heidiho
April 27th, 2007, 07:24 PM
PLEASE FORWARD THIS ON TO YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES WHO WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
GOOD NEWS! SB 1665 HD1, which creates felony-level (class C) offenses for animal cruelty, WAS UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED in this afternoon's joint judiciary committee hearing and will go before the full Senate and House membership for a vote on TUESDAY, MAY 1ST.
This is a historic day for Hawaii's people and their pets. The fight is not over yet, we still need to get the House and Senate membership to approve the bill so that it can be signed into law. We need your help so call or e-mail your Senator and Representative URGING THEM TO SUPPORT SB 1665 HD1.
Click here for the list of the:
2007 House of Representatives
2007 Senate Members
Points to include in your call or e-mail:
· I URGE you to support the ANIMAL CRUELTY BILL which creates FELONY-LEVEL OFFENSES FOR CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
· Hawaii is one of only eight states with no felony-level statute for animal cruelty. Let's REMOVE Hawaii from this list!
· Law enforcement officials and prosecutors have long recognized the direct link between animal cruelty and violence to humans.
· Supporting the ANIMAL CRUELTY BILL IS NOT JUST FOR HAWAII'S PETS, but A CRUCIAL STEP TOWARDS PROTECTING HAWAII'S PEOPLE. I URGE YOU TO MAKE HAWAII A SAFER PLACE FOR ALL!
We can do it! We've come this far let's not give up until Governor Lingle signs SB 1665 HD1 into law.
GOOD NEWS! SB 1665 HD1, which creates felony-level (class C) offenses for animal cruelty, WAS UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED in this afternoon's joint judiciary committee hearing and will go before the full Senate and House membership for a vote on TUESDAY, MAY 1ST.
This is a historic day for Hawaii's people and their pets. The fight is not over yet, we still need to get the House and Senate membership to approve the bill so that it can be signed into law. We need your help so call or e-mail your Senator and Representative URGING THEM TO SUPPORT SB 1665 HD1.
Click here for the list of the:
2007 House of Representatives
2007 Senate Members
Points to include in your call or e-mail:
· I URGE you to support the ANIMAL CRUELTY BILL which creates FELONY-LEVEL OFFENSES FOR CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
· Hawaii is one of only eight states with no felony-level statute for animal cruelty. Let's REMOVE Hawaii from this list!
· Law enforcement officials and prosecutors have long recognized the direct link between animal cruelty and violence to humans.
· Supporting the ANIMAL CRUELTY BILL IS NOT JUST FOR HAWAII'S PETS, but A CRUCIAL STEP TOWARDS PROTECTING HAWAII'S PEOPLE. I URGE YOU TO MAKE HAWAII A SAFER PLACE FOR ALL!
We can do it! We've come this far let's not give up until Governor Lingle signs SB 1665 HD1 into law.