Greetings All!
Yesterday (2/27), I attended the Maine Agriculture Committee's work
session on* Section 7 of LD 2171,* the proposed legislation which would
have amended the Animal Welfare law to require that puppies be
vaccinated against rabies at 3 months instead of at 6 months as the law
currently stands.
The official word from the Co-Chair of the Committee,
Representative Wendy Pieh, was:* "Your testimony
_plus_the_followup__that we have all received has made the decision
that the rabies vaccination time _will_NOT_be_changed._"*
* "The followup"* that the committee members received was* SEVERAL
HUNDRED E-MAILS *in opposition to the amendment -- they were swamped!!
The response was so overwhelming that even the Director of Animal
Welfare, Norma Worley, who wrote and pushed the amendment requested
that it be deleted!
*MANY, MANY THANKS for responding to the action alert!* Contacting
the committee made a huge difference in the lives of Maine dogs, and the
law will not be changed as a result!
Kris
Kris L. Christine
Founder, Co-Trustee
THE RABIES CHALLENGE FUND
'funds raised to date' (http://www.RabiesChallengeFund.org)
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Kris L. Christine
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