[Teens For Animal Rights Club] (WPN) State Amendments for Animals

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This is terrific!

 

Thank you for the information.

 

It is always a pleasure to see news and legislation

passed that protects our brothers and sisters.

 

We are moving ahead.

 

God bless,

 

Jack Truman

Pastor

The Universal Equalitarian Church

" Where All Species are Created Equal "

http://www.equalitarian.tripod.com

 

--- Colleen Klaum <wildfawn1 wrote:

> Wednesday, November 06, 2002 11:13 AM

> [WPN] State Amendments for Animals

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> > ARIZONA: Proposition 201 -- VICTORY -- 20% to 80

> %. Voters rejected

> > Proposition 201, which would have expanded

> gambling at greyhound racing

> > tracks and provided a new revenue stream for the

> greyhound racing

> > industry, which mistreats and kills thousands of

> dogs a year. Surplus

> > dogs and dogs who do not meet racing standards are

> often shot or

> > bludgeoned to death. The failure of Proposition

> 201 helps to minimize

> > the profit that can be made from the exploitation

> of greyhounds.

> >

> > ARKANSAS: Initiated Act 1 -- DEFEAT -- 37% to

> 63%. The failure of

> > Initiated Act 1, to make extreme acts of animal

> cruelty a class D

> > felony, is the result of widespread misinformation

> from animal abuse

> > industries. Initiated Act 1 would also have

> toughened laws against

> > cockfighting, creating penalties equivalent to

> those for dogfighting, in

> >

> > addition to making egregious acts of animal abuse

> a felony. Yet

> > opponents of the act, led by the Arkansas Farm

> Bureau, wrongly portrayed

> >

> > the act as an extremist measure that would have

> outlawed animal research

> >

> > and other animal use industries.

> >

> > FLORIDA: Amendment 10 -- VICTORY -- 55% to 45%.

> The first measure ever

> > to be adopted in the United States to ban the

> confinement of animals on

> > factory farms, Amendment 10 bans the caging of

> pigs in gestation crates

> > -- tiny, two foot by seven foot cages in which

> pregnant pigs are housed

> > for almost all of their dismal existence. The

> crates are so small that

> > confined pigs can't even turn around. Years of

> this tortured life leads

> >

> > to a spate of physical and psychological ailments.

> With the passage of

> > Amendment 10, these intelligent animals will be

> spared the agony of

> > gestation crates, and giant hog farms may be

> discouraged from taking up

> > residence in Florida.

> >

> > GEORGIA: Amendment 6 -- VICTORY -- 71% to 29%.

> The approval of

> > Amendment 6, to create a special spay/neuter

> license plate, will bring

> > sorely-needed funds to spay/ neuter programs.

> Money from the sales of

> > the special " animal-friendly " license plates will

> subsidize low-cost

> > companion animal sterilization programs in the

> state, preventing the

> > birth and ultimate euthanasia of tens of thousands

> of unwanted cats and

> > dogs. Georgia joins nineteen other states that

> already have a special

> > animal-friendly license plate and, like them,

> Georgia will help raise

> > millions of dollars to combat the problem of

> companion animal

> > overpopulation and the suffering it causes.

> >

> > OKLAHOMA: State Question 687 -- VICTORY -- 56% to

> 44%. SQ 687 passed

> > easily, making Oklahoma the 48th state to ban the

> cruel practice of

> > cockfighting. Only Louisiana and a few counties in

> New Mexico remain!

> > Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating, in endorsing SQ

> 687, has stated,

> > " Cockfighting is cruel; it promotes illegal

> gambling and it is simply

> > embarrassing to Oklahoma to be seen as one of only

> a tiny handful of

> > locations outside of the Third World where this

> activity is legal. " With

> >

> > this important victory, the people of Oklahoma can

> proudly say they do

> > not allow the brutal sport of cockfighting in

> their state, and they have

> >

> > established stiff felony penalties for

> cockfighting violations.

> >

> > OKLAHOMA: State Question 698 -- VICTORY -- 46% to

> 54%. The defeat of SQ

> >

> > 687, an anti-animal measure, is an important

> victory for the animals.

> > Denounced by the Daily Oklahoman as " shameful " and

> " dishonest, " this

> > measure would have amended the Oklahoma

> Constitution to require nearly

> > twice the number of signatures to qualify an

> animal protection measure

> > for the ballot. With the rejection of SQ 698,

> Oklahomans who care about

> > animals now retain the same access to the

> legislative process that is

> > enjoyed by the farm bureau and other groups who

> profit from the

> > exploitation of animals.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

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>

> " Live in peace with the animals. Animals bring love

> to our hearts, and warmth to our souls. "

>

> Colleen Klaum

>

> " He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his

> dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man

> by his treatment of animals. " Immanuel Kant

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[Guest guest]

This is terrific!

 

Thank you for the information.

 

It is always a pleasure to see news and legislation

passed that protects our brothers and sisters.

 

We are moving ahead.

 

God bless,

 

Jack Truman

Pastor

The Universal Equalitarian Church

" Where All Species are Created Equal "

http://www.equalitarian.tripod.com

 

--- Colleen Klaum <wildfawn1 wrote:

> Wednesday, November 06, 2002 11:13 AM

> [WPN] State Amendments for Animals

>

>

> >

> >

> > Subj: Yippee!!!!

