Manny
02-13-2009, 09:50 PM
Tail Docking Legislation Moving
Fast In Illinois And Pennsylvania
Dog Owners Must Take Immediate Action To Stop These Bills
by JOHN YATES
American Sporting Dog Alliance
http://www.americansportingdogalliance.org
asda@conline.net
This article is archived at: http://eaglerock814.proboards107.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=24
Legislation about tail docking, dewclaw removal and ear cropping is moving very quickly in Illinois and Pennsylvania, and will come to a head within the next week. This legislation comes straight from the agenda of the radical Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).
In Pennsylvania, House Bill 39 was passed by the House of Representatives by a unanimous vote this week and has been sent to the Senate.
In Illinois, Senate Bill 139 has been scheduled for a hearing this coming Wednesday (February 18, 2009) before the Senate Agriculture and Conservation Committee.
Pennsylvania
House Bill 39 passed out of the House Judicial Committee this week by a unanimous vote, and then was passed by the full House by a 192-0 vote. It now goes before the state Senate. If it passes the Senate, it will go to Governor Ed Rendell, who has said he will sign it into law.
Illinois
Senate Bill 139, which defines tail docking and ear cropping as torture and a felony offense, is scheduled for a hearing before the Senate Agriculture and Conservation Committee on February 18, 2009. The 1 p.m. hearing will be held in Room 409 at the Capitol in Springfield, IL.
Current Illinois law specifically excludes tail docking and ear cropping from the crime of animal torture.
However, Senate Bill 139, introduced by Sen. Terry Link (D-Lake County), removes those exclusions and adds tail docking and ear cropping to the list of acts that would constitute animal torture, which is a third class felony offense.
Tail docking and ear cropping would become a felony under SB 139 in almost all cases, even if it is performed by a veterinarian. A veterinarian would be allowed to dock a tail or crop an ear, but only “for a medical reason.” Tail docking or ear cropping done for any other reason, such as to assist the dog in hunting or herding or to conform to the official standard for a particular breed, would be a felony under SB 139.
Please visit us on the web at http://www.americansportingdogalliance.org . Our email is asda@csonline.net .
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Fast In Illinois And Pennsylvania
Dog Owners Must Take Immediate Action To Stop These Bills
by JOHN YATES
American Sporting Dog Alliance
http://www.americansportingdogalliance.org
asda@conline.net
This article is archived at: http://eaglerock814.proboards107.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=24
Legislation about tail docking, dewclaw removal and ear cropping is moving very quickly in Illinois and Pennsylvania, and will come to a head within the next week. This legislation comes straight from the agenda of the radical Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).
In Pennsylvania, House Bill 39 was passed by the House of Representatives by a unanimous vote this week and has been sent to the Senate.
In Illinois, Senate Bill 139 has been scheduled for a hearing this coming Wednesday (February 18, 2009) before the Senate Agriculture and Conservation Committee.
Pennsylvania
House Bill 39 passed out of the House Judicial Committee this week by a unanimous vote, and then was passed by the full House by a 192-0 vote. It now goes before the state Senate. If it passes the Senate, it will go to Governor Ed Rendell, who has said he will sign it into law.
Illinois
Senate Bill 139, which defines tail docking and ear cropping as torture and a felony offense, is scheduled for a hearing before the Senate Agriculture and Conservation Committee on February 18, 2009. The 1 p.m. hearing will be held in Room 409 at the Capitol in Springfield, IL.
Current Illinois law specifically excludes tail docking and ear cropping from the crime of animal torture.
However, Senate Bill 139, introduced by Sen. Terry Link (D-Lake County), removes those exclusions and adds tail docking and ear cropping to the list of acts that would constitute animal torture, which is a third class felony offense.
Tail docking and ear cropping would become a felony under SB 139 in almost all cases, even if it is performed by a veterinarian. A veterinarian would be allowed to dock a tail or crop an ear, but only “for a medical reason.” Tail docking or ear cropping done for any other reason, such as to assist the dog in hunting or herding or to conform to the official standard for a particular breed, would be a felony under SB 139.
Please visit us on the web at http://www.americansportingdogalliance.org . Our email is asda@csonline.net .
PLEASE CROSS-POST AND FORWARD THIS REPORT TO YOUR FRIENDS