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Title: Action needed on Dog hunting laws NOW and untill next weel Post by: Txmason on May 05, 2009, 12:05:48 pm Please check it out and help. Thank you for your support on the other bills.
HB 3180 is out of committee and in local and planning committee to be set to pass. Every one needs to help out on this. Contact the people below Phone call or Fax. May 5, 2009 Action Alert! Please disregard the earlier alert on HB 3180 sent out today as the bill has just been voted out of committee and is now in the LOCAL AND CONSENT CALENDARS COMMITTEE which is chaired by the bill's author Rep Senfronia Thompson. HB 3180 is the bill regarding Breeders/Pet Sales/Puppy and Kitten Lemon Law and is being pushed by HSUS with a goal for passage in 34 states this year. Contact the committee members below and say OPPOSE HB 3180 because this is a national radical "animal rights" agenda to end all pet breeding in the US. Our current Texas Animal Cruelty Laws address substandard breeding facilities very effectively. This legislation is not needed and will be costly to enforce. Tell them animal welfare isn't the real goal of the "animal rights" groups. The extremists' goal is to end all use, breeding and ownership of animals for any reason, including pet ownership. There is a bill substitute which hasn't been posted yet to the state legislature's website: www.capitol.state.tx.us The last version we saw was still unacceptable and you can be sure this one isn't either. This bill is fundamentally flawed and cannot be fixed with amendments. More talking points FYI on under the "Bills" Link on our website: www.rpoatexasoutreach.org Please fax, phone and email (all three!) to all members of the Local and Consent Calendar Committee below: Chairman: Rep Senfronia Thompson (D) Ph: (512) 463-0720 Fax: (512) 463-6306 Email: senfronia.thompson@house.state.tx.us Vice-Chair: Rep Byron Cook Ph: (512) 463-0730 Fax: (512) 463-2506 Email: byron.cook@house.state.tx.us Rep Rafael Anchia Ph: (512) 463-0746 Fax: (512) 473-0738 Email: rafael.anchia@house.state.tx.us Rep Dwayne Bohac Ph: (512) 463-0727 Fax: (512) 463-0681 Email: dwayne.bohac@house.state.tx.us Rep Valinda Bolton Ph: (512) 463-0652 Fax: (512) 463-0565 Email: valinda.bolton@house.state.tx.us Rep Roland Gutierrez Ph: (512) 463-0452 Fax: (512) 463-1447 Email: roland.gutierrez@house.state.tx.us Rep Jodie Laubenberg Ph: (512) 463-0186 Fax: (512) 463-5896 Email: jodie.laubenberg@house.state.tx.us Rep Trey Martinez Fischer Ph: (512) 463-0616 Fax: (512) 463-4873 Email: trey.martinez.fischer@house.state.tx.us Rep Tommy Merritt Ph: (512) 463-0750 Fax: (512) 463-9085 Email: tommy.merritt@house.state.tx.us Rep Geanie Morrison Ph: (512) 463-0456 Fax: (512) 476-3933 Email: geanie.morrison@house.state.tx.us Rep Rob Orr Ph: (512) 463-0538 Fax: (512) 463-0897 Email: rob.orr@house.state.tx.us Title: Re: Action needed on Dog hunting laws NOW and untill next weel Post by: Dexter on May 08, 2009, 11:04:15 am Here is e-mail I got from Responsible Pet Owners group TEXAS ACTION ALERT: HB3180 BREEDER BILL MANEUVERS BY SENATOR WHITMIRE‏ From: saova_louisiana-texas-bounces@mailman.montana.com on behalf of Sportsmen's and Animal Owners' Voting Alliance (SAOVA) (saova_louisiana-texas@mailman.montana.com) Sent: Fri 5/08/09 7:14 AM To: saova_Louisiana-Texas@mailman.montana.com From RPOA Texas Outreach and Responsible Pet Owners Alliance PLEASE CROSS POST WIDELY May 7, 2009 Action Alert! Big news on the Texas so-called "Puppymill" Bill