[ SHOWGSD-L ] [SAOVA_West] SAOVA 2010 Election Wrap Up

Stormy Hope <Stormy435@xxxxxxx> · Sun, 7 Nov 2010 19:15:42 -0800

A SAOVA message to sportsmen, farmers and pet owners concerned about  
protecting their traditions, avocations and livelihoods from anti- 
hunting, anti-breeding, animal guardianship advocates. Forwarding and  
cross posting, with attribution, encouraged.

SAOVA 2010 Election Wrap Up

Dear SAOVA Friends,

It’s clear from November 2 exit polls that voters had many issues on  
their minds besides animal rights and the current economy headed that  
list of election concerns by a large margin. Against that background,  
sportsmen and animal owners should be encouraged by the number of  
victories we scored.

In head-to-head races between candidates SAOVA endorsed and those  
supported by the HSUS and its allies, our candidates won 16 out of 26  
contests, or better than 62%.

Some of the SAOVA endorsees who defeated HSUS endorsees include:

John Kasich (OH)
Dan Lungren (CA)
Cory Gardner (CO)
Tim Wahlberg (MI)
Mick Mulvaney (SC)
Roy Blunt (MO)
Pat Toomey (PA)

SAOVA highlights of the election include defeat of John Hall (D-NY),  
Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), and Joe Sestak (D-PA) all of whom received  
perfect scores of 100 from Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF), the  
legislative arm of HSUS.

Also defeated were the following legislators designated as “Leaders”  
by HSUS: Russ Feingold (D-WI); Phil Hare (D-IL); Ron Klein (D-FL);  
Frank Kratovil (D-MD); Kendrick Meek (D-FL); James Oberstar (D-MN);  
John Spratt (D-SC); and Dina Titus (D-NV).
For over a decade the HSUS and other anti-animal use groups have  
introduced federal legislation to amend the Animal Welfare Act (AWA)  
expanding the scope of USDA/APHIS inspection and regulation authority  
to cover retail, in-home breeders.  HR 5434/S 3424 Puppy Uniform  
Protection and Safety Act (PUPS) is the 111th Congress edition, and an  
updated PUPS is sure to be on the animal rights zealots priority list  
for the 112th Congress.

Voters sent home the following 14 PUPS cosponsors:

Mary Jo Kilroy (D-OH)
Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Carol Shea-Porter (D-RI)
Ron Klein (D-FL)
Michael Castle (R-DE)
Patrick Murphy (D-PA)
Paul Hodes (D-NH)
Steve Kagen (D-WI)
Deborah Halvorson (D-IL)
Betsy Markey (D-CO)
Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin (D-SD)
Parker Griffith (R-AL)
John Hall (D-NY)
Baron Hill (D-IN)

We are in the process of completing a full list of defeated animal  
rightist voters on the SAOVA website:http://www.saova.org/results.html

Sportsmen and animal owners won three of five ballot fights.  In  
Arkansas the Hunting and Fishing Rights Amendment passed with 83  
percent of the vote.  The Right to Hunt and Fish amendment passed in  
Tennessee with 87 percent of the vote, and in South Carolina with 89  
percent.

Missouri animal owners lost the battle to defeat Proposition B which  
would set new standards and ownership limits on the existing state  
regulated dog breeding industry.  Prop B passed with just 51.6% of the  
votes with HSUS and their anti-dog breeder allies spending $4.3  
million dollars on support propaganda.

The new Republican majority in the House may afford a more difficult  
atmosphere for HSUS and their animal rights inspired legislation.  The  
incoming Speaker of the House, John Boehner (R-OH), is no stranger to  
HSUS and their tactics.  During Ohio’s raging battle on the HSUS 2010  
ballot initiative, Boehner stated, "HSUS is a special interest group  
that has been waging war on our agriculture community in recent years  
in an effort to impose its extreme animal rights agenda."

However, new House members may be uneducated on such issues. The new  
"freshman" legislators, regardless of party, need to hear from us.   
They need to know that our rights with respect to animals and hunting  
are important to us, and that we are the authority on animal welfare.  
HSUS along with their radical agenda must be exposed.

The animal rightists will continue to move forward always finding new  
methods to promote their ideology. They will be increasingly active at  
the state and local level, and we will need more and better-organized  
opposition. Equally important, SAOVA needs your financial support.

The world not only belongs to those who show up, it's controlled by  
the best informed, most motivated and sufficiently resourced.
Cross posting is encouraged.

Susan Wolf
Sportsmen's and Animal Owners' Voting Alliance - http://saova.org
saova@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Issue lobbying and working to identify and elect supportive legislators

Visit SAOVA News http://saovanews.blogspot.com/

The message above was posted to Oregon, Washington, California, Alaska  
and Hawaii residents by the Sportsmen's and Animal Owners' Voting  
Alliance (SAOVA) on one of six 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.  
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