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Don’t Let Lawmakers Devocalize YOU!
May 16, 2012
Stand Firm for Animals’ Voices…and Lives.
Your calls asking lawmakers to ban devocalization of dogs and cats in New York State are getting their attention. BUT…this humane legislation has far to go before the 2011-12 session ends in six weeks.
Lawmakers are being pushed by the NY state veterinary association to defeat this humane legislation—vets profit from devocalization! They can do so by stalling it in committee OR by changing the language so it actually allows andlegitimizes this act of animal cruelty.
That’s why some aides are trying to confuse pro-animal callers. Some have been rude.
They benefit if you become discouraged. They want you to shut up and go away. Don’t.
Animals need you to stand your ground. They need your voice to protect theirs.
REALITY CHECK
1) The Senate Agriculture Committee—which has held Senate Bill 6167A (S6167A) since January—indeed can release it even if it does not match the weaker Assembly Bill 3431B (A3431B). Fact is, the Assembly Agriculture Committee released the unmatched A3431B on April 26.
2) The Assembly bill does not have to pass before the Senate bill can be released from committee.
3) Both bills must move without delay—through committees and onto the floor of their respective chambers—or this legislation cannot become law.
4) If the already weakened A3431B is amended further, or S6167A is amended beyond the language of A3431B, the result will be an empty—or destructive—law that allows and legitimizes devocalization.
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