I own a dog and I vote
but I vote for people not dogs.
Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania) says
we have a responsibility to God's creatures to treat them humanely, and the government's laws should reflect that,''justifying legislation he recently submitted, the Pet Animal Welfare Statute (PAWS [S. 1139 & H.R. 2669]), which would amend the federal Animal Welfare Act.
Last time I checked, in our laws we are not responsible to anything of God's. A better gage by which to evaluate PAWS is to ask whether the legislation serves American society by promoting responsible breeder practices and thereby ensuring that the animals bred to be our pets are healthy and well-adjusted to live in our homes and our community.
The animal rights political action committee Humane USA gave $5,000 to Santorum's 2006 re-election bid and has pledged to campaign aggressively for him.
A politician who believes that love is a threat to the family and who puts the life of zygotes before the (life and) liberty of women (and children) will never get my vote, and an organization that funds his campaign will never get my money.
Comments
Ooohh...canis major...well said!
Santorum's going down next year anyway, so they wasted $5,000.
Posted by: MrGranby | July 1, 2005 12:31 PM