Note and sign please!
Just for dog burned:
http://www.care2.com/news/member/375955787/975791

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http://www.care2.com/news/member/525884267/981083
Please note, sign and pass on this news article about an animal shelter that is selling dogs for research.

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http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/italian-dogs

Please sign for Italians dogs to save them from starvation and suffering.

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Original Message:
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If it becomes law, a bill sponsored by Representative Lida E. Harkins, titled "An Act Prohibiting Devocalization of Dogs and Cats," will make it illegal in the state of Massachusetts to perform debarking procedures for reasons of convenience and ignorance. You can read the proposed bill in its entirety here. As you may know, debarking, or devocalization, is an invasive surgical procedure that involves removing a large amount of laryngeal tissue to try to make dogs mute. It involves a great deal of post-operative pain. Because this procedure is inherently cruel and unnecessary, many veterinarians condemn it and refuse to perform it.

Debarking robs dogs of one of their main methods of communication. Dogs vocalize to communicate countless feelings—fear, frustration, danger, pain, boredom, and even joy and happiness. Dogs in severely crowded puppy mills and laboratories and dogs who are neglected and left alone in backyards for hours on end are the most common victims of debarking. Just as with any unwanted behavior—canine or otherwise—addressing the reasons that cause barking that is perceived to be excessive is the only humane and civilized way of addressing the behavior.

Your Voice Is Needed!
Please politely urge your state representative to cosponsor "An Act Prohibiting Devocalization of Dogs and Cats" to protect animals in Massachusetts from this frivolous, cruel mutilation. You can find the name and contact information of your representative here, and you can contact all the representatives using the following information:

Massachusetts House of Representatives
24 Beacon St. #145
Boston, MA 02133
617-722-2000

Also, please forward this message to others in the area who might be willing to lend their support to this important issue. Massachusetts' dogs are counting on you.

Thank you for your willingness to act and for your compassion for animals.

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Tell Congress that our families including our pets need help accessing food during the economic crisis. Petition link below.  Thank you. shirley

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/319415443

Justice for dog treated cruelly: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/heartbreaking-dog-cruelty-cyprus

Animals and people helping each other: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/494835798

Make animal shelters No Kill: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/make-animal-shelters-in-volusia-co-fla-no-kill

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Hey I have a petition to sign to try to get my neighbor with the 4 hound dogs to provide a more humane living area for his dogs. please sign and forward it. It is important that he realizes it is not just taking the dogs in at night this winter out of the extreme cold but that the dogs need more humane living conditions period.

julie ann

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/create-a-humane-living-area-for-your-dogs

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calls needed now - gassing Thursday, 11:33 AM

TO ALL ANIMAL LOVERS.....

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