2006 Animal Rightist Bill Status

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DeafdogsX2Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 20:05:31 EDT Congress Goes Home - 2005-2006 Animal Rightist Bill Status SAOVA message to sportsmen, pet owners and farmers concerned about protecting their traditions, avocations and livelihoods from anti-hunting, anti-breeding, animal guardianship advocates. Forwarding and cross posting, with attribution, encouraged. Dear SAOVA Friends, The 109th Congress is effectively over. Members left Washington yesterday and will return for a very brief, 7-10 day "lame duck" session after campaigning for reelection. That post-November 7th week will focus on appropriations bills to keep the government operating and little else. Here’s a status report of the 2005-2006 animal rightist legislation that the Sportsmen’s and Animal Owners’ Voting Alliance (SAOVA) lobbied, with your considerable assistance. PAWS (Pet Animal Welfare Act of 2005) is totally dead. This Rick Santorum-HSUS-DDAL-AKC-AVMA bill consumed incredible time, energy and resources to kill, but common sense and responsible animal owners prevailed. SAOVA took a leadership role in this fight and, with the support of hundreds of animal

owner groups and thousands of individuals, S1139 and HR2669 were soundly defeated. Neither bill ever had a subcommittee vote and their cosponsor lists never matched those of Sen. Santorum’s 2001, pre-PAWS, Puppy Protection Act (PPA). This support shortfall occurred despite that the American Kennel Club (AKC) and American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) switching sides and joining HSUS-DDAL on PAWS, after opposing them in 2001. Take it from a retired career lobbyist, this was an amazing achievement! Seldom has a pro bono federal lobbying effort had such an inspired and forceful grass roots component. Much is owed to many, but I’d be remiss in not recognizing the many non-canine groups, supporting agriculture interests, and the officers of the forty parent breed clubs and 140 other AKC clubs that put their members' and dogs interests' before the AKC’s disguised attempt

to hurt other registries, and in so doing injure thousands and thousands of innocent animal owners. http://saova.org/1139opponents.html Susan Wolf of the North Carolina Responsible Animal Owners Alliance and Kelly Wichman of the Dog Federation of Wisconsin also deserve special accolades for their tireless cooperative efforts with SAOVA against PAWS. They gained an unusual DC insider perspective. Few others understand the role that the Judiciary Committees and Department of Justice played in this winning effort. The Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (HR503) passed the House by a vote 263-146 on September 7, 2006 in a very dark day for animal owners. The hysteria

surrounding this bill that was whipped up by the Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS), and that group's dishonesty, were overwhelming. This bill gives equines quasi-human status, federally dictates end-of-life decisions for animal owners and sets a dangerous precedent by banning a livestock product for reasons other than food safety or public health. HR503 will not become law. Senate opponents, led by Sen. John Cornyn (TX-R), have put a procedural "hold" on the bill, eliminating any possibility of Senate passage this year. If you agree that HR503 is a bad bill, call the Senator’s office and thank him - 202-224-2934. The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) (S3880) passed the Senate on September 30, 2006. This is a pro-animal owner interest bill. The House will take it up during the lame duck session. Bill dynamics in the House after the November

7th election will be substantially changed, if the Democrats win control of that chamber, even though new members won’t be seated until January. This makes it hard to predict S3880’s chances. SAOVA lobbied for AETA's inclusion of hunting-related business enterprises. No bills are ever carried over to the next Congress, contrary to what consultant James Holt told AKC’s Lobby Day PAWS supporters last month. However, the anti’s efforts will never cease and new assaults against us, our sports and livelihoods are guaranteed. These positive lobbying experiences of 2005-2006 demonstrate that we can effectively protect interests if we stay vigilant, communicate, work hard together and get to know our legislators better. SAOVA’s new website has been updated to include additional resource links http://saova.org/resources.html and a listing of the Oklahoma state legislator animal rightist endorsed candidates. New election information will follow this week. Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you. - Pericles (430 B.C.) To from this list, exercise that option at http://mailman.montana.com/mailman/listinfo//saova_louisiana-texas If you have problems dropping from a mailman list contact Bob Kane indicating which regional list's messages you no longer wish to receive. Thank you. Sincerely, Bob Kane Sportsmen's and Animal Owners' Voting Alliance -Working to identify and elect supportive legislatorsVisit our new website at http://saova.orgThe message above was posted to Louisiana and Texas residents by the Sportsmen's and Animal Owners' Voting Alliance (SAOVA) on one of ten regional read only elist groups. SAOVA is a nonpartisan volunteer group working to protect U.S. citizens 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. Visit our website at http://saova.org to review this program's goals and methodology. Marvel #121068Authorized Distributor All-natural dog and cat foods: www.FlintRiverRanchUSA.comFight Breed Discrimination! www.defendingdog.com"Saving

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