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URGENT: Your Voice Needed to Save HB1258: Animal Fighting Bill

02/12/2010

HB1258 passed the House of Representatives moving to the Senate. The bill has been assigned to Senator Brent Steele's (Bedford) Committee in hopes of a hearing. For this bill to pass, it will need to be heard and passed out of this committee and then by the full Senate. This is a short legislative session with time running out. Senator Steele has killed three previous bills to crack down on dog fighting. As many of you remember, last year brought the largest dog fighting ring bust in Indiana history right in Steele's district. HB1258 will make it a felony to be a spectator at a dog fight and add it to the RICO statute making it much easier to combat dog fighting in Indiana. WHAT WE NEED YOU TO DO: If you live in Senator Steele's district, call his office TODAY and ask him to hear the bill and pass it as written. Phone#: 1.800.382.9467 If you are not in Steele's district, you can contact your Senator and say the following: “Hello, my name is _________________ and I am a constituent of Senator _____________’s from _________________ (city/town). HB 1258, the animal fighting bill, passed the House & is now awaiting a hearing in the Senate Committee on Corrections, Criminal & Civil Matters. I would like to request that Senator ______________ please do all she/he can to assure that Senator Steele give this important bill a hearing. Thank You.” If you’re not sure who represents you, follow this link: http://action.humanesociety.org/site/PageServer?pagename=electedOfficials

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