Originally posted by Cinder & Smoke
on Pet General "Ohio Cruelty Laws" (http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18444)
We in Ohio may be coming out of the Dark Ages and be starting to take Animal Cruelty more seriously.
It's about time! :mad:
The link Joyce gave won't work for me, but I've found some that seem to work and give information on the legislation. Best I can tell is that both the Ohio Senate and House have passed the same bill (SB 221) and it is now in a Clerk's Office being prepared for submission to Governor Taft. He has 10 business days, after he receives it, to sign it into law; not act upon it and allow it to become law without his signature; or veto it.
Links with Information on SB 221, titled "Companion Animal Abuse/Humane Agent Training", can be found at:
Summary of SB 221 - a readable explanation of the Bill's Provisions (http://lsc.state.oh.us/analyses/ans124.nsf/All%20Senate%20Bills%20and%20Resolutions/559e)
How to CONTACT Governor Taft page (http://www.state.oh.us/gov/section7-0.htm) which gives:
Gov Taft E-mail =
[email protected]
and his phone number = (614) 466-3555
Pssst, Joyce ~ you got a lil typo in the number - too many 3's, not enuff 5's. :p
A slightly dated story is on the Humane Society of the US site:
HSUS story about Ohio's legislation (http://www.hsus.org/ace/13333)
PLEASE! If you Live in Ohio ~
Write an e-mail to Governor Taft...
URGE him (politely) to sign SB 221 when he receives it; and add a little background on yourself and your FurKids - try to let him know WHY you support the Bill and want his support for it's passage. Do it NOW ~ he should have the bill on his desk before Christmas.
And MoosMom ~
Although it doesn't insure jail time and fines for abusers on the first offense;
it DOES make animal abuse/cruelty a FELONY on the Second occurrence.