An important public hearing will take place in Raleigh, NC at the State Fairgrounds on Wednesday, July 18 at 10am.
Anyone who cares about the plight of homeless animals in our state needs to be there if at all possible.
Some animal welfare supporters will bring PAPER CHAINS, with a link for each animal killed at their local animal shelter yearly. You can find the statistics for your shelter at this link
http://www.epi.state.nc.us/epi/vet/pdf/snreport2005.pdf.
This is a hearing for comments on new rules for animal shelters, which have been published and will soon become part of our state law. Much of the rules deal with gas chambers, which are still approved after many complaints. Gas chambers are inhumane and should not be used to kill animals. There is also a new rule allowing other "Extreme" methods of killing, without specifying what they are! Your taxes are paying for it.
Wake up, North Carolina. The animals are suffering and they need you. Come to Raleigh on July 18 and get on the list to speak.
PLEASE COME AND SPEAK OUT AGAINST GAS CHAMBERS AND OTHER INHUMANE KILLING IN OUR SHELTERS. Please make a paper chain with a link for each of the thousands of unwanted animals killed yearly in your community. Those chains can be joined together at the hearing.
The animals cannot speak for themselves. They need your support.
To get on a list to speak, call (919)733-7125 extension 233 for Gail Rothstein, or extension 238 for David McLeod.