YOUR ACTION NEEDED TODAY: H.B. 788 will be presented for debate in the entire House of Representatives for Vote 3/16/10

grace_thumb This news article comes from the Georgia Voters for Animal Welfare, an independent organization not affiliated with the Humane Society of Forsyth County. HSFC is not directly engaged in lobbying activities.

GREAT NEWS!!!!!!

Yesterday H.B. 788 was presented for consideration in the Rules Committee and was passed by an overwhelming majority.

A very special thank you to our sponsor, Representative Thomas P. Knox and our lobbyist, Terry Hobbs.

H.B. 788 will be presented for debate in the entire House of Representatives to vote on this bill on Tuesday, March 16^th.

We are asking for your continued support to call or mail a short note to YOUR House of Representative

(if you have not done so already) and ask others to do the same. DO NOT EMAIL your Representative because they do not have time to read these. YOU ONLY HAVE TODAY AND MONDAY TO DO THIS BEFORE THIS BILL IS PRESENTED FOR A VOTE IN THE GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Please say the following:

1. You are a constituent in their district

2. Please give your address if you are comfortable doing so

3. You are asking your Representative to vote YES for H.B. 788

For more information, you may view the article http://www.examiner.com/x-35783-Atlanta-Animal-Welfare-Examiner~y2010m3d12-Graces-Law-HB-788-passes-Rules-Committee-needs-voter-support-as-it-goes-before-the-full-House

Instructions listed below how to find your Representative:

1. Go to www.legis.ga.gov

2. Click “Find Your Legislator”under the picture of the Capitol

3. Click “Vote-Smart”

4. On the left, under the box “Find Your Representative” type in your zip code, click GO

5. If you do not know your +4 ZIP, on the right side of this screen click “Don’t know your 9 digit zip” follow the instructions then go back to

Legislative site and type it in under “Find Your Representative” click GO