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February 2009 North Carolina and Hawaii Help Dogs Paws Up! To county officials in North Carolina and to the state of Hawaii for working to ban dog chaining. The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners of North Carolina recently passed an anti-tethering ordinance which will take effect August 1, 2009. The ordinance allows for limited exceptions, but in whole seeks to end inhumane tethering of dogs through strict regulations. The new law begins with the statement, “No pet shall be tethered outdoors unless the keeper or owner of the pet is holding the tether.” On the same subject, the Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations of the Hawaii State Legislature is considering SB 30, which seeks to ban tethering dogs for more than three hours in a 24-hour period with some exceptions. The measure has already been approved by the Water, Land, Agriculture and Hawaiian Affairs Committee. North Carolina residents: please thank the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners for their support of anti-tethering legislation! Board of Commissioners Cumberland County Courthouse 117 Dick Street, Room 554 Fayetteville, NC 28301 Phone: 910678-7771 Fax: 910-678-7770 Hawaii residents: Please write your state senators and the Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations urging their support of SB 30 to ban tethering dogs. Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations Hawaii State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Sources: http://sandspuronline.com/article?id=317551 www.petproductnews.com/headlines/2009/01/29/hawaii-legislators-consider-bans-on-tethering-and-pit-bulls.aspx #
Arkansas Gets Tough Paws Up! To Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe for supporting anti-cruelty legislation. Governor Beebe signed into law SB 77, which makes aggravated cruelty to cats, dogs, and horses a felony on the first offense. The law also makes animal fighting—to include fighting roosters, dogs, and bears—a penalty as well. A first offense is punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 and up to six years in prison. Stiffer penalties apply for anyone convicted of torturing an animal in the presence of a child. According to Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, who also supported SB 77, "It was the people of Arkansas who demanded this bill. The letters I received, the letters to the editor, the e-mails, the calls—they never let up." Bill sponsor, Senator Sue Madison said, "This bill is law today because the people of Arkansas would not give up." Arkansas residents: Please send Governor Beebe a letter thanking him and his colleagues for protecting the animals and humans of the state of Arkansas. The Honorable Mike Beebe Governor
State Capitol, Room 250, Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone: 501-682-2345 Source: www.nwaonline.net/articles/2009/02/04/legislature/020509azlegcruelty.txt www.arkleg.state.ar.us/acts/2009/public/Act33.pdf # |
