SEND IN YOUR EMAILS!!!(BSL)

[AllAmericanPUP]

send in your emails, snail mail, and make a phone call!!

TEXAS - Rep. Edwards recently announced plans to draft legislation to
regulate "vicious" breeds of dogs, including Rottweilers and "pit bulls."
Rep. Edwards indicated his bill, which would be introduced in 2005, would
require owners of certain breeds to register their dogs, obtain $300,000 in
liability insurance, participate in training classes, and face felony
criminal charges if their dog attacks someone.


This will make 2 (New Mexico and Texas) State level laws being talked about
for 2005 and we are not even in 05 yet ;o( This is just out of control.


Al.Edwards@house.state.tx.us

To find out who your legislator go here: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/ and then click on who represents me?

The address, phone number and e-mail for the writer of the bill are below and restated here.

Representative Al Edwards
House of Representatives
4913 Griggs Road
Houston, Tx 77021

Phone: 713-741-8800

this is the email i sent.
i tried to be polite and get my point across..

Dear sir,

please watch this video
http://www.deviantart.com/view/11454716/

and visit these websites
http://realpitbull.com/

http://workingpitbull.com/

http://members.aol.com/radogz/find.html

http://www.geocities.com/pbp_ca/game.html

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/8174/

http://loveabull.org/

go here and please click on "truth about pit bulls" in the left hand column
http://furryfriendsfoundation.com/

Pleas sir, i ask you to rethink your decision to ban pit bulls.
Please rather think about how you can prevent dog attacks by making sure there are stricter laws about animal abused and neglect, laws about dogs being chained up in yards.
Banning a breed accomplishes nothing. People who create vicous dogs will only move onto another breed and you will have more attacks.
Dog attacks will only cease to exist when you make stricter laws about the way people treat animals.
Dogs and other animals are like people, they follow what they are taught.

Thank You for your consideration,
tracy foreman of IL

[__crazy_canine__]

TEXAS?!?!? WTF?!?!
Oh no... not my state! Uh uh! Not happening!!!! :o :evil: :x :cry: :roll: :evil:
No no no no no no no... NO!!!!

I WILL have my pit bull one day and they are not going to stop me. No.

I need to calm down a little before I write so I wont come off as an idiot what-so-ever. ...but ugh! I just cant believe it...

YOU DONT MESS WITH TEXAS!!! :evil:
....and anyway I thought there was some law or something that forbids BSL????


Breathe, Angela, breathe! *sighs*

[Guest Mutts4Me]

TEXAS - Rep. Edwards recently announced plans to draft legislation to
regulate "vicious" breeds of dogs, including Rottweilers and "pit bulls."
Rep. Edwards indicated his bill, which would be introduced in 2005, would
require owners of certain breeds to register their dogs, obtain $300,000 in
liability insurance, participate in training classes, and face felony
criminal charges if their dog attacks someone.

It doesn't sound like they want to ban them, just enact breed-specific regulations on their owners. I am of course opposed to anything breed specific and think that laws are better enacted against dangerous dogs and not "dangerous breeds," but BSL is not always the same as banning.

I certainly hope this doesn't pass :-?

[__crazy_canine__]

No it doesnt sound like a ban... but who would be able to afford $300,000 in insurance?!?

That would keep me from getting a pit bull since I could barely afford one as it is.