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Your
Voice Can Make The Difference
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Current Bills for
the 2009-2010 Legislative Session
None
of the bills below were approved during the 09/10 legislative session.
They will be back for the 2011 session so take time to familiarize
yourself with the issues and be ready for next year.
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Inhumane
traps
kill, maim and cause immense suffering of both wildlife and domestic
animals
caught in the traps. This bill
would
weaken the State Trapping Ban, Initiative 713 that was approved by the
voters
in 2000. It would expand the sale and
trade
of raw fur of wild animals and weaken the protections against the use
of body gripping traps, such as the steel-jaw leg hold trap and other
inhumane trapping devices. For more information on inhumane
traps
please go to www.bancrueltraps.org
House
Bill 1406 Creating the companion
animal spay/neuter assistance
program Please support
Pet
over
population leads to high numbers of cats and dogs being euthanized
every year. In 2005 over 60,000 cats and dogs were euthanized
in
Washington Shelters. This bill would provide funds to assist
low-income owners of cats and dogs to obtain affordable spay/neuter
surgeries. It would also provide funding for spay/neuter of
free-roaming cats. The funding would come from a small fee on
pet
food distributed in Washington. It is not a retail sales
tax. For more information on the impact of unaltered pets in
Washington, go to www.savewashingtonpets.org
This
bill bans the intentional feeding of
wildlife. This will
help prevent wildlife from becoming habituated to people and becoming
potentially dangerous. There are negative consequences for both animals
and people when they come into contact. By not feeding wildlife the
number of contacts will decrease. This bill will not penalize people
from feeding their pets outdoors. Please see www.paws.org/wildlife/resources/fact_sheets/feedingwildlife.php
for more information on feeding wildlife.
Many
dogs are
left to live their life on a chain. These dogs are usually
neglected and abused. They are responsible for a
high
number of fatal dog bites because they become aggressive.
This
bill would limit the number of hours a dog can be continuously chained
and requires dog owners that house their dog in an enclosure to comply
with standards prescribed in 2(2) of ESSB 5651. For more
information on the inhumane tethering of dogs go to www.dogsdeservebetter.org
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Please
let your voice
be heard by contacting your
State Legislators at the link below. A phone call is the most
effective way to reach your Legislator, but you can also e-mail.
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Washington
State Legislators
Your
message can be brief. Give the bill number, your name, that
you
are a constituent in their district and whether you support or oppose
the bill. You can also give a brief explanation if you like. |
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