> > 11/6/2002 11:37:59 AM Eastern Standard

> Time

> > <A

>

HREF= " hprescott " >hprescott</A>

> > <A

>

HREF= " hprescott " >hprescott</A>

> > Sent from the Internet (Details)

> >

> >

> >

> > FYI!

> >

> > ARIZONA: Proposition 201 -- VICTORY -- 20% to 80

> %. Voters rejected

> > Proposition 201, which would have expanded

> gambling at greyhound racing

> > tracks and provided a new revenue stream for the

> greyhound racing

> > industry, which mistreats and kills thousands of

> dogs a year. Surplus

> > dogs and dogs who do not meet racing standards are

> often shot or

> > bludgeoned to death. The failure of Proposition

> 201 helps to minimize

> > the profit that can be made from the exploitation

> of greyhounds.

> >

> > ARKANSAS: Initiated Act 1 -- DEFEAT -- 37% to

> 63%. The failure of

> > Initiated Act 1, to make extreme acts of animal

> cruelty a class D

> > felony, is the result of widespread misinformation

> from animal abuse

> > industries. Initiated Act 1 would also have

> toughened laws against

> > cockfighting, creating penalties equivalent to

> those for dogfighting, in

> >

> > addition to making egregious acts of animal abuse

> a felony. Yet

> > opponents of the act, led by the Arkansas Farm

> Bureau, wrongly portrayed

> >

> > the act as an extremist measure that would have

> outlawed animal research

> >

> > and other animal use industries.

> >

> > FLORIDA: Amendment 10 -- VICTORY -- 55% to 45%.

> The first measure ever

> > to be adopted in the United States to ban the

> confinement of animals on

> > factory farms, Amendment 10 bans the caging of

> pigs in gestation crates

> > -- tiny, two foot by seven foot cages in which

> pregnant pigs are housed

> > for almost all of their dismal existence. The

> crates are so small that

> > confined pigs can't even turn around. Years of

> this tortured life leads

> >

> > to a spate of physical and psychological ailments.

> With the passage of

> > Amendment 10, these intelligent animals will be

> spared the agony of

> > gestation crates, and giant hog farms may be

> discouraged from taking up

> > residence in Florida.

> >

> > GEORGIA: Amendment 6 -- VICTORY -- 71% to 29%.

> The approval of

> > Amendment 6, to create a special spay/neuter

> license plate, will bring

> > sorely-needed funds to spay/ neuter programs.

> Money from the sales of

> > the special " animal-friendly " license plates will

> subsidize low-cost

> > companion animal sterilization programs in the

> state, preventing the

> > birth and ultimate euthanasia of tens of thousands

> of unwanted cats and

> > dogs. Georgia joins nineteen other states that

> already have a special

> > animal-friendly license plate and, like them,

> Georgia will help raise

> > millions of dollars to combat the problem of

> companion animal

> > overpopulation and the suffering it causes.

> >

> > OKLAHOMA: State Question 687 -- VICTORY -- 56% to

> 44%. SQ 687 passed

> > easily, making Oklahoma the 48th state to ban the

> cruel practice of

> > cockfighting. Only Louisiana and a few counties in

> New Mexico remain!

> > Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating, in endorsing SQ

> 687, has stated,

> > " Cockfighting is cruel; it promotes illegal

> gambling and it is simply

> > embarrassing to Oklahoma to be seen as one of only

> a tiny handful of

> > locations outside of the Third World where this

> activity is legal. " With

> >

> > this important victory, the people of Oklahoma can

> proudly say they do

> > not allow the brutal sport of cockfighting in

> their state, and they have

> >

> > established stiff felony penalties for

> cockfighting violations.

> >

> > OKLAHOMA: State Question 698 -- VICTORY -- 46% to

> 54%. The defeat of SQ

> >

> > 687, an anti-animal measure, is an important

> victory for the animals.

> > Denounced by the Daily Oklahoman as " shameful " and

> " dishonest, " this

> > measure would have amended the Oklahoma

> Constitution to require nearly

> > twice the number of signatures to qualify an

> animal protection measure

> > for the ballot. With the rejection of SQ 698,

> Oklahomans who care about

> > animals now retain the same access to the

> legislative process that is

> > enjoyed by the farm bureau and other groups who

> profit from the

> > exploitation of animals.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

> >

> >

> > You are welcome to share the WPN Posts

> > with friends and colleagues, provided

> > you include the following information.

> > Visit Wildlife Protection Network

> > <http://www.wildlifeprotection.net>

> >

> > UN: send empty message to

> > WildlifeProtection-

> > Find out who are your Legislators:

> > <http://www.vote-smart.org/index.phtml>

> > U. S. House of Representatives

> > <http://www.usaguides.com/ushouse/ushouse.htm>

>

>

> " Live in peace with the animals. Animals bring love

> to our hearts, and warmth to our souls. "

>

> Colleen Klaum

>

> " He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his

> dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man

> by his treatment of animals. " Immanuel Kant

>

>

>

>

>

 

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