Governor Haslam Needs To Hear From YOU!

Please call and e-mail Governor Haslam TODAY to ask him to SIGN TN HB 1191/SB 1248, the Animal Cruelty and Abuse bill that would require people to turn over film evidence of abuse within 48 hours.

HSUS, ASPCA, PETA, Mercy for Animals and other groups are all calling and asking the governor to veto this bill. Please contact the governor and ask him to SIGN it!

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Use the NAIA capwiz. Just type in your name and address to send. It only takes a minute.

Call Governor Haslam and respectfully ask him to sign this bill. Here is the phone number for his Chief of Staff, Mark Cate:   1-615-585-0873 

Urge Governor Haslam to sign this bill into law today!


Legislative notebook: Singer urges Haslam veto on livestock abuse bill

    • By Tom Humphrey
    • Posted April 18, 2013 at 7:44 p.m.

Humphrey on the Hill

Tom Humphrey's blog on politics and legislative news in Tennessee

NASHVILLE — Country music singer Carrie Underwood is “begging” Gov. Bill Haslam to veto a bill requiring pictures or video of livestock abuse to be turned over the law enforcement authorities.

The bill (SB1248) was given final legislative approval by the House on a 50-43 vote Wednesday night, two days after it passed the Senate 22-9. That sends it to Haslam’s desk, though the formal transmittal process typically takes a day or two.

On Thursday, Underwood tweeted Haslam, with fans copied in:

“Please don’t sign the Ag Gag bill. Think about the welfare of the animals as well as the consumers. I’m begging you.”

Another Underwood tweet to fans: “Shame on TN lawmakers for passing the Ag Gag bill. If Gov. Bill Haslam signs this, he needs to expect me at his front door. Who’s with me?”

David Smith, spokesman for Haslam, said the governor did not respond to Underwood’s tweet. His office has received “a couple hundred emails and calls throughout the day” on the bill, Smith said.


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