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YOU CAN HELP END THE USE OF GAS CHAMBERS, ACT NOW, DEADLINE 2/23/2010

GraceFamily, Friends, Georgia Citizens,     

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 GEORGIA CITIZENS IT IS TIME FOR ACTION!  HB 788, the bill to close gas chambers in Georgia legally used to euthanize shelter animals, has passed the Science and Technology Committee and now is on its way to the Rules Committee and your Georgia House of Representative.  WE HAVE 10 DAYS OF THEIR LEGISLATIVE MEETINGS TO PASS THIS BILL.  CALL OR WRITE A NOTE TO URGE YOUR REPRESENTATIVES STATING YOU ARE IN THEIR DISTRICT AND WANT THEM TO VOTE YES TO HB 788 AND ALSO CONTACT RULES COMMITTEE MEMBERS.  COMPLETE THIS BY TUESDAY, 2/23/2010.  DO NOT EMAIL, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS INEFFECTIVE.

WE FINALLY HAVE A CHANCE!  THE ANIMALS NEED US NOW!!!!!  PLEASE TAKE THIS TIME AND ACT.Citizens in all 159 Georgia, please contact your Representative.  Ask your friends & family members living in other Georgia counties to do this as well.  Gassing of dogs and cats may FINALLY come to an end in Georgia with your help!

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Ban the gas chamber in Georgia animal shelters
Gas Chamber Survivor, Grace, by Phil DraughonGrace's Law, H.B. 788 would ban the gas chamber in Georgia animal shelters
January 16, 12:51 AMAtlanta Animal Welfare ExaminerValerie Hayes
The current legislative session brings another opportunity to pass Grace’s Law, also known as House Bill 788. Grace’s Law is named after a hound who survived gassing in the now-defunct Liberty county gas chamber. The Georgia Voters for Animal Welfare (GVAW) estimates that at least 11 gas chambers still operate in Georgia, some illegally.
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