October 14, 2005 Bob Kane recently sent out a message of "celebration" claiming that the federal bill PAWS was stalled -- primarily due to the efforts of his group. RPOA felt this announcement was premature as this is a 2 year bill which could be attached to the 2007 Farm Bill. We now have the following message from the the Doberman Pinscher Club of America's Legislative Committee. ************************************************** According to our Washington, D. C. insiders, the Pet Animal Welfare Statute of 2005 (PAWS), S. 1139, is scheduled for a hearing before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry's Subcommittee on Research, Nutrition and General Health. Senator Santorum, the prime sponsor of PAWS, is the Chair of this Subcommittee. The hearing is scheduled for 2:00 PM on Wednesday, November 9. If you have not yet used the DPCA LobbyNow Tool to send your customized e-mail message to every member of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee expressing your opposition to PAWS, please do so now. If you have already done so, thank you. Do not try to do so again, however, as you can only send your message one time. Non-DPCA members should use the following URL to send their messages: _http://dpca.lobbynow.com/issues?PAWS/senate/agcommittee_ (http://dpca.lobbynow.com/issues?PAWS/senate/agcommittee) As circumstances warrant, I will keep you informed. Cordially, Jeff Helsdon Legislative Director Doberman Pinscher Club of America Responsible Pet Owners Alliance 900 NE Loop 410 #205-D San Antonio, TX 78209 Phone: (210) 822-6763 Fax: (210) 822-9038 E-mail: rpoa@xxxxxxxxx Website: http://www.responsiblepetowners.org Ginger Cleary, Rome, GA "Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security, will not have, nor do they deserve, either one." Benjamin Franklin. _http://www.rihadin.com_ (http://www.rihadin.com/) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================