ACTION ALERT TENNESSEE BILL HEARINGS 4/7/09

A 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.
ACTION ALERT TENNESSEE BILL HEARINGS 4/7/09

Senate Bill 258, sponsored by Sen. Doug Jackson (D-25) and House Bill 386, sponsored by Rep. Janis Baird Sontany (D-53) will classify a Commercial Breeder as any person who possesses or maintains twenty (20) or more adult female dogs in whole or in part for the purpose of the sale of their offspring as companion animals. If even one litter of puppies is bred commercial breeder licensing would be required. Numerical limits should not be used as the basis of legislation as numbers do not equate to the level of care a dog or cat receives. Breeders must open homes for inspection that has no criteria. They can be fined, have licenses revoked and suspended for rules not yet written. The bill would allow the state to outsource some animal control work to HSUS or other outside animal organizations.

SB 258 is scheduled to be heard April 7 at 1 PM in the Senate Commerce Labor & Agriculture Committee.

HB 386 is scheduled to be heard April 7 at 12 Noon in the House Subcommittee on Civil Practice & Procedure.

Talking points, phone numbers, and contact information are posted on the SAOVA website: http://www.saova.org/Tennessee.html

Call, fax and email committee members until the hearings begin. Email committee members with ONE CLICK thru the SAOVA website! It is urgent to OPPOSE this radical animal rights legislation now!

Please share this message widely.

Susan Wolf
Sportsmen’s and Animal Owners’ Voting Alliance – http://saova.org
Issue lobbying and working to identify and elect supportive legislators

The message above was posted to North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky residents by the Sportsmen’s and Animal Owners’ Voting Alliance (SAOVA).

SAOVA is a nonpartisan volunteer group working to protect Americans 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 for this program’s goals, methodology and list signup details.