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HB 338 - Read more at the link below:

http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=126_HB_338

Letters (most effective), phone calls, e-mails, and faxes are needed in support of HB 338. All of us who care for, rescue, and love companions animals must make our voices heard. Proponent Testimony for House Bill #338, a bill to prohibit the routine use of firearms to kill unwanted companion animals, is still in the committee. PLEASE write, call, e-mail, or fax your Representative at the Statehouse if he/she is on the Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee.

The link to find your representative and if he/she is on this committee is: www.house.state.oh.us 1.) Find Your Rep using the Zip code look up, then
2.) Go To Committees,
3.) Click on Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
4.) See if your Rep is listed.
5.) If so, Click on their name and call them at their Columbus Office. Ask to speak to them and leave a message also of support for HB #338. Important: Even if your representative is not listed, you may write, call, e-mail, or fax the Committee Chairman, Rep. Jim Aslanides (R); (614) 644-6014, as a concerned Ohio citizen to express your support and encourage his support of this bill with an amendment to also prohibit gassing of companion animals in Ohio. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee Members and Contact information:


Jim Aslanides (R) (Chair)
District 94

Address:
77 S. High St
12th Floor
Columbus,OH 43215-6111
Telephone: (614) 644-6014
Fax: (614) 644-9494
Email Address: district94@ohr.state.oh.us


Bob Gibbs (R)
District 97

Address:
77 S. High St
11th Floor
Columbus,OH 43215-6111
Telephone: (614) 466-2994
Fax: (614) 644-9494
Email Address: district97@ohr.state.oh.us


Clyde Evans (R)
District 87

Address:
77 S. High St
11th Floor
Columbus,OH 43215-6111
Telephone: (614) 466-1366
Fax: (614) 644-9494
Email Address: district87@ohr.state.oh.us


Keith Faber (R)
District 77

Address:
77 S. High St
13th Floor
Columbus,OH 43215-6111
Telephone: (614) 466-6344
Fax: (614) 644-9494
Email Address: district77@ohr.state.oh.us


Tom Niehaus (R)
District 88

Address:
77 S. High St
11th Floor
Columbus,OH 43215-6111
Telephone: (614) 644-6034
Fax: (614) 644-9494
Email Address: district88@ohr.state.oh.us


REPRESENTATIVE
Steve Reinhard (R)
District 82

Address:
77 S. High St
12th Floor
Columbus,OH 43215-6111
Telephone: (614) 644-6265
Fax: (614) 644-9494
Email Address: district82@ohr.state.oh.us


John Schlichter (R)
District 85

Address:
77 S. High St
12th Floor
Columbus,OH 43215-6111
Telephone: (614) 644-7928
Fax: (614) 644-9494
Email Address: district85@ohr.state.oh.us


Arlene Setzer (R)
District 36

Address:
77 S. High St
13th Floor
Columbus,OH 43215-6111
Telephone: (614) 644-8051
Fax: (614) 644-9494
Email Address: district36@ohr.state.oh.us


Jeff Wagner (R)
District 81

Address:
77 S. High St
12th Floor
Columbus,OH 43215-6111
Telephone: (614) 466-1374
Fax: (614) 644-9494
Email Address: district81@ohr.state.oh.us


Kathleen Walcher (R)
District 58

Address:
77 S. High St
12th Floor
Columbus,OH 43215-6111
Telephone: (614) 466-9628
Fax: (614) 644-9494
Email Address: district58@ohr.state.oh.us


Chris Widener (R)
District 84

Address:
77 S. High St
11th Floor
Columbus,OH 43215-6111
Telephone: (614) 466-1470
Fax: (614) 644-9494
Email Address: district84@ohr.state.oh.us


Derrick Seaver (D) (Ranking Minority Leader)
District 78

Address:
77 S. High St
10th Floor
Columbus,OH 43215-6111
Telephone: (614) 466-1507
Fax: (614) 644-9494
Email Address: district78@ohr.state.oh.us


John Boccieri (D)
District 61

Address:
77 S. High St
14th Floor
Columbus,OH 43215-6111
Telephone: (614) 466-1464
Fax: (614) 644-9494
Email Address: district61@ohr.state.oh.us


Todd Book (D)
District 89

Address:
77 S. High St
10th Floor
Columbus,OH 43215-6111
Telephone: (614) 466-2124
Fax: (614) 644-9494
Email Address: district89@ohr.state.oh.us


L. George Distel (D)
District 99

Address:
77 S. High St
10th Floor
Columbus,OH 43215-6111
Telephone: (614) 466-1405
Fax: (614) 644-9494
Email Address: district99@ohr.state.oh.us


John Domenick (D)
District 95

Address:
77 S. High St
10th Floor
Columbus,OH 43215-6111
Telephone: (614) 466-3735
Fax: (614) 644-9494
Email Address: district95@ohr.state.oh.us


Steven L. Driehaus (D)
District 31

Address: 77 S. High St
10th Floor
Columbus,OH 43215-6111
Telephone: (614) 466-5786
Fax: (614) 644-9494
Email Address: district31@ohr.state.oh.us


Jeanine Perry (D)
District 49

Address:
77 S. High St
10th Floor
Columbus,OH 43215-6111
Telephone: (614) 466-1418
Fax: (614) 644-9494
Email Address: district49@ohr.state.oh.us


Help Stop the Shooting and Gassing
of Homeless Animals in Ohio


House Bill #104 was introduced by House Representative Chris Redfern, of Ottawa County, after seeing news coverage on the shooting of dogs in Southern Ohio. Exposed by The Ohio SPCA and Scott Taylor, a news reporter from Cleveland, this coverage has opened a door, which was once closed, into the atrocities occurring daily to Ohio's unwanted Pets.
Ohio SPCA has been victorious by ending the shooting and/or gassing in four Ohio counties so far. However, there is so much more to be done. This is why your support of this bill is crucial.

"Too many Ohio counties continue to kill dogs by inhumane gassing methods, heart sticks, and/or with bullets as a means of euthanasia. These methods are carried out by the very county officials who are supposed to be caring for these animals. It is simply inconceivable that Ohio has reached a point of moral disregard for the humane treatment of animals and for the law. Law makers and leaders of this state should hold their heads in shame." explains Lisa Klem, Ohio SPCA Director of Legislation

Please call or write (these are preferred over faxes and e-mails, use your own words rather than a sample letter) to your State House Representative to support this vitally needed legislation, with amendments to mandate Lethal Injection for Ohio's companion animals.

Link to find your Ohio State House Representative:
http://www.house.state.oh.us

* Enter your Zip Code & your Rep. will come up. Your letter may be sent to your representative's home or office. The home address is often listed in the phone book or local newspaper. Your Legislator's address at the State Capitol is:

The Honorable____________
Ohio House of Representatives
77 South High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43266-0603


Lorain County

Scioto County

Scioto County

Vinton County
lethal injection used now

Vinton County freezer - held dogs shot in head
lethal injection used now

Vinton County
lethal injection used now

Morgan County - pups shot in head
lethal injection used now

Perry County - this door hides the gas chamber

Gas chamber still being used by the Richland County Dog Warden's office.

Sandusky County

Antiquated Euthanair Chamber (a suffocation chamber that has been converted to a carbon monoxide chamber)

Still in Use


Sandusky County

Sandusky County

Sandusky County

 

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