Of the three bills posted on the website, the spay and neuter bill has already been stopped in the Senate Agriculture and Rural Economic Development Committee and in the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. The Chairman of those respective committees Senator Brian Hatfield and Representative Brian Blake have both stopped the bills from being passed out of their committee. The reasoning given by Brian Blake was that he didn't like the provision of for providing spay and neuter to feral and free-roaming cats due to their impact on birds. He would like them euthanized. However, by doing nothing, the feral population will keep growing and their will be an ever larger impact on birds. Senator Hatfield, on the other hand sited the poor economy. But of course there is already a significant cost to running shelters and euthanizing animals and the worse the economy the less people will have to spay and neuter their pets, hence the cost of the current system goes up. Makes no sense to me.
On a brighter note the other two bills are still in play. The anti-tethering bill is close to my heart and I would dearly like to see this pass. Tethering your dog for life is such an abusive practice. Its like solitary confinement for your entire life. These dogs are usually abused and neglected. Please take the time to call or e-mail your legislators about this bill. Just go to the www.lohvwastate.org for a link to Washington State Legislators.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Just getting started
The League of Humane Voters of Washington State is just getting started. We are very excited to be a part of promoting and protecting the animals of Washington State.
The Mission of the League of Humane Voters® (LOHV) is to create, unite, and strengthen local political action committees, which work to enact animal-friendly legislation and elect candidates for public office who will use their votes and influence for animal protection.
Our goal for Washington State is to have an active political group in every legislative district that can reach the voters in their district and affect animal friendly laws and policies at the local level. We are seeking volunteers who would like to take the leadership in their districts. If you are interested please go to our website www.lohvwastate.org.
The purpose of this blog is to give up to date information on current bills from the 2010 legislative session that effect animals positively or negatively. The bills are posted on our website listed above and the blog will give information on the current status of the bill. We will also be following state and local elections of candidates who will promote animal protection.
Stayed tune for updated information on the bills. I would also like to hear from anybody who would like to talk about the current state bills or whats going with animal protection in their local communities.
The Mission of the League of Humane Voters® (LOHV) is to create, unite, and strengthen local political action committees, which work to enact animal-friendly legislation and elect candidates for public office who will use their votes and influence for animal protection.
Our goal for Washington State is to have an active political group in every legislative district that can reach the voters in their district and affect animal friendly laws and policies at the local level. We are seeking volunteers who would like to take the leadership in their districts. If you are interested please go to our website www.lohvwastate.org.
The purpose of this blog is to give up to date information on current bills from the 2010 legislative session that effect animals positively or negatively. The bills are posted on our website listed above and the blog will give information on the current status of the bill. We will also be following state and local elections of candidates who will promote animal protection.
Stayed tune for updated information on the bills. I would also like to hear from anybody who would like to talk about the current state bills or whats going with animal protection in their local communities.
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