All is not lost!!! It is time now to go to work on your Senators and whatever Committee it goes to prior to going to the Senate for a Vote!!! Calls and Letters of opposition should be going to your Senator ASAP!
Remember and I cant beat this drum loudly enough, YOU MUST MAKE A PHONE CALL OR WRITE AND FAX A NEW LETTER EVERY TIME THAT THE BILL IS AMENDED!!!
Your elected officials figure that if they dont hear from there constituents, you, after they have amended the Bill that they have made you happy with those changes!!
Remember AB 1634 passed the House in California before it was eventually killed in the Senate!!!
Ward McAfee
House Passes Puppy Mill Bill
Posted: March 4, 2009 03:02 PM CST
Updated: March 4, 2009 03:04 PM CST
Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Legisation that would regulate dog and cat breeders in Oklahoma has been approved by the state House.
House members passed the measure 74-26 Wednesday and sent it to the Senate for a vote.
The bill was authored by Rep. Lee Denny, a Cushing veterinarian who said it provides minimum standards for dog and cat breeding operations. It would apply to breeders who raise at least 35 puppies or kittens a year.
Opponents said they are concerned that animal rights activists are behind the legislation. Rep. Charles Key of Oklahoma City says Oklahoma already has laws on the books that forbid animal cruelty that need to be enforced.
Provisions dealing with the rescue and fostering of animals removed from illegal puppy mills were stripped from the bill.
Posted on Mar 4, 2009, 2:19 PM from IP address 12.74.199.70