The legislature is in full-swing and five important animal protection bills are being considered beginning this Wednesday.Please take 5 minutes (just 1 minute each!) to submit testimony in SUPPORT. Simply click on the CLICK links below, then click the blue submit testimony button on the upper right of the page, complete the e-testimony form (add personal stories, comments if you can!), enter your contact info and hit submit. Contact Inga Gibson for more information or if you’ll be able to join us them these hearings.
NON-VETERINARIANS SHOULDN’T BE ALLOWED TO PERFORM PAINFUL SURGERY ON PETS! Description: Amends section 471-2, HRS, to prohibit the owner of an animal, and the owner's employees, from performing any surgical procedure, including but not limited to surgical birth, ear cropping, tail docking, and debarking on the animal without being licensed as a veterinarian. Makes intentionally or knowingly performing any surgical procedure, including but not limited to surgical birth, ear cropping, tail docking, and debarking, on a pet animal by any person not licensed as a veterinarian pursuant to section 471-2, HRS, guilty of a class C felony. Amends section 711-1108.5, HRS, to specify that accepted veterinary practices and cropping or docking as customarily practiced, shall not be considered cruelty to animals in the first degree if performed by a veterinarian licensed under chapter 471, HRS. SB 6 CLICKhttp://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=8&year=2013
ANIMAL CRUELTY CONVICTS SHOULDN’T KEEP ANIMALS! Prohibits persons convicted of cruelty to animals from possessing, owning, or residing with any pet animal for a minimum period of time from the conviction date.SB 414 CLICK:http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=9&year=2013
DOGS NEED PROTECTION FROM PUPPY MILLS! Establishes licensing requirements and minimum standards of care for commercial dog breeders.SB 328 CLICK :http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=328&year=2013
KEEP PETS AND PEOPLE TOGETHER! ENCOURAGE PET-FRIENDLY HOUSING! Allows a landlord to add to the security deposit an amount for an animal to reside in the premises. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=328&year=2013
CRUEL SNARES AND STEEL-JAWED TRAPS SHOULDN’T BE ALLOWED! Establishes an animal cruelty offense for the use of steel-jawed leg-hold traps, and the use of snares, conibear, and foot- or leg-hold traps in residential or other prohibited areas
SB 9 CLICK;http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=6&year=2013
Inga Gibson Hawaii State Director, State Affairs igibson@humanesociety.org
808-922-9910 c 808-354-3211
The Humane Society of the United States P.O. Box 89131, Honolulu, HI 96830 humanesociety.org and www.humanesociety.org/hawaii
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