[ SHOWGSD-L ] FWD" A SAOVA message
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- Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 21:13:49 EDT
A SAOVA message to sportsmen, pet owners and farmers concerned
concerned about protecting their traditions, avocations and
livelihoods from
anti-hunting, anti-breeding, animal guardianship advocates.
Forwarding
and cross posting, with attribution, encouraged.
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Dear sportsmen, animal owners, clubs and others opposed to S1139
(PAWS):
The first and likely only S1139 fact-finding hearing is expected to
be scheduled in the very near term, perhaps by October 7, 2005. SAOVA
is concerned that Senator Santorum's PAWS bill may not get thorough
scrutiny by the Senate Agriculture Committee due to the press of
Hurricane Katrina and Rita responses, U.S. Supreme Court vacancies,
government spending bills and other congressional business. This
situation is compounded by Senator Santorum's chairmanship of the
eleven member subcommittee which plans to hold what could be the only
PAWS fact-finding hearing.
That subcommittee's staff reports to Mr. Santorum and has indicated
the only testimony received during the hearing will be from parties
that support the bill's basic premise, i.e., that the Animal Welfare
Act's regulation of pet animal care needs a total overhaul. It's
possible that the few subcommittee members present during such a
hearing will hear one-sided, biased testimony favoring this
devastating bill and little more. A six member quorum could
subsequently report out a cosmetically amended PAWS bill for full
committee consideration.
All of our efforts to-date to educate legislators about PAWS's
adverse impacts will have been wasted if the full committee
rubberstamps a bill developed through such a process. Should the full
Agriculture Committee report out S1139, the Senate will pass it. We
need to immediately launch an aggressive program to ensure all
parties concerned with PAWS are permitted to testify and that our
legislative supporters attend both the subcommittee fact-finding
hearing and any PAWS markup session.
Considering the havoc caused by Hurricane Katrina and the outpouring
of generosity recently shown by so many of you - it is with great
reluctance that I ask for contributions to implement this NO PAWS
program.
An ad hoc group of three organizations that have taken a high profile
in this legislative struggle need your monetary assistance to fully
respond to this threat to our way of life. The three groups
cooperating in this effort are the Sportsmen's and Animal Owners'
Voting Alliance, the North Carolina Responsible Animal Owners'
Alliance and the Dog Federation of Wisconsin. These organizations
have already gone on record with the Senate Agriculture Committee,
opposing PAWS. Our August 28, 2005 filing may be viewed here.
Cover Letter
PAWS Opponents List
Santorum Rebuttal
Helsdon PAWS Analysis
Ann Billington Letter
Even the most dedicated and experienced advocates, carrying out the
best designed lobbying program, can only do so much when matched
against the resources of the AKC, HSUS, DDAL, ASPCA and PETA. Our NO
PAWS program's anticipated out-of-pocket expenses for the
congressional session ending this fall are $15,000, less than 0.5% of
what we estimate AKC alone has spent trying pass PAWS. Consider what
you have invested your animals and what you spend on them annually.
Please find a way to support this critical, pro-active NO PAWS
effort. Time is of the essence.
To make a supporting donation:
1. Use your credit card via PayPal on the SAOVA Website:
http://saova.org
Mark "Oppose PAWS".
2. Or send a check, payable to "SAOVA"
and mark "Oppose PAWS"
Checks should be mailed to:
The Sportsmen's and Animal Owners' Voting Alliance (SAOVA)
Attention: Bob Kane
559 Thoroughfare Road
Brightwood, Virginia, 22715
Thank you to the members of the Sawnee Mountain Kennel Club of
Georgia and the Dog Federation of Wisconsin for their early
donations!
Please forward and cross post widely.
Sincerely,
Bob Kane
Sportsmen's and Animal Owners' Voting Alliance -
Working to identify and elect supportive legislators
** Oppose S1139/HR2669 (PAWS) **
http://saova.org/1139opponents.html
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The message above was posted to West Virginia, Ohio, Michigan,
Indiana,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri residents by the
Sportsmen's and Animal Owners' Voting Alliance (SAOVA) on one of ten
regional read only elists.
SAOVA is a nonpartisan volunteer group working to protect Americans
from the legislative and political threats of radical animal
rightists. It
is the only national organization fighting this struggle for both
sportsmen and animal owners, natural allies, in these arenas. Visit
our
website at http://saova.org for this program's goals, methodology and
list
signup details.
Stormy Hope
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Dog's love is different, it requires no return
www.FairhopeGSD.com
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