[Renee750il]

One of my kids, Tessa, on the dog forum I mod posted this and I told her I would cross post. Several of you who post here are directly responsible for her awareness of the plight of the Pitbulls

Ohio HB 366 -- Urgent Help Needed Ohio HB 366 is in trouble. From the reports I've heard, there is really no one on the House Committe (the Infastructure, Homeland Security and Veteran Affairs Committee) that seems willing to work to push this bill forward. This bill is very much in danger of dying in committee. Let's discourage Breed Specific Legislation!! http://www.house.state.oh.us/jsps/Representatives.jsp Look up your district representative in OH today and email them this message: Subject: OH Bill 366 Hello Representative ___________, I am a resident of ________, OH and I support the Ohio Bill HB 366 that will remove pit bulls and pit bull types from the definition of vicious dog in the State of Ohio. Breed Bans only punish the breed, and not the deed of dog fighting. Nor does it make the public any safer. Only responsible dog owners are punished when Breed Specific Legislation is introduced. Nor is it fair to label any dog based on its breed to be Aggressive. Profiling is wrong and unfair. Many Pit Bulls are raised to be very well-tempered, well-mannered, loving dogs. They are also used for Therapy dogs and Service dogs. The breed as a whole should not be punished. Instead bad dog owners should be punished. Please support the Ohio Bill HB 366. Thank you. Sincerely, (Name) (Address) (phone number) <.. Feel free to type your own personal email.

[DryCreek]

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Ohio HB 366 -- Urgent Help Needed


Ohio HB 366 is in trouble. From the reports I've heard, there is really no one on the House Committe (the Infastructure, Homeland Security and Veteran Affairs Committee) that seems willing to work to push this bill forward. This bill is very much in danger of dying in committee.

If you live in Ohio, contact these state representatives and tell them that you support this bill.

If you know someone who lives in one of these state representatives' areas, have them call and tell them they support the bill. They don't have to own a dog, call them anyway. We need to show the support for the bill.



Here's who to call, and the areas they represent:

Rep. Steve Reinhard -- Bucyrus, Upper Sandusky

Rep. Diana Fesssler -- Miami and Darke Counties (Bethel Township, Troy, Greenville, Piqua)

Rep. Jim Aslanides -- Coshocton, Zanesville

Rep. Courtney Eric Combs -- Hamilton

Rep. Lynn Wachtmann -- Napoleon, Van Wert, Antwerp, Kalida, Continental, Holgate

Rep. John J. White - Kettering (a Dayton suburb)

Rep. John Widowfield -- Cuyahoga Falls

Dem. Allan Sayre -- Dover, New Philadephia, Uhrichsville, Cadiz, Holloway, Morristown

Dem. John Domenick - Jefferson County (Smithfield, Steubenville era)

Dem. Eugene Miller - Cleveland

Dem. John Otterman - Akron

Dem. Peter Ujvagi -- Toledo

This is important folks. Don't delay.
And yes, by all means, crosspost.

[Renee750il]

DryCreek, can you post that over at Chaz? I tried crossposting, but the links didn't transfer

I can PM you with the link to the thread.

[DryCreek]

Not a problem, no need to pm, I've seen the thread...

For some reason the links don't transfer to Chaz but I'll fix that by manually inserting the links myself...