[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Nation's First Statewide Required Spay-Neuter Law - VA HB2927 - ACTION CA...
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- Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 16:58:17 EST
In a message dated 1/23/2005 1:56:05 PM Eastern Standard Time,
saova_southeast@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
A SAOVA message to sportsmen, pet owners and farmers 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 Friends,
You may be interested in this snapshot. Virginia's had ten bad animal and
hunting bills introduced in its very short legislation. Many of them involve
spay-neuter in some fashion. A new well-funded AR player, with interstate
ties,
is heavily involved here _Virginia Voters for Animal Welfare_
(http://www.virginiavotersforanimalwelfare.com/index.htm) (VVAW). One of the
ten is a
"potentially dangerous" dog bill, another contained a presumption that a
hunting
dog on posted property was released there intentionally and carried a $250
potential owner fine. The bill with the biggest long-term downside to it isn't
discussed below. SB952 requires the VA's schools implement a course curriculum
in K-12 for "Humane Education." HSUS is explicitly mentioned in VVAW's
talking points.
Please stay vigilant and get involved in protecting your sport and hobby. If
this can happen in Virginia, it can happen anywhere.
Kindly share this message widely.
Bob Kane
----- Original Message -----
From: _Bob Kane_ (mailto:rkaneinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
To: _S_VHDOA_ (mailto:VHDOA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 12:20 PM
Subject: Nation's First Statewide Required Spay-Neuter Law - VA HB2927 -
ACTION CALL #4
Dear Virginia Dog Owners:
The General Assembly is considering the nation's first law requiring
statewide pet sterilization. This animal rights proposal, HB2927 by Delegate
Terry
Kilgore, was made public last Friday afternoon. This is the worst animal bill
ever introduced in Virginia. While it wasn't unexpected,
what is surprising is that the brother of GOP gubernatorial frontrunner was
so taken in by animal rightists.
Your IMMEDIATE efforts are needed if we are to defeat this initiative. At
most, we have ten days. This bill might be heard as early as 7:30 AM 1/27.
The entire text of HB2927 may be seen at
_http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?051+ful+HB2927_
(http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?051+ful+HB2927) Here are the
proposal's key elements.
"Dealers", including private pet sellers, are required to buy a $150
business licensee. Failure to be licensed is a maximum $1000 fine.
Dealers are required to insert that license number in any animal sale
advertising. Every animal buyer must receive a copy of that license. Failing
to do
so makes the buyer subject to a $150 fine.
Every dog or cat obtained from a "releasing agency", defined as any pound,
shelter, humane society, dealer, pet store or for-profit breeder, must be
microchipped and sterilized before transfer. Non-compliance penalty: up to
$150
per occurrence.
"For-profit" breeders needn't make a profit; anyone selling anything who
isn't registered with the IRS as a non-profit entity is considered to be a
"for-profit" seller. There are no exceptions in this bill for infrequent or
small
operators.
Impacts
Fewer dogs and cats available for sale at significantly higher costs.
The extinction of bloodlines established over many years.
The proliferation of scofflaw breeders and non-public animal sales to meet
market demand and reap windfall profits.
Increased private out-of-state animal traffic.
A general loss of respect for all of Virginia's animal laws.
WHAT TO DO
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE
Immediately contact the House AC&NR Committee and its critical Agriculture
Subcommittee. Tell them you OPPOSE HB2927. Keep the message short and use your
full name and mailing address. The email addresses and phone numbers that
you need are located at _http://vhdoa.uplandbirddog.com/VA.AG.Ctmes.html_
(http://vhdoa.uplandbirddog.com/VA.AG.Ctmes.html) Use the House list and copy
Delegate Kilgore on every communication by pasting in his address
_Del_Kilgore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:Del_Kilgore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Additional note for breeders only.
A General Assembly resolution containing discredited data, condemning
"irresponsible" breeders and urging counties and cities to implement
spay-neuter
incentives will also be hear this week by the AC&NR AG Subcommittee. The bill
number is HJ768 and it's patroned by Delegate Jeion Ward
_Del_Ward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx _ (mailto:Del_Ward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) of Norfolk.
This bill doesn't
have the force of law, as HB2927 does, but its sets the stage for future
forced
spay-neuter initiatives. This bill also deserves your attention.
OPPOSE HJ768
I know that you've received many legislative alerts from VHDOA and others in
the last two weeks. That's due to compressed nature of Virginia's short
sessions and the newly aggressive and hyperactive nature of local animal
rightists. With your help we've managed to stop several bad bills, but these
are two
of the worst bills ever encountered. Please do your share to protect our
sport and hobby.
Kindly share this message widely.
Sincerely,
Bob Kane
Virginia Hunting Dog Owners' Association
_http://vhdoa.uplandbirddog.com/index.html_
(http://vhdoa.uplandbirddog.com/index.html)
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The message above was posted to North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky residents by the
Sportsmen's and Animal Owners' Voting Alliance (SAOVA).
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.
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