law.
The definition of â??Animalâ?? has been changed to â??domestic or wildâ?? in
HB
590 and to a â??nonhuman animal, bird, or captive amphibian or reptileâ?? in
HB
326. Existing law excludes wild animals. This is of special concern. Keep
existing law.
THLN is a coalition of "animal rights" activists and seeks to remove the
exemption for fishing, hunting, and trapping in existing law. HB 590 drops
this
proposed wording in an attempt to lessen opposition to the bills from
sportsmen. Don't be fooled. Texas already has a very stringent Animal
Cruelty
Act. Keep the existing law.
Please contact ALL of the legislators below and â??Just Say Noâ?? to these
Animal Rights Bills.
Copies of the Bills can be found at: _http://www.capitol.state.tx.us_
(http://www.capitol.state.tx.us)
Type in the bill number.
HB 326
HB 590
SB 172
The two House bills are in the Agriculture & Livestock Committee:
Agriculture & Livestock Committee:
Clerk: Shannon Sneary, Phone (512) 463-0762
HB 326
Author: Representative Toby Goodman
_Toby.Goodman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:Toby.Goodman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Phone: (512) 463-0562
Fax: (512) 475-1178
1) Adds â??or recklesslyâ?? which eliminates â??intent.â??
2) Changes â??Animalâ?? to a nonhuman animal, mammal, bird, or captive
amphibian or reptile.
3) Adds â??trains or conditionsâ?? a dog for fighting.
4) Removes existing exemption for fishing, hunting or trapping, making it a
defense to prosecution instead. This means a defendant would have to hire
an attorney and go to court to defend themself.
HB 590
Author: Fred Brown
fred.brown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (512) 463-0698
Fax: (512) 463-5109
1) Adds "or recklessly" which eliminates "intent."
2) Changes â??Animalâ?? to a domesticated or wild living creature.
3) Leaves intact the existing exception for fishing, hunting or trapping.
Mailing Address for all House Committee members:
The Honorable ________
PO Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
Chair: Representative Rick Hardcastle
Rick.hardcastle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ph: (512) 463-0526
Fax: (512) 463-6003
Vice-Chair: Representative Charles â??Docâ?? Anderson
doc.anderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(512) 463-0135
Fax: (512) 463-0642
Representative Betty Brown
Betty.brown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ph: (512) 463-0458
Fax: (512) 463-2040
Representative Lon Burnam
Lon.burnam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ph: (512) 463-0740
Fax: (512) 463-1075
Representative Jessica Farrar
Jessica.farrar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ph: (512) 463-0620
Fax: (512) 463-0894
Representative Abel Herrero
Abel.herrero@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ph: (512) 463-0462
Fax: (512) 463-1705
Representative Dora Olivo
Dora.olivo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ph: (512) 463-0494
Fax: (512) 463-1403
SENATE COMPANION BILL
(identical to HB 326)
SB 172 is in the Criminal Justice Committee
Author: Senator Chris Harris
Chris.harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ph: (512) 463-0109
Fax: (512) 463-7003
Mailing address for all Senate Committee members:
PO Box 12068
Capitol Station
Austin, TX 78711
Clerk: Carley Rose, Ph: (512) 463-0345
(Senate) Criminal Justice Committee members:
Chair: Senator John Whitmire
John.whitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ph: (512) 463-0115
Fax: (512) 475-3737
Vice-Chair: Senator Kel Seliger
Kel.seliger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ph: (512) 463-0131
Fax: (512) 475-3733
Senator John Carona
John.carona@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ph: (512) 463-0116
Fax: (512) 463-3135
Senator Rodney Ellis
Rodney.ellis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ph: (512) 463-0113
Fax: (512) 463-0006
Senator Juan Hinojosa
Juan.hinojosa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ph: (512) 463-0120
Fax: (512) 463-0229
Senator Steve Ogden
Steve.ogden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ph: (512) 463-0105
Fax: (512) 463-5713
Senator Tommy Williams
Tommy.Williams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ph: (512) 463-0104
Fax: (512) 463-6373
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(http://www.rihadin.com/) (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pet-law/) "When your
response to everything
that is wrong with the world is to say, 'there ought to be a law,' you are
saying that you hold freedom very cheap." Dr Thomas Sowell
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