[ SHOWGSD-L ] Fw: TX: Help us KILL HB 3180!
- From: Diane Brantley <texasgsds@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 18:33:11 -0700 (PDT)
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--- On Mon, 5/18/09, Responsible Pet Owners Alliance <rpoa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Responsible Pet Owners Alliance <rpoa@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: TX: Help us KILL HB 3180!
To: rpoa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday, May 18, 2009, 8:26 PM
TX-RPOA E-News
> From RPOA Texas Outreach and
Responsible Pet Owners Alliance
"Animal welfare, not animal 'rights'
and, yes, there is a difference."
Permission granted to crosspost.
May 18, 2009
Action Alert!
HB 3180, the misnamed "Puppymill Bill," has a Public Hearing tomorrow Tuesday,
May 19, held by the Criminal Justice Committee in Room E1.016 at the
Capitol The Committee convenes at 1:30 PM or upon adjournment.
The committee is coincidentally chaired by Senator John Whitmire, the bill
sponsor.
We must bombard all the committee members with faxes, phone calls and emails,
especially Senator Whitmire's office. Include your own senator. Find out who
represents you: http://www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us/
Tell the committee members and your own senator:
* This is not a "Puppymill Bill" and they are being lied to by extreme groups
who not only want to stop all dog and cat breeding, but also want to put our
Texas farmers and ranchers out of business; close down the zoo and our rodeos
-- a longstanding Texas tradition. Pets are just a small piece of the "animal
rights" pie!
* All eyes are on Texas to see how they vote.
* This bill regulates breeders, pet sales (including rescuers), and includes a
puppy and kitten lemon law. It is a pet project of Texas Humane Legislation
Network and HSUS ("animal rights" groups).
* They are being lied to as this bill defines a "Dealer" as anyone who pays
sale tax which covers everyone selling one dog or cat. Is that a "puppymill?"
* If every dog and cat in Texas is sterilized (as mandated in Senator Van de
Putte's bill) and breeders face overly restrictive regulations (as in
Representative Thompson's bill), where will pets come from in the future?
* The bill sets up a new state bureaucracy for regulations and enforcement in
a time of economic downturn all across the country. Commercial breeders and
brokers are already regulated under the Animal Welfare Act. Everyone is
regulated under the state Animal Cruelty Law.
The Engrossed Version of HB 3180 that passed on the House Floor is on the
state's website: www.capitol.state.tx.us
We can still kill this bill even if it passes out of committee. It takes 21
Senate votes to get the bill to a vote on the Senate Floor -- out of 31 total
senators. All we need is for 11 SENATORS to vote "No."
ASK YOUR SENATOR HOW HE IS VOTING AND LET RPOA KNOW.
FAX, PHONE AND EMAIL ALL BELOW, your own senator and Governor Perry for good
measure!
COMMITTEE: Senate Criminal Justice
Committee Clerk: Vanessa Valdez
(512) 463-0345
SENATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE
Address for all:
P.O. Box 12068
Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711
The Honorable John Whitmire, Chair
(512) 463-0115
FAX: 512-475-3737
John.Whitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
DISTRICT: HOUSTON
The Honorable Kel Seliger, Vice Chair
(512) 463-0131
(512) 475-3733 fax
Kel.Seliger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
DISTRICT: AMARILLO
The Honorable Glenn Hegar
(512) 463-0118
(512) 475-3736 (Fax)
Glenn.Hegar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
DISTRICT: KATY
The Honorable Dan Patrick
(512) 463-0107
(512) 463-8810 FAX
Dan.Patrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
DISTRICT: HOUSTON
The Honorable Rodney G. Ellis
(512) 463-0113
(512) 463-0006 (fax)
Rodney.Ellis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
DISTRICT: HOUSTON
The Honorable John Carona
(512) 463-0116
Fax: (512) 463-3135
John.Corona@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
DISTRICT: DALLAS
The Honorable Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa
(512) 463-0120
(512) 463-0229 Fax
Juan.Hinojosa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
DISTRICT: MCALLEN
RPOA Texas Outreach (501C4 Nonprofit)
www.rpoatexasoutreach.org
Responsible Pet Owners Alliance (501C3 Nonprofit)
www.responsiblepetowners.org
900 NE Loop 410 #311-D
San Antonio, TX 78209
$15 Annual dues (January - December)
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