Time to start contacting your senators, writing letters and making phone calls. Don't wait until it's too late and ask how this happened. Molly ____________________________________ From: rpoa@xxxxxxxxx Reply-to: TX_RPOA_E-News-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: TX_RPOA_E-NEWS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: 11/12/2010 8:38:04 A.M. Central Standard Time Subj: [TX_RPOA_E-News] Texas Threat of Breed Specific Legislation 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. November 12, 2010 A correction to our Texas Election Report: (Incumbent) 25th U.S. Congressional District Lloyd Doggett (D) won with 52.81% of the vote and was NOT defeated as we reported earlier. Doggett was endorsed by the Humane Society of the U.S. so it's up to his constituents to educate him on the radical agenda of the Animal Rights Industry. Odds are that he (or someone in his family) is a pet owner. Check www.humanewatch.org . ......................................................... From Jennifer Thomas and our friends at STOP BSL: (For new subscribers: BSL means Breed Specific Legislation - which can be "any" breed) PIT BULL BAN TO BE PRESENTED TO LEGISLATORS FRIDAY _http://stopbsl.com/2010/11/11/texas-pit-bull-ban-to-be-presented-to-legisla tors/_ (http://stopbsl.com/2010/11/11/texas-pit-bull-ban-to-be-presented-to-legislators/) Contact info for the Texas senator and representative who will (according to the article) be receiving the ban proposal on Friday-ask them not to file or support breed-specific legislation. *Senator Kevin Eltife:* _http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist1/dist1.htm#form_ (http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist1/dist1.htm#form) *Representative Chuck Hopson:* _http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/email/?district&session ?_ (http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/email/?district&session?) East Texans push for ban on Pit Bulls Posted: Nov 11, 2010 5:50 PM CST By Sara Story TYLER, TX (KLTV) - [...]A group of East Texans are pushing for a state-wide ban on Pit Bulls, and a first draft of the legislation will be presented to state senators on Friday.[...] Kent also said if a ban is not enacted, a provision would allow people to own Pit Bulls only if they're kept secure. "We are talking about 8 foot fences, covered on the top that go one foot into the ground. Secure locks, so children can't get into them," Kent said.[...] Kent said she will present the first draft of the legislation to State Senator Eltife and State Representative Hopson on Friday. Full article retrieved 11/11/10 from _http://www.kltv.com/Global/story.asp?S488499_ (http://www.kltv.com/Global/story.asp?S488499) ............................................................ 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