[ SHOWGSD-L ] FW: Senator Rick Santorum Muzzles Opponents of his S1139 (PAWS) Bill
- From: "Catherine Murch" <fmurch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "showgsd-l" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 21:37:41 -0400
Hi All;
Please read the following, and forward on to others.
Cathy
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Catherine Murch
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Subject: Senator Rick Santorum Muzzles Opponents of his S1139 (PAWS) Bill
Dear Friends,
Feel free to forward this press release to your media contacts, club members
and acquaintances.
Bob Kane
Sportsmen's and Animal Owners' Voting Alliance -
Working to identify and elect supportive legislators
** NO PAWS **
http://saova.org/1139.html
http://www.nopaws.org
Sportsmen's and Animal Owners' Voting Alliance
For Immediate Release
October 25, 2005
Senator Rick Santorum Muzzles Opponents of his S1139 (PAWS) Bill
Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) has scheduled a November 8, 2005 hearing before
the Senate Agriculture Research, Nutrition and General Legislation
Subcommittee, which he chairs, to take testimony on his own S1139 "Animal
Welfare Act of 2005" (PAWS) bill. No opponent or critic of this devastating
anti-hobby breeder legislation will be permitted to testify. Only six speakers
are scheduled to appear at the Washington, DC hearing, all of them
well-established PAWS supporters. Formal speaking requests by others have been
ignored, effectively silencing and excluding from the legislative process the
tens of thousands of pet owners and organizations opposed to this legislation.
PAWS has virtually nothing to do with animal welfare or closing Animal Welfare
Act "loopholes." It's a direct attack on U.S. hobby breeders, hunting dog
owners and animal rescuers. PAWS federalizes hobby pet breeding. Rick Santorum
and the animal rights lobby failed to enact such a law in 2002 and they?re
back, trying again. Other PAWS supporters testifying have a financial interest
in seeing S1139, or its House equivalent HR2669, passed.
A substantial majority of U.S. pet owners opposes PAWS, including over 30
American Kennel Club parent breed clubs and 300 - 400 other organizations
nationwide. Their voices won?t be heard on November 8, 2005.
Announced S1139 (PAWS) November 8, 2005 Hearing Witnesses
Panel 1
Witness 1: Ron Menaker, Chairman - American Kennel Club
Witness 2: Dr. Henry E. Childers, President - American Veterinary Medical
Association
Witness 3: John E. Hoffman, Esq. - Dog Fancier
Panel 2:
Witness 1: Wayne Pacelle, President & CEO - Humane Society of the United States
Witness 2: Sara Amundson, Legislative Director - Doris Day Animal League
Witness 3: Norma Worley, Director - Animal Welfare Program, Maine Department of
Agriculture
Kelly Wichman, President of the Dog Federation of Wisconsin, commented, "Why
even go through the time and expense of a holding a hearing? There?s not a
single witness testifying that believes hobby breeders should not be subject to
Federal oversight - Uncle Sam in our bedrooms sounds good to them."
California Federation of Dog Clubs President Susan Sholar stated, "I am very
upset that this Californian John Hoffman is representing individual dog owners.
I have been president here for 5 years and I have never heard of this man. He
has never contacted me regarding any dog fancy issues AND his own parent club
is opposing PAWS."
Master of Foxhounds Association Executive Director Lt. Col. Dennis J. Foster
declared, "We don?t need the federal government, overworked and under funded,
overseeing people?s rights to breed and make decisions for their dogs when
state and local laws more than cover the issues. We especially don?t need
animal rights organizations like HSUS and PETA, who have been involved in
writing this legislation telling us what?s good for our pets. Whatever happened
to a fair hearing with both sides equally represented? This hearing is a farce
and an insult to democracy."
Susan Wolf of the North Carolina Responsible Animal Owners Alliance opined "By
falsely labeling PAWS the puppy mill bill, its supporters are using emotional
jingoism to push a bill that can't be factually justified. Barring hearing
testimony from PAWS opponents reinforces the conclusion that this flawed bill
can't stand up under careful scrutiny."
"I?m particularly concerned that PAWS will force the USDA to regulate most US
hunting dog owners," said Bob Kane, spokesman for the nationwide Sportsmen and
Animal Owners? Voting Alliance. "This bill is aimed directly at private hobby
breeders and hunters, two of the animal rightists? major longtime targets.
Senator Santorum needs to reschedule this hearing and make sure that all
affected stakeholders are properly represented," Kane continued.
See http://nopaws.org for additional PAWS information or contact Bob Kane at
540-543-2312
~~~~~~~~~
The Sportsmen's and Animal Owners' Voting Alliance (SAOVA) is a nationwide,
nonpartisan group of volunteers lobbying legislation and seeking to elect
politicians who will oppose the animal rightist threat to our rights as
Americans. Our members hunt, fish and own livestock, dogs, cats and other pets.
For more information about SAOVA, call (540) 543-2312 or visit http://saova.org
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