Animal and ecological
terrorists have firebombed fast food restaurants, ransacked research labs and
smashed construction equipment in
Senate Bill 1081, sponsored by Sen. Thayer Verschoor, R-Gilbert, adds animal and ecological terror acts to the section of law prohibiting organized crime, fraud and terrorism. The bill defines acts of animal and ecological terrorism to include those that prevent sportsmen from hunting, fishing and trapping. The bill passed the Senate Judiciary Committee, 4-3.
Senate Bill 1081 is
based on model legislation that was developed by the U.S. Sportsmen’s
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Source: http://www.ussportsmen.org/interactive/features/Read.cfm?ID=1274
Woman Gets Criminal Record for Petting Dog
Associated Press
SAN JOSE, Calif. - All Tamar Sherman wanted to do was pet a dog and give it some water. Sherman's act left her with a criminal record.
A few months ago, Sherman was walking near her South San Jose home and encountered a dog left outside in the cold while its owners were inside.
Sherman, a member of a national group called Dogs Deserve Better, decided to pet the dog on a few occassions and once gave it water. That didn't please the dog's owner.
"When I went out there to fill up the dog bowl, this woman was standing in my back yard," attorney Ron Berki told the San Jose Mercury News. "My response was, `Who ... are you?' She told me, `I'm here to pet your dog.'"
For that, Sherman pleaded guilty this week to two misdemeanors - trespassing and prowling - and was sentenced to 75 hours of community service and a year of probation. She also was ordered to stay at least 100 yards away from Berki's home.
"I just wanted to find out if a dog that seemed to be in distress was OK," Sherman told the paper. "I do not think my actions were a crime in comparison with abuse or neglect of animals."
Berki denies that his dog, Bailey, was abused or neglected, saying the dog sleeps inside with him every night.
"If Miss Sherman was so concerned about my dog, it would have been easy to come to my front door and speak to me directly," he said.
Why Are So Many Gamefowl Euthanized (Murdered) By The AR If This Is The Case?
.......In November 2003, PETA was alerted to a situation in which a number of chickens, reportedly being raised for cockfighting,........
....... The D.A. also created a
motion for the county judge to allow PETA to place
the birds at two sanctuaries-Eastern Shore Chicken
Sanctuary (ESCS) and United Poultry Concerns (UPC).
http://www.peta.org/feat/chickenrescue/
Chickens Or Children, Do The AR Care For Either?
Cards for children to disparage chicken consumption
PETA activists target city school
The Journal
Gazette
Animal-rights
activists will bring a large chicken and cards depicting children getting sick
from eating chicken to Lincoln Elementary School today.
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Source: http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/8159615.htm
AR Actions For Florida Pigs Aren't The Only Thing Our Legislators Have To Protect American Citizens Against.....
Senate panel approves limits on citizen initiatives
Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - People who want to change the state constitution by petition drive would have to get their signatures sooner to make the ballot and attract more Election Day support to win passage under changes a Senate panel approved Thursday.
And citizen initiatives couldn't address anything except fundamental rights, the basic structure of government or changes to a current provision.
If the full Legislature passes the three proposals approved by the Ethics & Elections Committee, the changes won't take effect unless approved by voters.
The committee voted Thursday to put the changes before voters on the Aug. 31 primary ballot rather than waiting until November. It's not clear there's enough support for such a move, which would require 30 votes in the 40-member Senate and 90 votes in the 120-member House.
Should the three changes not make the August ballot, they still could be on in November if passed by the full Senate and House, which is working on similar proposals.
The first proposal (SJR 2392) changes the threshold for passage. It would require that all proposed constitutional amendments - including those put on the ballot by the Legislature - win 60 percent of the vote for passage. Currently ballot measures need only a simple majority.
The deadline proposal (SJR 2394) would require groups sponsoring petition drives to collect the necessary validated signatures - about half a million - by February. The current deadline is 91 days before the general election, a date that falls in midsummer. The measure would also put an April 1 deadline for the Florida Supreme Court to review citizen initiatives for scope and clarity.
The filter proposal (SJR 2396) would restrict the subject of constitutional amendments proposed by citizen initiative to fundamental rights, the structure of government or changes to an existing amendment. The state's high court would make the call.
Sen. Rod Smith, D-Alachua, who chaired a special committee that recommended the changes, said the filter probably wouldn't eliminate many issues - but said he was confident the pregnant pig proposal voters approved in 2002 would not have made the ballot.
The pregnant pig amendment, which was pushed by the Humane Society and other animal rights groups, bans the practice of confining pregnant pigs in crates too small for them to move or lie down. The practice is not common in Florida.
Gov. Jeb Bush and many state lawmakers point to the cost of citizen initiatives like the high-speed train, which voters approved in 2000, and class-size reduction, which voters approved in 2002, as fuel for an argument that some voter mandates make it difficult to run the state in a fiscally responsible manner.
Courtesy: Marc R.