Action Alert | North Carolina Voters for Animal Welfare

Action Alert: Pigs, Puppy Mills and loss of Democracy

July 6th, 2010

What do pigs have to do with puppy mills you ask? Well nothing. But according to a Charlotte Observer newspaper article the N.C. Pork Council actively lobbied against the Puppy Mill bill. Why you ask? According to pork council’s lobbyist Angie Whitener her group does not oppose puppies so much as the bill’s main backers, the Humane Society of the United States.

Are you as outraged as we are that this powerful pork lobby is running the N.C. legislature? Representatives received thousands of calls from constituents asking their representatives to support the puppy mill bill. But when the Pork Council lobbied against the bill it was as good as dead. We need to contact our House Representatives and express our displeasure at the loss of our democracy in North Carolina.

Please take the time today to REPECTFULLY call your House Representative:
(Don’t know your House Representative? Find by Zip code)

Message to leave:
“My name is ___ and I am a constituent. I am very concerned with the comments made by Pork Council lobbyist, Angie Whitener. There was immense public support behind the Puppy Mill Bill. How can the Pork Council override constituents? Angie said they killed the bill because Pork Council does not like the Humane Society. But the pork council also lobbied against the exotic animal bill and Susie’s Law. Neither was a Humane Society bill. Why are they against all animal welfare bills? North Carolina has fallen far behind other states in animal welfare and it is embarrassing.”

After making this call please call Rep. William Wainwright at 919-733-5995. His influential position allowed him to play a part in killing the puppy mill bill.

Message to leave:
“I am extremely disappointed in Representative Wainwright’s efforts to kill the puppy mill bill. Thousands of dogs will continue to suffer and the dog breeder industry will go unregulated because of his agenda. I hope that if he remains in the general assembly after this November election he will reconsider his position. We need him to focus on our state agenda as Finance Committee Chairman, not the agenda of Joe McClees*”.

PLEASE CALL NOW!

* Joe McClees is a lobbyist for the North Carolina Sporting Dog Association and NRA that worked to kill the puppy mill bill.

Tell your representatives that N.C. needs Susie’s Law!

May 18th, 2010

On August 2009, a puppy in Greensboro, N.C. was set on fire and left to die. Although near death with second and third-degree burns on over 60 percent of her body, a broken jaw and teeth, and covered in over 300 maggots, “Susie” had a will to survive.

The perpetrator was caught, however justice would not be served. 21-year-old Lashawn Whitehead, will only serve 4-5 months, suspended sentence (probation) for this horrific crime.

North Carolina animal abuse laws are the weakest in the entire southeast. Tell your representatives that we need “Susie’s Law” for harsher punishment for animal abuse.

Click the “Take Action” button to the right to send a letter to your representatives, it only takes a minute to fill out.

Thank you!
NCVAW

Tell the N.C. House Finance Committee to support the Puppy Mill Bill

February 18th, 2010

Puppy Mills are factories of pain. If we want to stop this exploitation of dogs in North Carolina we need breeder accountability. Senate Bill 460 (SB460) “The Puppy Mill bill” addresses this problem.

This bill is currently in the N.C. House Finance Committee. We need your help. Please contact the N.C. House Finance Committee by clicking the picture on the right. Tell the committee to please support the puppy mill bill and end this abuse.
Thank you.
NCVAW

Puppy Mill Bill passes Senate…still more work to be done!

August 7th, 2009

The Puppy Mill Bill (Senate Bill 460) narrowly passed the Senate Yesterday!

The bill has one more committee to get through before it goes to the house for a vote. NCVAW members need to contact their representative and urge them to support S. 460. This bill could come up for a vote as early as this Monday, TIME IS RUNNING OUT!

Make a short phone call to your representative and ask them to support S. 460 (The Puppy Mill Bill). To find your House Member’s phone number click here and locate the “Who Represents Me?” search field on the right side of the page. When you call, make sure you leave your name and city/town so your representative knows you are a constituent.

Here is a sample message:

“Hello, this is (your name) from (your location) and I ask that you VOTE YES for S. 460, the puppy mill bill. This bill will crack down on animal cruelty and provide tax revenue for our cash strapped state. Thanks for your time.”

Please call Today!

N.C. Dogs need your help

July 16th, 2009

NCVAW members, we need your help again!

The Puppy Mill Bill (Senate Bill 460) which was suppose to go the Senate for a vote has been sidelined to the Rules Committee. Bills go to the Rules Committee to languish and eventually die. NCVAW members, we need to get this bill out of Rules Committee and back to the Senate to be voted on!

The only way to make is happen is to call or email your Senator.

Please make a short phone call to your senator and ask them to support Senate Bill 460 (The Puppy Mill Bill) today. To find your senator’s phone number click here and locate the “Who Represents Me?” search field on the right side of the page. When you call, make sure you leave your name and city/town so your senator knows you are a constituent. For additional Talking Points click here.

Here is a sample message:

“Hello, this is (your name) from (your location) and I ask that you support or continue to support Senate Bill 460, the puppy mill bill. Thanks for your time.”

Please call today!

Puppy Mill Bill goes to Senate for Vote Wednesday

July 7th, 2009

Currently there are no standards in North Carolina regarding the breeding of dogs. Dogs frequently live in filthy cages with limited room to move and seldom human contact. The Puppy Mill Bill (Senate Bill 460) would require breeders to get licensed and inspected which will improve the conditions of North Carolina puppy mills.
The Puppy Mill Bill will be heard on the Senate floor Wednesday. Please make a short phone call to your senator and ask them to support Senate Bill 460 (The Puppy Mill Bill) today. To find your senator’s phone number click here and locate the “Who Represents Me?” search field on the right side of the page. When you call, make sure you leave your name and city/town so your senator knows you are a constituent.

Here is a sample message:

“Hello, my name is (your name) from (your location) and I ask that you support Senate Bill 460, the puppy mill bill, for the vote Wednesday. Thanks for your time.”

Please call today!!