today. HSUS and Texas Humane Legislation Network pulled a fast one late last night with the aid of Senator John Whitmire (D-Houston). Senator Whitmire amended another bill HB 2310 (a sunset bill for the Texas Department of Licensing) to include the misnamed "Puppymill" Bill. Rules were suspended and the bill PASSED the Senate floor late last night with a voice vote and no public hearings held. Don't ask us how a House bill passed in the Senate. It just did. As of this moment HB 3180 is still in the House Local and Consent Calendar Committee and has NOT gone to the House Floor for a vote. We can still kill this bill and can't reveal all that is happening right now. It's not over until the fat lady sings. What you can do: Contact your personal representatives in both houses to ask how this can happen and protest. They can be found on the state's web site in a search box on the state's home page: www.capitol.state.tx.us . Contact all Local and Consent Calendars Committee members below and tell them: 1. DO NOT SET HB 3180 FOR A FLOOR VOTE. 2. The legislature has violated our trust in the legislative process by suspending all rules yesterday in the Senate to amend and PASS the Whitmire bill CSHB 2310 on the Senate floor with no public hearings. 3. Your committee is chaired by the bill's author Rep. Senfronia Thompson which would seem to be a conflict of interest. 4. This bill is fundamentally flawed and cannot be fixed with amendments. We'll have the substitute bills on our website later today or early tomorrow: www.rpoatexasoutreach.org We hope you're as angry as we are and will pull out all stops to contact legislators. All legislators have a web page at www.capitol.state.tx.us where you can email all of them if you have the time - almost 200 legislators! AKC has put out an action alert without contacting us which has good information but they left out the Local and Consent Calendar Committee where the bill is still pending. Please fax, phone and email (all three!) to all members of the Local and Consent Calendar Committee below REPEATEDLY UNTIL WE SAY STOP: Chairman: Rep Senfronia Thompson (D) Ph: (512) 463-0720 Fax: (512) 463-6306 Email: senfronia.thompson@... Vice-Chair: Rep Byron Cook Ph: (512) 463-0730 Fax: (512) 463-2506 Email: byron.cook@... Rep Rafael Anchia Ph: (512) 463-0746 Fax: (512) 473-0738 Email: rafael.anchia@... Rep Dwayne Bohac Ph: (512) 463-0727 Fax: (512) 463-0681 Email: dwayne.bohac@... Rep Valinda Bolton Ph: (512) 463-0652 Fax: (512) 463-0565 Email: valinda.bolton@... Rep Roland Gutierrez Ph: (512) 463-0452 Fax: (512) 463-1447 Email: roland.gutierrez@... Rep Jodie Laubenberg Ph: (512) 463-0186 Fax: (512) 463-5896 Email: jodie.laubenberg@... Rep Trey Martinez Fischer Ph: (512) 463-0616 Fax: (512) 463-4873 Email: trey.martinez.fischer@... Rep Tommy Merritt Ph: (512) 463-0750 Fax: (512) 463-9085 Email: tommy.merritt@... Rep Geanie Morrison Ph: (512) 463-0456 Fax: (512) 476-3933 Email: geanie.morrison@... Rep Rob Orr Ph: (512) 463-0538 Fax: (512) 463-0897 Email: rob.orr@... * * * * * * * * * * * * * * RPOA Texas Outreach (501C4 Nonprofit) www.rpoatexasoutreach.org Responsible Pet Owners Alliance (501C3 Nonprofit) www.responsiblepetowners.org BTT Title: Re: Action needed on Dog hunting laws NOW and untill next weel Post by: Dexter on May 11, 2009, 06:47:22 am btt
Title: Re: Action needed on Dog hunting laws NOW and untill next weel Post by: Dexter on May 12, 2009, 05:58:31 am :D ok folks make those calls
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