URGENT ACTION ALERT re Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA)

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"Zelda" zpenzel Please note if your Congressional representative is on this list of those who have already endorsed the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act and, if he/she is up for election, when you vote tomorrow, it is imperative that you choose someone else. Although the new Congressional members will not be sworn in until Jan. '07, it is possibile that a vote on this bill could be delayed and therefore, some of these "uneducated" reps will never get to vote on it. The

representatives below, are the sponsor and co-sponsors of this egregious and reprehensible bill that will, if passed, "hamper the rights of animal welfare advocates to voice their opinions on animal protection issues throughout the country. The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) S. 3880 / H.R. 4239 will set penalties (jail time and fines) for any action that can be linked to a loss of profit to any company classified as an "animal enterprise". An "animal enterprise" would include anyone who produces or distributes animals or products from animals, animal entertainment - including rodeos, circuses, zoos or aquariums, research facilities, pet stores and even animal fighting. This means that legal activities such as peaceful protests, consumer boycotts, media campaigns legislative proposals, or even telling the public what happens in puppy mills, factory farms, or

canned hunting facilities, could be classified as acts of terrorism. This dangerous legislation has already passed the full Senate, and will be considered by the House of Representatives when they reconvene in November. Your voice is needed to help ensure that animal welfare advocates can continue to voice our concerns in a lawful and constitutionally protected way. Please urge your member of Congress to strongly oppose the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA)."Urge him or her to strongly oppose H.R. 4239. Let your representative know that this legislation seeks to squelch our first amendments rights of freedom of speech. Just edit the email below and send. Then follow up with a very quick polite phone call to your representative. You can find your representative's phone number by going to www.congress.org. All you need to say is: "Hi, my name is ____, and I live at

_________. I am calling to urge Representative……. To strongly oppose HR 4239, entitled the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. This legislation seeks to criminalize the most basic and protected elements of free speech." H.R.4239 Title: To provide the Department of Justice the necessary authority to apprehend, prosecute, and convict individuals committing animal enterprise terror. Sponsor: Rep Petri, Thomas E. [WI-6] (introduced 11/4/2005) Cosponsors (44) Related Bills: S.1926 Latest Major Action: 5/23/2006 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held. COSPONSORS(44), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date) Rep Andrews, Robert E. [NJ-1] - 9/6/2006 Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] - 2/16/2006 Rep Beauprez, Bob [CO-7] - 3/16/2006 Rep Bishop, Rob [uT-1] - 11/17/2005 Rep Blackburn, Marsha [TN-7] - 11/4/2005 Rep Bonilla, Henry [TX-23] - 11/4/2005 Rep Boren, Dan [OK-2] - 11/4/2005 Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-44] - 11/4/2005 Rep Cannon, Chris [uT-3] - 11/4/2005 Rep Chocola, Chris [iN-2] - 5/17/2006 Rep Coble, Howard [NC-6] - 4/26/2006 Rep Conaway, K. Michael [TX-11] - 6/15/2006 Rep Cubin, Barbara [WY] - 11/16/2005 Rep Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [CA-50] - 11/4/2005 Rep Doolittle, John T. [CA-4] - 11/4/2005 Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. [TN-2] - 11/16/2005 Rep Edwards, Chet [TX-17] - 11/8/2005 Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] - 11/8/2005 Rep English, Phil [PA-3] - 2/15/2006 Rep Ferguson, Mike [NJ-7] - 9/14/2006 Rep Graves, Sam [MO-6] - 9/19/2006 Rep Green, Mark [WI-8] - 3/2/2006 Rep Hall, Ralph M. [TX-4] - 11/15/2005 Rep Hayes, Robin [NC-8] - 9/25/2006 Rep Herger, Wally [CA-2] - 6/29/2006 Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49] - 11/4/2005 Rep Kind, Ron [WI-3] - 9/26/2006 Rep Kline, John [MN-2] - 11/9/2005 Rep Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [NY-29] - 11/15/2005 Rep Larsen, Rick [WA-2] - 11/15/2005 Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] - 11/4/2005 Rep Norwood, Charlie [GA-9] - 5/17/2006 Rep Otter, C. L. (Butch) [iD-1] - 11/4/2005 Rep Pearce, Stevan [NM-2] - 11/9/2005 Rep Peterson, Collin C. [MN-7] - 5/18/2006 Rep Rehberg, Dennis R. [MT] - 9/12/2006 Rep Ryan, Paul [WI-1] - 12/7/2005 Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y. [PA-13] - 7/20/2006 Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5] - 11/4/2005 Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] - 9/6/2006 Rep Stupak, Bart [MI-1] - 5/15/2006 Rep Sullivan, John [OK-1] - 2/1/2006 Rep Weldon, Curt [PA-7] - 9/12/2006 Rep Wilson, Joe [sC-2] - 2/7/2006 Please note: To from these alerts at any time just click on zpenzel (AT) nyc (DOT) rr.com and type in in the subject line. Thank you for caring. China brutally kills millions of cats and dogs for cheap, deceptively labeled

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