LEGISLATIVE
PET
PARTIES
Tea Parties, Political Parties, Community Organizing – If we are to
succeed, here’s an original idea from a political insider – PET
PARTIES!
A
lot of new legislation affects dog and cat owners, and especially
exotic animals and livestock owners. If you love your pets and you
eat meat and dairy products, you must get politically involved. I
mean really involved, from community pet parties right up to the
federal level. I face reality every day. Let’s look at it
together.
Shirley
Lawler
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TheDogPress
09|01|09
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I currently work a lot at the Federal level; the US House/Senate and the
laws being proposed there. Right now a lot of legislation addresses
exotic and farm animals but it takes only a stroke of the pen to add
domestic pets as well. On cat-law I post a lot of examples where the
legislative dog/cat issues appear to have mingled.
We've had some 'jack booted thugs'
raiding innocent dog and cat people all
across the country. This is all coming
down from the feds to the states to the
local cities and towns. The problem has
also been that many dog and cat people
cannot manage to put their differences
aside and work to defeat the enemy -
HSUS and PETA. Well we better learn to
do that, and here’s why.
The Obama czars are about 75% Animal
Rights advocates and they are really
putting the pressure on the public.
Hasn't anybody noticed the increase in
puppy mill busts THAT AREN'T? Many of
you have noticed the stepped-up pace in
trying to pass BSL (Breed Specific
Legislation) and MSN (Mandatory
Spay/Neuter) restrictions which results
in the HSUS (Humane Society Of The U.S.)
coming in and taking control of the
animals. This is not coincidence.
A look at Obama’s voting record both in
the Illinois (Chicago) State Senate and
U.S. Senate would lead a reasonable
person to believe he is an animal rights
person. Democrat, Republican,
Independent; when we look at the record,
we can agree about that one part of his
personal profile. We would then have to
agree that might also be part of a
conscious agenda when we note that
President Obama is appointing animal
rights advocates all around him. Some
more obvious than others.
Cass Sunstein, Obama’s Regulatory Czar,
is but one example. He is an avowed
animal rights advocate. My inside
government sources tell me he’s worth
watching because if Justice Ginsberg
can't stick it out for another 3 years,
President Obama may nominate Cass
Sunstein to the Supreme Court of the
U.S. Even in his present position, he
controls regulations (i.e. legislative
agendas) and if that doesn't scare you,
nothing will.
There are some of us that have advocated
joining up with more powerful groups
such as the National Rifle Association
(NRA) and other hunting and livestock
lobbies. If we don't start working with
them, our right to own dogs, cats or any
other pets will be legislated away.
It's coming. And soon! AKC will be out
of business, so you won't have to worry
about shows, judging, performance events
or anything else.
My suggestion is to contact your
senators and your representative (both
state and federal) by going to any one
of several legislative groups such as
Monthly National Legislative Report
(MNLR) or the
California Animal Voters Alliance
(CAVA) find out whether your
Representative and Senator is for Animal
Rights or Animal Welfare.
A lot of politicians really don't know
the difference, it is up to you to
educate them and win them over to your
side. Go to their meetings, get to know
them very well. Next year is an
election year and you better know who is
for what before it's too late! If your
rep or senator is for AR, find out who
is running against them, and let
everybody you know, including that rep
or senator, that you will be campaigning
against them and why.
The entire job of the House of
Representatives (both state and federal)
and the State Senators is to get
re-elected. They all have their “pet
projects” but they can’t support those
if they don’t get re-elected.
Don't like your city regulation on
animals? Go to the city council
meetings. Can't go? Support the group
that DOES go. Don’t waste time with
people or groups who only write 'whiny
letters' and emails. Get behind a
legislative group that can help you at
state and local level. Such groups can
guide you and it doesn’t matter whether
they are dog or cat or cow or horse
groups!
Try joining up with groups OUTSIDE of
the dog clubs. Many of the people on my
cat-law list are now starting to join
the NRA, Tea Party organizations, Farm
Bureaus and also the Government Of The
People (GOP) for starters.
Best of all, start your own Pet Party
organization on the local level and
on the internet. How do you think
millions of citizens became motivated?
Someone chose the symbol of the Boston
Tea Party and the idea caught on. Be
the first in your area to organize a
real get-together Pet Party. It just
might be more fun and rewarding than
going to a dog or cat show that weekend.
http://www.thedogpress.com/Columns/10011-Legislative-Pet-Parties_Lawler.asp
Shirley Lawler
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