Sample letter to Iowa reps, against bestiality

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Thank you for your support:

 

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Dear Representative,

 

My name is ---------, and I support A.S.A.I.R.S, an awareness group

advocating for legislation to make Sexual abuse of animals, commonly known

as: " Bestiality " or " zoophilia " illegal in Missouri and 23 other states that

have no laws on this abuse issue, including our/your state.

 

This sick, taboo, and ignored issue is very much real and practiced daily by

thousands or more in our country alone. A simple query of internet search

engines for " bestiality " will give you an idea of what is coming down the

pike.

 

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) , the ASPCA, HFA and other

groups have deemed bestiality to be

sexual abuse to animals, and a serious issue to address and ban, not only for

the animals but for the future societal implications of sexual abuse of

animals as a possible starting point for more serious sexual crimes such as

pedophilia and rape.

If the HSUS and other National Organizations can take advocating the banning

of this disgusting act and form of animal abuse seriously, Why don't

legislators in our state?

 

Recently this issue has been addressed in detail in Missouri, where myself, a

local animal welfare lobby group (MAAL), the world known widely respected

ASPCA, HSUS, HFA, ASAIRS and others supporting making sexual contact with

animals a crime resulted in legislation HB 1658.

Proposed by Rep Hanaway and co-sponsored by Rep Hollingsworth to criminalize

Bestiality in Missouri as a Class D Felony, per a recent (Jan 19, 2000)

Joplin Globe article at:

 

http://www.joplinglobe.com/000119/regional/story5.html

 

Another article located at:

 

http://www.mdn.org/2000/STORIES/perv.htm

Also contains an article by Michael P.Carney which had this quote from the

HSUS:

 

" Bestiality is a predictor and indicator of other criminal activity, said

Claire Ponder, a spokesman for the Humane Society of the United States, who

said a history of bestiality is found in about 40 percent of

domestic violence cases. "

 

A recent case in California involving bestiality where this is illegal and

the man caught abusing several horses appears at:

http://members.xoom.com/pro4animal/house.html

 

This has a copy of the Los Angeles Sheriff dept complaint form, and a

newspaper clipping. The man was out on bail for this when he

was caught AGAIN.

 

The Bill was introduced and read on the Missouri House Floor on Thursday

1/20/00 and already has over 20 supporters and more jumping aboard daily.

This Bill (HB 1658) can be tracked on the Missouri State Government Site at:

http://www.house.state.mo.us/bills00/bills00/HB1658.htm

 

Also, " The River Front Times " , a local St. Louis Weekly Newspaper, printed an

article and editorial on this issue, which was followed by " Letters to the

Editors " in two more subsequent editions with this

issue. Here are links to the online articles:

 

http://www.rftstl.com/issues/1999-12-15/ray.html?elink

http://www.rftstl.com/issues/1999-12-15/news2.html?elink

 

As you can see for yourself, this is a real issue in Missouri and abroad;

including our/your state of Iowa, and will become further news

nationally as this issue progresses and evolves further in this year's

Missouri Legislation.

 

If your staff researches the existing laws in other neighboring states on

this issue, they will find that ALL STATES adjacent to Missouri (Except

ours/yours) have laws criminalizing Bestiality.

 

Also, from the looks of it, HB 1658 in Missouri will roll right along and it

will be criminalized in Missouri this year. This leaves our/your state of

Iowa the prefered place for these practioners of " Bestiality " (also known as

Zoophiles) to move to, so they have no legal worries about their abusive

practices. The legislation in Missouri was started when a Joplin man boasted

of there being no laws that could touch him, and he went on the Jerry

Springer show as well as a documentary in England. Missouri became known as :

" The Bestiality state where animal sex was legal " Do you want this to happen

to our/your state?

 

Yes, some online zoophiles (even from your state) who practice bestiality

include pet-sitters, veterinarians, dog groomers, stable workers and other

fields related to animals. They like to work around their victims, just like

pedophiles like working around children.

There are even personal ads on various online zoophile forums from Iowa

Residents seeking animals to have sex with, others to " train " them on how to

have sex with animals, and eventhe age of 14!

 

Recent studies have shown that in North Western Missouri (right at your

border), about half of the incarcerated sex offenders started with sexually

abusing animals first, per the River Front Times research and article on this

issue.

As you can see, this is a very serious matter that needs addressed by our

State Legislators. Please help make Bestiality illegal in our state by

introducing a bill to criminalize this act in Iowa.

 

Thank You, (name)

 

* The HSUS's pages at:

http://www.hsus.org/current/sexabuse_intro.html

http://www.hsus.org/current/state_laws.html

 

* Two other informative pages here:

http://members.tripod.com/~judymyers/zoolaw.html

http://members.xoom.com/pro4animal/house.html