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WHERE'S PETA WHEN YOU NEED THEM!!!
OHIO PIT BULL BAN!!!!
PLEASE CROSSPOST EVERYWHERE
OHIO HB 568
If passed this bill will ban ALL “pit bull” dogs within the state of Ohio and give owners 90 days to
surrender your dog for euthanasia by the dog warden. If they suspect
you have a pit they can get a search warrant and come and search and
seize your dog. This is awful!
Please help and send your comments
and letters against this bill! Please! Below I’ve copied and pasted the
bulletin I received. Please help us fight OHIO HB 568,
introduced June 3, 2008.; this law would require all Pit Bulls to be
surrendered and killed within 90 days of the bill’s passage into law. I
am forwarding an e-mail that I received from Shana Klein
Shana Klein, President
P.O. Box 19081
Cleveland, Ohio 44119
http://www.canineadvocatesofohio.org/
Please read the entire message carefully before taking any action
As
most of you are now aware, Ohio Representative Tyrone Yates introduced
House Bill 568 (the ‘Bill’) which, if passed, will prohibit the
ownership of pit bulls in the State of Ohio. The Bill requires all
owners to surrender their ‘pit bulls’ within 90 days of the effective
date of the proposed law. The Bill provides that the dog warden ‘shall’
euthanize all pit bulls within 10 days of their surrender. In addition,
a dog warden or other officer that has probable cause to believe that a
dog is a ‘pit bull,’ may apply for a search warrant. With a search
warrant, an officer will have the authority to seize the dog and
surrender the dog to the dog warden to be killed To see a copy of the
Bill, please visit: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=127_HB_568 We
heard from Webster’s Aide and she indicated that the Bill has been
assigned to a committee. Until I am informed of the committee
considering the Bill, there are a few things each of us can do. Please DO NOT WAIT to do the following: please remember to be polite and respectful in all correspondence!
Residents : Contact Your House Rep as follows: in your contacts, make sure to mention you are an OHIO resident!!!!
(1) Draft a PERSONALIZED LETTER to your house representative. In the letter, indicate that you are a constituent, that you oppose Bill 568, that you will leave Ohio if this passes (if that is the case) and that you want your representative to oppose the Bill Please try to send this letter out immediately! If you need to find your house representative go to http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/search.cfm#reps_zip
(2) Call your representative to express your opposition and to urge your representative’s opposition. PHONE CALLS MAKE THE MOST IMPACT! Tell him/her that you will fight this all the way. Remember to leave your name, city of residence and phone number. You will most probably get your reps voicemail. Please plan what to say prior to making the call.
ALTHOUGH EMAILS ARE EASIER, PLEASE FOCUS ON SENDING LETTERS AND CALLING. THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AT THIS POINT!!!!! TAKE 15 MINUTES TO WRITE A LETTER AND MAKE SURE TO PERSONALIZE IT. OUR REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE WHEN THEY RECIEVE FORM LETTERS!
(3) Send an e-mail to your representative urging him/her to vote
against the Bill. Tell him/her that you will leave Ohio if this passes For additional talking points for your letters, please visit:
http://www.animallawcoalition.com/breed-bans/article/524
Contact the Leadership: (contact information below)
(1) Use the LETTER you sent to your representative and revise it slightly. Although you may not be a constituent, leadership has a lot of power and expects to hear from the residents of Ohio. So, please send letters.
(2) Call each member of the leadership. You will probably get voicemail but please leave your name, city of residence and phone number. Please plan what you will say prior to making the call.
At this point, we do not want emails sent to leadership
IF YOU CAN, PLEASE LET ME KNOW ONCE YOU’VE SENT THE LETTER, LEFT A VOICE MAIL AND EMAILED. WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP TRACK OF WHAT EVERYONE’S DONE AND WE’RE TRYING TO FIGHT THIS AS A UNIFIED GROUP SO YOUR COOPERATION IS APPRECIATED!
Shana Klein, President P.O. Box 19081 Cleveland, Ohio 44119 http://www.canineadvocatesofohio.org/
OUT OF STATE INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO VOICE OPPOSITION:
Until we determine to which committee the Bill has been assigned, if you would like to voice your opposition, the best thing to do is to:
(1) Send LETTERS to House Leaders (contact info below) and voice your opposition.
(2) Call the leadership and leave messages voicing your opposition.
Leadership Contact Information:
John Husted Speaker of the House
77 S High St 14th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
Telephone: (614) 644-6008
Fax : (614) 719-3591
Email Address: district70@ohr.state.oh.us”>district70@ohr.state.oh.us
Larry L Flowers Majority Floor Leader
77 S High St 14th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
Telephone: (614) 466-4847
Fax : (614) 719-6958
Email Address: district03@ohr.state.oh.us”>district03@ohr.state.oh.us
Michelle G Schneider Majority Whip
77 S High St 14th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
Telephone: (614) 644-6023
Fax : (614) 719-3589
Email Address: district67@ohr.state.oh.us”>district67@ohr.state.oh.us
Joyce Beatty Minority Leader
77 S High St 14th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
Telephone: (614) 466-5343
Fax : (614) 719-3581
Email Address: district89@ohr.state.oh.us”>district89@ohr.state.oh.us
Fred Strahorn Minority Whip
77 S High St 14th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
Telephone:(614) 466-2960
Fax : (614) 719-6940
Email Address: district14@ohr.state.oh.us”>district14@ohr.state.oh.us
Many thanks to “Awesome” in New York , a yorkie owner, and obvious “pitty friend”. I ran across this in her blog, after seeing her in the battle for cuteness. It was pure chance I ran across it. I LIVE in Ohio, and own a PIT! Haven’t seen any media coverage on this. Are they trying to keep this under wraps? In the meantime if any of you out there live in a pit-friendly area, please let us know. Regardless of whether this bill passes, we are now considering relocating. Thank you all for your help! Luv, Blaze!
Blog Barks
Indiana is still pit friendly! And they're not all mean it's the way they are raised that needs to be addressed we have a step brother thats a pit his name is Blitz and he's a nice dog sorry that people had to train their pits to be mean and ruin it for the rest of us.I'm sure your a nice dog and we would love to be your friend!!!Good luck let us know whats going on with you.Sorry the worlds going to %#*!
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