Post by Jodi on Feb 24, 2005 11:50:15 GMT -5
New York Animal Cruelty Bill Will Make Criminals of Sportsmen- (02/17)
New York
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New York sportsmen should urge state lawmakers to defeat an assembly bill that will make hunting a punishable act of animal cruelty.
Assembly Bill 1850, introduced by Assemblyman Alexander Grannis, D-New York, would revise the state’s definition of animal cruelty to include “killing or injuring...wild game and wild birds.” The revision would make legal hunting and trapping activities criminal offenses. The bill is being considered before the Assembly Agriculture Committee.
“The bill creates a contradiction in the law as the state code allows regulated hunting,” said Tony Celebrezze, U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance director of state services. “But the definition of animal cruelty in the bill makes hunting illegal.
“If AB 1850 becomes law, anti-hunters will have a field day ensuring that sportsmen are prosecuted on animal cruelty charges,” said Celebrezze.
Anti-hunting lawmakers nationwide are introducing vague or poorly worded animal cruelty legislation in an effort to outlaw hunting.
Assembly Bill 1850 bares striking similarities to a Texas bill that would turn common hunting practices into criminal acts of animal cruelty. Sportsmen in Iowa and Connecticut have also had to defeat animal cruelty bills that threatened hunting with hounds.
Take Action! New York sportsmen should ask your assemblymen to oppose AB 1850! Explain that this bill will make criminals out of law abiding sportsmen. To contact your assemblyman, call (518) 455-2800. Sportsmen can also find their legislators using the Legislative Action Center at www.ussportsmen.org.
Information on this website can be reprinted with a citation to the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance and www.ussportsmen.org
New York
Join our e-mail alert list
New York sportsmen should urge state lawmakers to defeat an assembly bill that will make hunting a punishable act of animal cruelty.
Assembly Bill 1850, introduced by Assemblyman Alexander Grannis, D-New York, would revise the state’s definition of animal cruelty to include “killing or injuring...wild game and wild birds.” The revision would make legal hunting and trapping activities criminal offenses. The bill is being considered before the Assembly Agriculture Committee.
“The bill creates a contradiction in the law as the state code allows regulated hunting,” said Tony Celebrezze, U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance director of state services. “But the definition of animal cruelty in the bill makes hunting illegal.
“If AB 1850 becomes law, anti-hunters will have a field day ensuring that sportsmen are prosecuted on animal cruelty charges,” said Celebrezze.
Anti-hunting lawmakers nationwide are introducing vague or poorly worded animal cruelty legislation in an effort to outlaw hunting.
Assembly Bill 1850 bares striking similarities to a Texas bill that would turn common hunting practices into criminal acts of animal cruelty. Sportsmen in Iowa and Connecticut have also had to defeat animal cruelty bills that threatened hunting with hounds.
Take Action! New York sportsmen should ask your assemblymen to oppose AB 1850! Explain that this bill will make criminals out of law abiding sportsmen. To contact your assemblyman, call (518) 455-2800. Sportsmen can also find their legislators using the Legislative Action Center at www.ussportsmen.org.
Information on this website can be reprinted with a citation to the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance and www.ussportsmen.org