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04-01-2005, 12:01 PM
Maryland: Bill to Ban Leghold Traps in Howard County Passes House
Bill Number: HB 258 (http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/billfile/hb0258.htm)
Primary Sponsor: Howard County Delegation
ASPCA Position: Support
Action Needed: Please click here (https://secure2.convio.net/aspca/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=1487) now to urge your senator to vote “YES” on HB 258!
HB 258 would add Howard County to the list of counties—currently including Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Montgomery and Prince Georges counties—that prohibit the use, setting, placement and maintenance of steel-jawed leghold traps. This legislation has already been passed by the house and is now being considered by the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee. (click here (http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/votes/house/0411.htm) to see how house delegates voted. Click here (http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=lobby_legislatorlookup) to determine who your delegates are.)
Steel-jawed leghold traps cause excruciating pain not only to wildlife but also to “nontarget” animals, including dogs and cats. There is no defensible reason for the use of these cruel and inhumane traps.
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Bill Number: HB 258 (http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/billfile/hb0258.htm)
Primary Sponsor: Howard County Delegation
ASPCA Position: Support
Action Needed: Please click here (https://secure2.convio.net/aspca/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=1487) now to urge your senator to vote “YES” on HB 258!
HB 258 would add Howard County to the list of counties—currently including Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Montgomery and Prince Georges counties—that prohibit the use, setting, placement and maintenance of steel-jawed leghold traps. This legislation has already been passed by the house and is now being considered by the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee. (click here (http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/votes/house/0411.htm) to see how house delegates voted. Click here (http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=lobby_legislatorlookup) to determine who your delegates are.)
Steel-jawed leghold traps cause excruciating pain not only to wildlife but also to “nontarget” animals, including dogs and cats. There is no defensible reason for the use of these cruel and inhumane traps.
Please note: It is CRUCIAL that you PERSONALIZE your e-mail message! (Please set your thoughts off IN CAPS.)