Message #47275

[Txmason]

If this wasn't a bad bill as a whole why would the Texas Veterinary Medical Association be against it??

Dog owners and dog hunters should stand together and vote against bills like this.
TDHA is for all dog owners and dog hunters so we stand against anything that might change our way of owning and hunting dogs.


May 20, 2009
Texas Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA) has announced their OPPOSITION
to HB 3180, the misnamed "Puppymill Bill" and is feeling the wrath of Texas
Humane Legislation Network (THLN)!

THLN accuses TVMA of taking an "irresponsible position" and being callous;
asking if they "support cruelty?"  Sounds like what they say about
Responsible Pet Owners Alliance!  We're in good company.

Texas Humane Legislation Network sent out an alert today asking members to
contact their veterinarians and get them to support HB 3180 by calling the
Senate Criminal Justice Committee members below.

Although it was pulled from yesterday's agenda due to the lack of votes
required for passage, HB 3180 is not dead and can be rescheduled at any time
with 24 hours notice.  We're still in full alert until May 28th, the day
after the deadline for all Senate bills to have a Floor vote.  You're to be
congratulated for your hard work which has paid off so far.  But we must
remain vigilant and not let up now!  Anything can happen.

We hear Senator Whitmire may try to amend the bill and try again.  So
everyone should call, fax and email the committee members below and tell
them:
"HB 3180 is fundamentally flawed and cannot be fixed with amendments as it
is a radical national animal rights legislative agenda."
That's all you need to say.

Call your veterinarians today and ask that they contact the Criminal Justice
Committee members below to OPPOSE HB 3180, the misnamed "Puppymill Bill."
Thank TVMA for their position.  Or you can forward or fax your vets this
message!

TVMA has taken an educated stand on behalf of responsible pet owners in this
state.  Let your veterinarian hear loud and clear that you support TVMA's
stand and have your vets call and demand that Senators oppose this
duplicative, wasteful and unenforceable proposal.  This bill as written
would cause veterinarians to be mired in legal disputes between buyers and
sellers on issues of inherited diseases and other matters that take away
vets' valuable time from healing our pets.

If Texas Humane Legislation Network wants to help dogs and cats in cruel
situations, they need to stop wasting hundreds of thousands of dollars on
their salaries, lobbyists and politics, and spend those funds supporting the
arrest and prosecution of abusers under existing animal cruelty laws.