Please share this alert with Legislative Liaisons, Club Members, and
Responsible Dog Owners in Connecticut.
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/ct-alert-support-bills-service-animals-penalties-intentionally-injuring-working-k9s/
Friday, February 25, 2022
Next week, two Connecticut legislative committees have scheduled public
hearings as follows:
March 1, 2022, at 10 A.M. – HB 5232 Concerning Service Animals. This bill is
supported by the American Kennel Club (AKC) because it would update
Connecticut’s laws to ensure its terms and definitions are consistent with the
federal Americans with Disabilities Act. The bill is a reflection of work done
by a 2019 workgroup that AKC participated in.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
• Anyone wishing to speak at the Human Services Committee’s public Zoom
hearing, which is scheduled to start at 10 A.M. on Tuesday, March 1, 2022,
regarding HB 5232 must complete this form with your contact information. To
register to testify by phone, call the Phone Registrant Line at (860) 240-0490
to leave your contact information. Registration will close on Monday, February
28th at 3:00 P.M.
• Interested residents are encouraged to email written testimony with
the bill number and your name, in MS Word or PDF format, to the Committee
members at HStestimony@xxxxxxxxxx.
March 3, 2022, at 9 A.M. – SB 141 Increasing the Penalty for Intentional Injury
of a Police Animal or Dog In a Volunteer Search and Rescue Team. If enacted,
this bill would amend the animal cruelty statute by elevating the intentional
injury of any animal while in the performance of its duties under the
supervision of law enforcement, or any dog performing for a volunteer search
and rescue team, to a class C felony. Current law classifies the killing of
these animals as a class C felony, but intentional injury is only classified as
Class D, the least serious type of felony.
AKC is proud to support SB 141 and its potential to deter harm to these working
dogs. AKC values the contribution that all working dogs make to national
security, and the extraordinary role that these dogs play in protecting the
peace and security of individuals and communities. We honor the breeders,
trainers, and handlers of these dogs, and support measures designed to protect
the wellbeing and significant value of these highly-trained dogs.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
1. To register to speak at the Public Safety and Security Committee’s public
Zoom meeting, which is scheduled to start at 9 A.M. on Thursday, March 3, 2022,
regarding SB 141, complete this formwith your contact information and the bill
number. To register to testify by phone, call the Phone Registrant Line at
(860) 240-0570 to leave your contact information. Registration will close on
Wednesday, March 2nd at 3:00 P.M.
2. Support can be shared with the committee members by emailing written
testimony in MS Word or PDF format, with the bill number and your name, to
PStestimony@xxxxxxxxxx .
AKC Government Relations (GR) will provide additional information as
developments warrant. For more information, contact AKC GR at doglaw@xxxxxxx.
Stormy Hope
NAIATrust, Trustee
NAIATrust-CA on Facebook!
GSDCA Legislative Liaison to AKC
California Responsible Pet Owners
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