An Urgent List for Virginia Voters
Virginia’s SB 1381 passed the House Agriculture Subcommittee yesterday afternoon, but just barely–4 Y-3 N. On Wednesday it will go before the full Agriculture committee, if it passes there it will go before the full House on Friday. To remind, SB 1381 “Clarifies that the purpose of a private animal shelter is to find permanent adoptive homes and facilitate other lifesaving outcomes for animals,” it closes a loophole that needs to be closed. If this bill passes any private facility that calls itself a “shelter” will not be able to kill the majority of the animals it takes in, it will instead have to re-home them.
I am urging Virginia voters to act. We know that PETA has hired a lobbyist to work towards defeating this bill, we can’t let that happen. I’m posting an Action Alert from No Kill Hampton Roads, please act on it as soon as you can, we’re down to the wire here.
ACTION NEEDED TODAY!
SB 1381 passed the House Agriculture Subcommittee yesterday. Vote was 4-3. It will be before the full House Ag committee tomorrow, Wednesday morning. So, please contact your delegate and House Ag committee members today.
1. Contact your Delegate and urge them to support SB 1381 and request support for this bill from fellow delegates on the House Ag committee.
http://whosmy.virginiageneralassembly.gov/
2. Contact each House Ag committee member and urge support for SB 1381.
(FYI Delegates Poindexter, Knight, James & Keam voted in support of this bill yesterday in the Ag subcommittee and the no votes were from Morefield, Orrock & Marshall)
The House Ag committee has 22 members and for your convenience their email addresses are listed below and also a suggestion of what to say:
Dear Delegate:
As a Virginia, I urge you to support SB 1381. This bill clarifies the language for what constitutes a private shelter in Virginia. It includes that a “private animal shelter” means a facility operated for the purpose of finding permanent adoptive homes and facilitating other lifesaving outcomes for animals. Surely this is something we all want our private shelters in Virginia to strive for, the best outcome for each and every companion animal.
Thank you.
DelEScott@house.virginia.gov
DelLWare@house.virginia.gov
DelTWright@house.virginia.gov
DelBOrrock@house.virginia.gov
DelDMarshall@house.virginia.gov
DelCPoindexter@house.virginia.gov
DelBKnight@house.virginia.gov
DelJEdmunds@house.virginia.gov
DelTWilt@house.virginia.gov
DelJMorefield@house.virginia.gov
DelMWebert@house.virginia.gov
DelMRansone@house.virginia.gov
DelMFariss@house.virginia.gov
DelJMiller@house.virginia.gov
DelRBloxom@house.virginia.gov
DelKPlum@house.virginia.gov
DelDBulova@house.virginia.gov
DelMJames@house.virginia.gov
DelLTorian@house.virginia.gov
DelMKeam@house.virginia.gov
DelALopez@house.virginia.gov
DelRSullivan@house.virginia.gov
mom2nomads 
Go Virginia voters!! you can stop the killing by contacting your representative today. If everyone let’s their voice be heard your representatives will listen. Send them an email now! the vote is tomorrow
It might look like an intimidatingly long list but I just banged it out in less than 20 minutes, I hope A LOT of people do the same.
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