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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Forwarded Message: -------------- <BR>From: ADOA ADMIN <> <BR>To: big4dogs@comcast.net <BR>Subject: ADOA NEWS <BR>Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 15:47:28 +0000 <BR><BASE href=http://www.adoa.org>
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<P><STRONG>MASSACHUSETTS ALERT</STRONG></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 21pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">IMPORTANT!!!<BR></SPAN><SPAN><BR><STRONG>May 14, ALL the dangerous dog bills plus one of the cat bills will be heard by the Municipalities committee 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in room A-1. Plan to be there!<BR></STRONG></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Oppose
SB 1167 Sen. Joyce ˆ Mandatory spaying and neutering of cats<BR><STRONG>SUPPORT HB 1948 (Rep. Hill) ˆ Dangerous Dogs<BR></STRONG>Oppose<STRONG> </STRONG> HB 1919 (Rep. Callahan) ˆ Canine Rehabilitation Center<BR>No Opinion HB 1993 (Rep. Spellane) Condemned Dogs<BR>Oppose HB 1917 (Rep. Callahan) ˆ Destruction of dogs<BR>Oppose HB 2000 ( Rep. Vallee) Vicious Dogs<BR>SUPPORT HB 1940 (Rep. Gobi) Dangerous Dogs<BR>Oppose
HB 1941 Pet Stores ( medical condition not defined well enough )<BR></SPAN><SPAN><BR> <BR>Attached is a summary list of dangerous dog bills. Most we ( Mass federation of Dog Clubs ) want to oppose. Brad Hill’s bill is the same one we have been supporting for the past two legislative sessions. We need to push even harder this time to get it passed. It defines dangerous and potentially dangerous by behavior and it prevents towns from enacting BSL.<BR><BR><BR>I have also enclosed copies of the text of these bills if you want to read them for yourselves..............<BR><BR><STRONG>Please pass along to anyone you think might be able to attend.</STRONG></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-f
areast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><BR><STRONG>Writing to the committee is an alternative if you absolutely can not make it it to hearings.</STRONG> <BR><BR>We really really need people to attend hearing as this is our only chance to impress with numbers of supporters / opposition!<BR><BR>Thanks<BR>Holly <BR><BR><A href="http://www.mass.gov/legis/comm/j10.htm" target=_blank><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#0066cc>http://www.mass.gov/legis/comm/j10.htm</FONT></SPAN></A><BR><BR>JOINT COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENT<BR>Room 134<BR>State House<BR>Boston, MA 02133<BR>Telephone: (617) 722-2400<BR><BR><BR>It shall be the duty of the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government to consider matters seeking the enactment of special laws for a city or town, the establishment of economic, district and local planning commissions, r
ent control and zoning, and matters concerning the various counties, former counties and regional government entities, including the salaries and tenure of employees, registers of deeds and sheriffs (but excluding the retirement of such employees) and such other matters as may be referred<BR><BR>Members appointed to the committee:<BR>Timilty of Bristol and Norfolk - Chair<BR>Jehlen of Second Middlesex - Vice-Chair<BR>Baddour of First Essex<BR>Barrios of Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex<BR>Fargo of Third Middlesex<BR>Tisei of Middlesex and Essex<BR><BR>Pedone of Worcester - Chair<BR>Walsh of Boston - Vice-Chair<BR>Marzilli of Arlington<BR>Petersen of Marblehead<BR>Patrick of Falmouth<BR>Canessa of New Bedford<BR>Guyer of Dalton<BR>Peake of Provincetown<BR>Barrows of Mansfield<BR>Smola of Palmer </SPAN></P>
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