« ALERT - Tennessee - Greene County - Animal Control Subcommittee Meeting 03/12/09 | Main March 05, 2009 ALERT - Indiana - Responsible Pet Owner's Day at the Statehouse March 12, 2009 Responsible Pet Owner's Day at the Statehouse Mark your calendars! When: Thursday, March 12th, 2009 from 10:OOAM to 2:00PM Where: The Indiana Statehouse, 200 W. Washington St., Indianapolis in the Atrium Why: To mount a grassroots opposition to HB 1468, a bill that is proposed to prevent cruelty to animals and "puppymills" but has severe consequences for home/hobby breeders and small business breeders as well. Program Highlights: We will have speakers from 11:00AM until 1:00PM. A tour of the Statehouse will be scheduled for those who would like to see the historic and beautiful building.Check in at the Atrium when you arrive. If you cannot attend the entire program there will be someone at the Atrium from 10:00AM until 2:00PM with information and literature for you. Please contact your representative and senator as soon as possible to make sure you have an appointment to speak with them on the 12th. Your legislators' contact information can be found using a search box at www.in.gov.legislative. Participants will leave the program for appointments with legislators as they need to and return after they have voiced their opinions. Or feel free to spend part of the day with us. We would like to have a huge turnout for this event to let our legislators know we oppose HB1468. If you cannot attend this event please call your legislators and make an appointment for a day that is convenient for you. Or write, FAX or phone your opinions to them at the Statehouse. Contact information may be found at www.in.gov or contactrebeccashaw@xxxxxxxxxxx for assistance. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to heartfordogs@xxxxxxxxx to help us plan for this event.Registration will give us e-mail addresses for updated information.. Feel free to forward this information to others who value their rights of responsible animal ownership and husbandry. More information will be sent out as it becomes available. Thank you! Only service animals are invited please. -- Stormy Hope www,carpoc.org AKC Legislative Liaison, GSDCA GSDs, and more, clubs ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================