Anti-puppy mill bill up for vote in legislature Friday
House Bill 1468, the anti-cruelty, anti-puppy mill bill, has passed out of the House committee and will move to the full House for a vote this Friday. It is critical for Indiana residents to contact your legislators NOW!
We are asking the citizens of Indiana to stand up to the lobbyists and unethical breeders who are against this bill. Please call your state representative and tell him or her that you want them to vote yes to House Bill 1468.
You can call the offices of all Representatives at 800-382-9841.
The suffering of these dogs needs to stop. Some Indiana puppy mills have over 700 breeding dogs who live their entire lives in cramped cages and are bred at every heat cycle. It is basic practice to neglect medical care, even with broken bones and deteriorating jawbones, as long as they can still produce puppies.
These breeders are only in it for the money. These mills operate in total secrecy.
House Bill 1468 will ensure better living standards, including ventilation, clean conditions, lighting, temperature issues, exercise, cage size requirements and no wire flooring. It also provides for every breeding dog to receive a veterinary exam every year. The cap for unaltered dogs would be 30. The bill does not pertain to anyone who breeds fewer than 10 litters per year and will not affect truly reputable breeders.
The opposition is against this bill and the dogs need your voice to speak for them. Your letters and phone calls do make a difference. For more information, www.petshoppuppies.org, www.stoppuppymills.org.
— Angela Bridgewater
Terre Haute
Thanks for support of area food drive
Thank you to everyone who helped to make the Jan. 19 National Day of Service food drive here in Terre Haute a success.
We collected a whopping 1,454 pounds of food.
Baesler’s, Kroger North, and Walmart South all gave us permission to have volunteers near their doors asking people to purchase food for our local food banks. Thank you to these store managers and owners. Twenty-five very willing volunteers participated by gently asking store-goers to purchase food for those in need. Thank you for giving up your evening and braving the cold to participate in a much-needed community service event.
And to those of you who were able to donate food items, thank you for your generosity. Catholic Charities was very helpful in delivering and picking up the barrels for us and were thrilled with our bounty, collected in just three hours at each store.
Thank you to all involved for making the organization of this event easy. As our economy worsens, community service events, like our food drive, will become increasingly important. Anyone can do what I did, and you will be surprised how eager volunteers are to help.
Check out this Web site to create your own event any time, www.usaservice.org.
Please consider these words from Margaret Mead, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
— Denise Marie Sobieski
Terre Haute North Vigo High School
Be cautious of compliance fraud
Corporations and businesses need to watch out for a notice of “Annual Corporate Compliance.” This fraudulent form is being mailed to businesses, churches, non-profits, and other corporations. For a fee it offers to keep the corporation in “annual compliance” with a non-existent section of the Indiana corporate code.
This is a fraud! For your money you get absolutely nothing. See the notice on the Indiana Secretary of State’s Web site: www.in.gov/sos/pdfs/ScamAlert.pdf.
I have now seen four of these, including two to the same organization. In the most recent, the “price” has gone up from $125 to $150!
