DDAL: E-Newsletter, August 2006
August 10th, 2006 10:27 pm by Kelly Garbato———- Forwarded message ———-
From: DDAL Action Alerts – LegInfo [at] ddal.org
Date: Aug 10, 2006 9:18 AM
Subject: Doris Day Animal League: E-Newsletter, August 2006
Welcome to the August issue of the Doris Day Animal League E-Newsletter.
On May 18, 2006, the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to pass the Rahall Wild Horse Slaughter Amendment, introduced by U.S. Representative Nick Rahall (D-WV). If passed into law, this amendment will negate the disastrous effect of the 2004 Burns Amendment, which was designed to send thousands of wild horses and burros to slaughter annually. We are hopeful that passage of the Rahall Amendment will help move the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (S. 1915/H.R. 503), which seeks to permanently end the slaughter of all horses—both wild and domestic—for human consumption. H.R. 503 was heard in both the House Energy and Commerce and House Agriculture Committees. It is expected to go to the floor of the House for a vote the first week of September when Congress returns.
Please ask your legislators to vote yes when this bill comes to the floor for a vote.
Since about 1960, scientists have been exploring the possibility of creating chemical contraceptives that could permanently sterilize an animal with only one injection or treatment. This would have the potential to remove many barriers that often prevent dogs or cats from being spayed or neutered by their guardians. Thanks to the gift of a generous donor, DDAL has given a $14,000 grant to SenesTech, Inc., a laboratory located in Flagstaff, Arizona, where Loretta P. Mayer, Ph.D. and her team have been conducting research on a new, permanent contraceptive for companion animals. DDAL is confident this could revolutionize the way the humane community deals with the problem of companion animal overpopulation.
Puppy mill operators Michael Wolf, Gordon Trottier, and Margaret Hills each pleaded guilty to 60 counts of animal cruelty after 333 dogs were seized from Wolf’s kennel in Oxford, Pennsylvania. The defendants accepted a plea bargain to receive reduced sentences, which the judge handed down on June 19, 2006. Miller was fined over $6,000 for his multiple criminal violations, ordered to pay $122,157 in restitution to cover the care of his confiscated dogs and court costs, and placed on 15 years probation, during which he is not allowed to own any animals. Once the case was concluded, the Chester County SPCA held two rounds of adoptions in which almost all of the dogs were placed in new homes.
Visit the DDAL Web site for the latest updates on our Puppy Mill Campaign.
Doris Day Animal League
The Doris Day Animal League was founded in 1987. Its overriding mission is to reduce the pain and suffering of non-human animals, to encourage the spaying and neutering of companion animals, and to increase the public’s awareness of its responsibility toward non-human animals through legislative initiatives, public and membership education, and programs to require the enforcement of statutes and regulations which have already been enacted protecting animals. Contact us at 227 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Suite 100, Washington DC 20002. PH: (202) 546-1761; FAX: (202) 546-2193; EMAIL: info [at] ddal.org.
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