Vermont Animal Protection Laws Disintegrate. You Can Help!

Be the voice for the animals! Please sign & forward to Vermonters only. Thank you! Click on Read Petition. 

Hello Vermont Animal Advocates,
The Vermont Legislature has passed a Bill, H.218
That will be deadly to some of our animals. You can help stop this from happening in less than 3 minutes!

http://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0218/H-0218%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf
If Governor Scott signs this bill it will undermine the safety, health and welfare of animals. The points that are most detrimental to cats and dogs are:
 1) Minimizing the cage sizes currently being used for crating cats and dogs used for breeding purposes. Imagine living your entire life in a cage not even large enough to allow the ability to walk a single step.
 2) Changing the current Statute that says dogs kept outside, that "guard livestock", will not required to have a dog house. Dogs freeze to death. Temperatures in our VT winters can drop to minus 60 degrees.
While there are some good provisions, if this bill passes as written, many animals will suffer and die, if passed as written.
The mental and physical torment that this new language allows is very real.
By signing this petition, you will be asking the Governor not to sign H.218 until the bill addresses these issues.
Please also consider calling the State House at the number below and/or sending an email to the address below.
Would you send this to fellow Vermonters in hopes that our animal protection laws currently on the books will not be undermined.
On behalf of the animals that can't speak for themselves, thank you!
Ask Governor Scott not to sign H.218 unless these sections are removed. Messages can be left at:1(802)-828-3333 or email: governor.vermont.gov/contact-us/message.  This bill should go back to the table to be re-worked. Animals should not be sacrificed merely to get a bill passed. It's not too late. Please speak on behalf of those that can't.

Sue Skaskiw
Host, For The Animals, T.V. Show
Executive Director
VT Volunteer Services for Animals Humane Society
Together We Truly Do Make A Difference!
www.vvsahs.org 802-672-5302
 
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