2013 Legislative session news
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 2 1/2 weeks of the session left to go! We are tracking and promoting the following bills:
| Bill |
Description |
Status |
Notes |
HB 5844
*CVA priority
bill |
Prohibit tethering at night between 10PM and 6 AM, restrict tethering during harsh weather conditions, and require access to adequate shelter.
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As of 3/27: Passed Environment committee, awaiting action in the House |
Please contact your State Representative and ask them to support this bill as amended by Rep. Auden Grogins! Use the link on the left side of the page to find their contact information. Please see this page for more information. |
HB 5836
*CVA priority
bill
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Expand benefits to pets in low-income families through the Animal Population Control Account |
As of 5/7: Passed the House and now in the Senate! |
Please contact your State Senator and ask them to support this bill! |
| HB 5027 |
Require pet shops to convert to selling only cats and dogs from non-profit rescue organizations; ban the sale of commercially-bred cats and dogs |
As of 3/25: Passed Environment committee, awaiting action in the House |
Please see this page for information and action steps.
Download a pdf fact sheet to give to your lawmakers. |
| HB 6690 |
Provide for a volunteer court advocate for animals who are victims of cruelty |
As of 5/14: Passed Environment Committee, awaiting action in the House |
Please contact your State Representative and ask them to support this bill! |
| HB 6311 |
Prohibit municipalities from adopting breed-specific ordinances. (This is an anti-breed specific legislation bill) |
As of 5/7: Passed the House and now in the Senate! |
Please contact your State Senator and ask them to support this bill! |
| HB 6317 |
Would ban the use of pig gestation crates . |
As of 3/21: Passed Environment Committee, awaiting action in the House. |
Please contact your State Representative and ask them to support this bill! |
| HB 6329 |
Allow students to opt out of participating in or observing animal dissections in class |
As of 5/8: Passed the House, and now in the Senate! |
Please contact your State Senator and ask them to support this bill! |
| HB 5412 |
Would allow bow & arrow hunting on Sundays |
As of 4/11: Passed Environment committee, awaiting action in the House |
Please contact your State Representative and ask them to OPPOSE this bill! |
| HB 6654 |
Would establish a bear hunt lottery |
As of 5/1, bear hunt section was stripped from the bill before passing Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding |
Defeated! |
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The 2013 Legislative session is underway!
1/15/2013 - CVA has proposed two groundbreaking bills this session:
- HB 5844, which would prohibit chaining a dog outside at night between 10pm and 6am, and require that chained dogs have appropriate shelter during harsh weather conditions.
- HB 5836, which would would utilize existing funds in the state's Animal Population Control Program (APCP), to expand spay/neuter and vaccination benefits to pets belonging to low-income families.
The two most important ways to help:
- Contact your lawmaker(s) whenever you receive an alert from us.
- Do not underestimate the importance of this action! The more constituents our lawmakers hear from, the harder they will work on our bills.
- If you are not getting emails from us, click "Join us" on the menu to the left. Alerts will come from the email address amy.cva@gmail.com - Please make sure your spam filter is configured to allow these emails to come through.
- Make a donation to our legislative fund.
Our hired lobbyist stays at the capitol, and makes sure animal interests get the attention and priority they deserve from our lawmakers. Please donate whatever you can afford today, in the name of creating large-scale, permanent changes for animals.
If every animal-friendly voter acts on the two tasks above, we will succeed!!
See our Get Involved page for more ideas on how to help CVA.
CVA Volunteer Meetings
CVA Volunteer Meeting Schedule - Monthly volunteer meetings are open to anyone interested in learning more about CVA's activities, or becoming more involved in the organization. Please RSVP to let us know you're coming, since seating is limited. Meetings held monthly, on a Monday evening location to be announced.
We are currently very busy with legislative activities! Our next meeting will likely be held later in April or May.
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Join our Yahoo discussion group!
Here is a great way to participate in active discussion on political advocacy for animals! This Yahoo group is intended to help build a sense of community and facilitate communication among volunteers, members, and supporters of CVA. Please try to keep discussion threads related to CVA's mission. Suggested ways to use this group:
- propose ideas for future legislation
- discuss political candidates
- share a link to an interesting article on politics or animals in the legal system
- post announcements of upcoming town meetings where animal welfare is at stake
- ask questions about the political and law-making process
- raise concerns and questions about potential problems observed in your area regarding pet stores, shelters, or other suspected cruelty
Join in the conversation by visiting the group's page and asking to join!
As we celebrate the beginning of a new year, CT Votes for Animals is working hard on new groundbreaking legislative proposals for this year's legislative session!
On Wednesday, January 9, the CT General Assembly will convene, and work through June 9. During these 5 months we hope to establish major benefits and protections for Connecticut's animals, including:
- Statewide prohibitions on dog chaining all night and during harsh weather.
- Humane standards for providing shelter for dogs while they are outside.
- Utilize more of the existing funds from the state's Animal Population Control Program, by expanding the program's spay/neuter benefits.
- And as always, fight against proposals that will harm animals.
I know that all of you have witnessed a dog in Connecticut that essentially suffers its entire life on the end of a chain 24/7. If passed, our legislation would take a giant step toward ending the misery for these dogs once and for all, but we need your help.
CVA is entirely run by volunteers, but our paid lobbyist at the capitol is absolutely crucial to our success, and we must raise enough money for his fees.
We have established a fundraising goal of $25,000. Please give whatever you can today, in honor of that chained dog who breaks your heart, and the homeless animals that beg you to take them home. Your gift goes directly toward passing legislation that will help stop these conditions, and create a more peaceful world for CT's animals.
You may donate securely online at our Web site or send a check to PO Box 1012, Bloomfield , CT 06002.
As we celebrate the beginning of a new year, CT Votes for Animals is working hard on new groundbreaking legislative proposals for this year's legislative session!
On Wednesday, January 9, the CT General Assembly will convene, and work through June 9. During these 5 months we hope to establish major benefits and protections for Connecticut's animals, including:
- Statewide prohibitions on dog chaining all night and during harsh weather.
- Humane standards for providing shelter for dogs while they are outside.
- Utilize more of the existing funds from the state's Animal Population Control Program, by expanding the program's spay/neuter benefits.
- And as always, fight against proposals that will harm animals.
I know that all of you have witnessed a dog in Connecticut that essentially suffers its entire life on the end of a chain 24/7. If passed, our legislation would take a giant step toward ending the misery for these dogs once and for all, but we need your help.
CVA is entirely run by volunteers, but our paid lobbyist at the capitol is absolutely crucial to our success, and we must raise enough money for his fees.
We have established a fundraising goal of $25,000. Please give whatever you can today, in honor of that chained dog who breaks your heart, and the homeless animals that beg you to take them home. Your gift goes directly toward passing legislation that will help stop these conditions, and create a more peaceful world for CT's animals.
You may donate securely online at our Web site or send a check to PO Box 1012, Bloomfield , CT 06002.
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