Urgent – Sterilization Provision Added to Mississippi Bill
March 1, 2011
An animal cruelty bill containing a problematic provision has advanced to the Mississippi Senate and could be voted into law as early as tomorrow. Concerned dog owners should immediately contact Senate members to express concerns with Senate Bill 2821 as amended by the House Agriculture Committee. Click here for a copy of the bill.
The American Kennel Club (AKC) supports strong penalties for acts of animal cruelty; however, Senate Bill 2821 contains a provision that could result in the surgical sterilization of dogs against the wishes of their owners.
Specifically, Section 1(8)(a)(ii) provides that any organization that has the purpose of protecting the welfare of or preventing cruelty to dogs and cats shall arrange for the surgical spaying or neutering of a dog or cat before relinquishing possession of the dog or cat or allowing the dog or cat to be adopted.
An owned dog could come under the control of an animal welfare agency for a number of reasons that would demand return to its owner’s possession in unaltered condition. Some examples include:
A dog accidentally escapes its fence or leash
A hunting dog ranges too far afield
A dog is mischievously released from its enclosure or is stolen and later released
A dog is impounded due to civil or criminal charges against the owner that are dismissed or of which the owner is found not guilty
How You Can Help
Contact your Mississippi State Senators and politely express concerns with SB 2821.Click here for the Mississippi Senate Roster. Click here for links to each Senator’s web page.
Sen. Sidney Albritton
(601) 359-3226
salbritton@senate.ms.gov
Sen. David Baria
(601) 359-3234
dbaria@senate.ms.gov
Sen. David Blount
(601) 359-3232
dblount@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Terry W. Brown
(601) 359-3226
tbrown@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Nickey Reed Browning
(601) 359-3226
nbrowning@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Hob Bryan
(601) 359-3234
hbryan@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Terry Clark Burton
(601) 359-3234
tburton@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Albert Butler
(601) 359-3232
abutler@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Kelvin E. Butler
(601) 359-3244
kbutler@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Videt Carmichael
(601) 359-3244
vcarmichael@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Lydia Graves Chassaniol
(601) 359-3226
lchassaniol@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Eugene S. Clarke
(601) 359-2886
bclarke@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Nancy Adams Collins
(601) 359-3221
ncollins@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Doug E. Davis
(601) 359-2220
ddavis@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Deborah Jeanne Dawkins
(601) 359-3237
ddawkins@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Robert M. Dearing
(601) 359-3244
bdearing@senate.ms.gov
Sen. George T. Dickerson
(601) 359-3221
tdickerson@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Joey Fillingane
(601) 359-3238
jfillingane@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Merle Flowers
(601) 359-3211
mflowers@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Hillman Terome Frazier
(601) 359-3453
hfrazier@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Thomas Arlin Gollott
(601) 359-2220
tgollott@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Carl J. Gordon Jr.
(601) 359-3211
jgordon@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Alice Varnado Harden
(601) 359-3232
aharden@senate.ms.gov
Sen. William Gardner Hewes III
(601) 359-3209
bhewes@senate.ms.gov
Sen. W. Briggs Hopson III
(601) 359-2886
bhopson@senate.ms.gov
Sen. John A. Horhn
(601) 359-6217
jhorhn@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Billy Hudson
(601) 359-2886
bhudson@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
(601) 359-3246
chydesmith@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Gary Jackson
(601) 359-3221
gjackson@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Robert L. Jackson
(601) 359-3211
rjackson@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Sampson Jackson II
(601) 359-3232
sjackson@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Kenneth Wayne Jones
(601) 359-3232
kjones@senate.ms.gov
Sen. David Lee Jordan
(601) 359-6234
djordan@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Thomas E. King Jr.
(601) 359-2886
tking@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Dean Kirby
(601) 359-3246
dkirby@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Ezell Lee
(601) 359-3170
elee@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Perry Lee
(601) 359-3250
plee@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Chris McDaniel
(601) 359-2886
cmcdaniel@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Nolan Mettetal
(601) 359-2220
nmettetal@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Walter Michel
(601) 359-3092
wmichel@senate.ms.gov
Sen. T. O. Moffatt
(601) 359-3232
tmoffatt@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Haskins Montgomery
(601) 359-3244
hmontgomery@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Eric Powell
(601) 359-2886
epowell@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Willie Lee Simmons
(601) 359-3172
wsimmons@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Bill Stone
(601) 359-4090
bstone@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Gray Tollison
(601) 359-3425
gtollison@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Bennie L. Turner
(601) 359-3210
bturner@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Giles K. Ward
(601) 359-2886
gkward@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Michael Watson
(601) 359-3234
mwatson@senate.ms.gov
Sen. J.P. Wilemon Jr.
(601) 359-3232
jwilemon@senate.ms.gov
Sen. Lee Yancey
(601) 359-3250
lyancey@senate.ms.gov
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Robert
www.TheAnimalLawyer.com
