From Responsible Pet Owners Alliance
Texas Outreach
May 11, 2015
To subscribe: Email
rpoa@texas.net To donate:
www.rpoatexasoutreach.org We're in crunch time at our Texas Legislative Session. Deadlines are set
for all bill movement and there is a frenzy among legislators to get their
bills passed.
So time is of the essence for today and tomorrow (Monday and Tuesday).
Bills must be out of Calendars Committee and set for a Floor Vote by Tuesday
we're told or they are officially dead. So if you haven't contacted the
Calendars Committee members below, please do so "for animals' sake!" OPPOSE
BOTH BILLS. Contact all below and your personal House representative who
can be found at
www.capitol.state.tx.us with a search box in lower right
corner of home page. You can email your personal representative from their
home page.
PLACE "OPPOSE HB 234 (ANIMAL CRUELTY APPEAL COST) AND HB 2562 (OUTDOOR
DOGS)" IN THE SUBJECT LINE! Copy and paste all below as message:
HB 234 is written to make an appeal of animal cruelty cases even more cost
prohibitive than existing law. Not all animal cruelty cases are meritorious
and are reversed on appeal sometimes.
HB 2562, Care of all Outdoor Dogs in addition to Tethering Regulations:
Being promoted "dishonestly" as a "Tethering Law" when in truth it regulates
ALL outdoor dogs and will outlaw most existing dog houses, etc. This bill
is opposed by the following organizations and their Texas affiliated clubs:
American Kennel Club, United Kennel Club, US Sportsmen's Alliance,
Endangered Breed Association, American Dog Breeders Association, Texas Dog
Commission, Sportsmen's and Animal Owners Voting Alliance, and our
organization Responsible Pet Owners Alliance Texas Outreach. American
Kennel Club alone has 305 licensed kennel and breed clubs in Texas (with
even more UKC clubs), and RPOA is the AKC state federation for Texas,
representing 305 AKC clubs in Texas.
2015 House Calendars Committee
Todd Hunter, Corpus
(512) 463-0672
Fax: 512 463 2101 (does not want emails)
http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=32 Eddie Lucio, iii, Brownsville
(512) 463-0606
Ruben.obell@house.state.tx.us Houston.tower@house.state.tx.us Roberto Alonzo, Dallas
(512) 463-0408
Deborah.alemu@house.state.tx.us Byron Cook, Rep, Corsicana
(512) 463-0730
Toni.barcellona@house.state.tx.us Sarah Davis, Houston
(512) 463-0389
Brigette.dechant@house.state.tx.us Charlie Geren, River Oaks
(512) 463-0610
http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=99 Helen Giddings, Desoto
(512) 463-0953
Neo.baepi@house.state.tx.us Patricia Harless, Spring
(512) 463-0496
Julie.scott@house.state.tx.us Dan Huberty, Kingwood
(512) 463-0520
Casey.christman@house.state.tx.us Ben.melson@house.state.tx.us Eric Johnson, Dallas
(512) 463-0586
Renee.hollingsworth-hartley@house.state.tx.us Ken King, Panhandle
(512) 463-0736
Megan.Quijano@house.state.tx.us Lyle Larson, San Antonio
(512) 463-0646
District122.larson@house.state.tx.us lyle.larson@house.state.tx.us Four Price, Amarillo
(512) 463-0470
Four.price@house.state.tx.us (preferred email)
Hal.talton@house.state.tx.us Debbie Riddle, Spring
(512) 463-0572
Justin.wolf@house.state.tx.us Eddie Rodriguez, Austin
(512) 463-0674
Deisy.jaimes@house.state.tx.usThanks for caring!
