PAWS
The Pet Animal Welfare Statute


Introduction to PAWS

PAWS: The Amendment  

PAWS Made Easy

Why AKC's Support of PAWS is So Wrong (and What to do About It) by Cindy Cooke

Why Pet Lovers Oppose PAWS

What to do Right Now

They Can't Enforce PAWS, so Why Do You Care? by Genny Wall

Taking Back the AKC

UKC'S Letter to Dog Fanciers

Getting Your Club on SAOVA's Official List of PAWS Opposition

PAWS Links and Library

 


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The Most Important Thing You Can Do to Fight PAWS
(and you need to do it now!)

There's a lot going on in the fight against PAWS -- wearing orange ribbons, handing out flyers, talking to groups, writing articles and letters to newspapers. If there's a way to fight a bad bill, it's being done somewhere by someone against PAWS! All that helps, but the bottom line is that the way to defeat a bill is through Congress. Legislators need to know that it's a really, really bad bill and that the dog fancy, in spite of AKC's support, is not in favor of it.

There is nothing politicians hate worse than controversy, and we need to let them know that this is the controversy to end all controversies!

 

The way to do it is to write and call the people who pass the laws. We all do what we can. If you only have 15 minutes, you can make a difference. A couple of hours can strike a major blow.

But you need to start now. Congress is back in session and PAWS could come up for a vote any time.

Here's what to do, geared to the amount of time you have. Click on the column labels for instructions on the easiest ways to get the job done. Click on the column headings for step-by-step instructions. You'll be surprised at how easy it is!

--20 minutes--

Send two emails.

1) The first goes to your own state's two senators and the Representative for your district's.

2) The second email goes to Senator Saxby Chambliss (R/GA), chairman of the Agriculture Committee, which currently has control of the PAWS bill.

If you possibly can, print out your emails and mail or fax them!

-- 35 minutes --

In addition to your own legislators and Senator Chambliss,, send emails to the rest of the Senate Agricultural Committee

-- 1 1/4 hours --

After emailing, print out your letters and mail or fax them. (Fax is better due to delays in DC mail)

Mail and fax multiply the effectiveness of your communication tenfold or more. Here are the addresses and fax numbers you'll need.

-- Time depends on how talkative you are! --

Make phone calls to Senator Chambliss and to your own congressmen.

Better yet, make an appointment to visit them in person.

Legislators appreciate all feedback. But they remember visitors!

Time Saving Tip
When you finish composing your letter (which we'll help you do), save it into an email to yourself or in a word processing file. You'll want to use it many times, and this way you can just cut and paste when you need it again.

Now drop a note to the Pet-Law list and let us know what you've done to stop PAWS. It helps us all keep the faith when we know that others are working hard too!

 

 

 

 
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