[jadecomputergal]

HB 2525 has stalled in the House because of a lot of ridiculous amendments. PLEASE contact your representative if they aren't already a cosponsor. I'm pasting below the note I sent to my representative (Steve Barrar, who has already said he's going to vote for the bill).

Steve,

Thanks so much for this. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your support
on this, and I also can't tell you how angry I am right now. I just sent a
note to the Governor's office, which probably wasn't necessary since he
already supports the bill. I am infuriated by the article in the Inquirer
today.

Art Hershey is a waste of oxygen other people could be breathing. I simply
cannot believe he added that asinine amendment about keeping dogs in a
dishwasher. There is NOTHING funny about this situation and I can't imagine
that introducing sarcastic amendments is going to endear him to most of his
constituents. I personally believe that the dishwasher is not an appropriate
place to keep a dog. I would like to see included in that amendment the
refrigerator, oven, washer, dryer, the area under the sink in the kitchen,
the bathroom vanity, the bathtub, shower, any type of closet, the attic, the
microwave, kitchen cabinets, bathroom cabinets, the pedestal drawers of a
waterbed, any sort of other drawer in the house, in the fireplace, on the
roof, anywhere in a car/truck/SUV, inside your entertainment center, in a
fish tank, on a bookshelf, in a toolbox, in a laundry hamper, in the china
cabinet, on a windowsill, or in any kitchen appliance that is big enough to
hold them. Although that won't apply to some animal owners, my dogs would
fit in my electric skillet, but I've chosen not to keep them there. If all
this could be put into a single amendment, it would get it all out of the
way at once. I doubt there would even be any opposition from current kennel
owners since most of these things, including dishwashers, aren't things
you'd typically find in a kennel. I'm completely on board with you accepting
Hershey's amendment about not keeping dogs in your dishwasher no matter how much in need of a bath they are.

This bill should not be a "distraction" in the House, as Johnna Pro put it.
It is, however, a distraction for me because I keep having to write e-mails
to moronic politicians (I don't count you among those) who seem to think it's
okay to keep a dog in a small cage for its entire life and many other more
horrible things that I just can't bear to talk about anymore. I understand
that they're "trying to pass a budget for 12.5 million Pennsylvanians," but
I happen to be one of those 12.5 million. I pay taxes here, and I want
something done about this. I just don't know what more I can do about it.

I do not have the least bit of sympathy for breeders who "will have to redo
their kennels." Had they done it right to begin with, they'd have nothing to
whine about now. I also completely discount this argument about interfering
with peoples' "livelihood." People can't just do whatever they choose to do
in whatever way they choose to do it to make a living, and despite the harm
it causes. If that were the case, drug dealers could never be convicted.

Again, thanks so much for your support on this.