[ SHOWGSD-L ] AKC<>Rhode Island: Committee to Hear Dog Confinement Bill Tomorrow (Today)

From: Stormy Hope <Stormy435@xxxxxxx>
To: gsd showlist <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 07:44:54 -0700
Rhode Island: Committee to Hear Dog Confinement Bill Tomorrow
[Tuesday, May 25, 2010]

The Committee on Constitutional and Regulatory Issues has scheduled  
Senate Bill 2022 for consideration tomorrow, Wednesday, May 26. As  
currently written, this bill would outlaw keeping any dog outside,  
tethered, penned, caged, fenced or otherwise confined for more than  
one hour without access to an outdoor housing facility unless the  
person in charge of the dog was also outside with it.

The American Kennel Club is concerned by these strict requirements and  
believes the bill could place a hardship on many responsible families  
and their pets. In particular, many pet owners have adequate fencing  
systems that prevent pets from wandering without the need for the  
specified housing facility.

The AKC encourages any concerned dog owners and breeders in Rhode  
Island to contact members of the Committee on Constitutional and  
Regulatory Issues, and urge them to address their concerns.

The American Kennel Club strongly supports humane treatment of dogs,  
including an adequate and nutritious diet; clean water; safe and  
healthy living conditions; regular veterinary care; kind and  
responsive human companionship; and training in appropriate behavior.  
However, the AKC is concerned that this measure could impose an  
unnecessary burden on some responsible dog owners, while doing little  
to address confinement issues that relate to irresponsible dog  
ownership.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Concerned responsible owners in Rhode Island are encouraged to contact  
their legislators and the members of the Committee on Constitutional  
and Regulatory Issues, who will consider S 2022 and respectfully ask  
them not to move the bill forward without addressing the unreasonable  
provisions in this bill.

To find your Rhode Island legislators, click here.

Members of the Rhode Island Senate Committee on Constitutional and  
Regulatory Issues:


Senator David E. Bates (Secretary)
(401) 246-1379
sen-bates@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Senator Marc A. Cote
(401) 765-3360
sen-cote@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Senator Elizabeth A. Crowley
(401) 725-8526
sen-crowley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Senator Daniel DaPonte
(401) 276-5506
sen-daponte@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Senator Maryellen Goodwin (Chairperson)
(401) 272-3102
sen-goodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Senator Paul V. Jabour
sen-jabour@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Senator Erin P. Lynch (Vice Chairperson)
(401) 739-8500
sen-lynch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Senator John J. Tassoni Jr.
(401) 233-2602
sen-tassoni@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

*Clerk: Bryan Whitford; Phone: 401-276-5508


For information on Communicating Effectively with Your Legislators,  
click here.

For more information, contact AKC?s Government Relations Department at  
(919) 816-3720, or e-mail doglaw@xxxxxxxx

  
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