By Matt Miner and Sloane Quealy-Miner
Texas attorney Cynthia Stevens Kent (also a former state district judge) is pushing to have all dog breeds and mixes of breeds that fall under the term “pit bull” outlawed in Texas. The possession of a “pit bull” type dog would result in a third degree felony.
The first proposal would ban all “pit bull” type dogs in Texas, making it a felony to “own” one. This is, in a nutshell, a proposal to kill every single pit bull in Texas.
In case her first insidious proposal fails to pass Cynthia Kent has a second equally unjust proposal that also needs to be fought against as vigorously as the first.
The second proposal places unreasonable and unfair rules and restrictions on pit bull guardianship. These restrictions include making pit bull guardians carry expensive liability insurance, among other expensive requirements – seemingly intentionally discriminating against those in lower income brackets.
Either proposal will be a death warrant for thousands of dogs and will bring about a holocaust for pit bulls, the likes of which we have never seen. The streets of Texas will run red with the blood of these dogs.
At the bequest of Cynthia Kent the deadly duo of Senator Kevin Eltife and Representative Chuck Hopson will sponsor the bill and put it in front of the next legislative session.
ACTION NEEDED:
Contact the individuals below IMMEDIATELY and tell them you do NOT support any breed ban or any piece of breed specific legislation! Tell them you oppose both of Cynthia Kent's proposals and urge them to adopt "dangerous dog" laws that rightly target irresponsible owners and not an entire breed of dog.
The proposed pit bull holocaust in Texas must be stopped!
The proposed pit bull holocaust in Texas must be stopped!
Cynthia Kent : email: ckent@tyler.net – alternate contact here: http://bit.ly/gpntVC
Rick Perry, Texas Governor: phone (512) 463-2000 fax (512) 463-1849 – alternate contact here: http://bit.ly/3rNCnI
Kevin Eltife, Texas State Senate District 1: http://bit.ly/dte04o
Chuck Hopson, Texas House of Representatives: http://bit.ly/ggOJpV
City of Tyler, TX city council online contact page: http://bit.ly/gpW4sx
