Please stop this cruelty

Please exercise your authority to support all actions promoting the preservation of our natural resources and the protection of our environment.

I support the Humane Society of the United States' positions pertaining to your particular bill(s). I do believe HSUS adheres to and promotes the highest standards of integrity in the issues of animal issues, the environment, human concerns, et. al. I hope you can vote with that perspective in mind.

Encouraging your support on the above bills

Please stop animal cruelty!

pass all of the laws above

The greatness of a nation and its MORAL PROGRESS can be judged by the way it treats its animals, its wilderness and its most vulnerable inhabitants.

Protect Virginia's environment from Republiklans

Comments Document

SUPPORT HB 28 Reasons to Support HB 28: • The intent of the Virginia Scenic Rivers Program is to identify, designate and help protect rivers and streams that possess outstanding scenic, recreational, historic, and natural characteristics of statewide significance for future generations. • One of the program’s strengths is the partnership forged among citizens, local governments, and the state. This partnership is initiated by the locality and runs from the evaluation phase through and after the designation process. • A segment of the Maury River was designated in 2020 as a Virginia Scenic River. This bill would increase the total designation distance from 19.25 miles to 42.35 miles.

Please exercise your authority to support all actions promoting the preservation of our natural resources and the protection of our environment.

I support the Humane Society of the United States' positions pertaining to your particular bill(s). I do believe HSUS adheres to and promotes the highest standards of integrity in the issues of animal issues, the environment, human concerns, et. al. I hope you can vote with that perspective in mind.

Encouraging your support on the above bills

Please stop animal cruelty!

pass all of the laws above

Protect our wildlife and water resources. Restrict hunting on sundays. No snares or trapping. No animals gor research.

The greatness of a nation and its MORAL PROGRESS can be judged by the way it treats its animals, its wilderness and its most vulnerable inhabitants.

Protect Virginia's environment from Republiklans

HB523 Research or experimentation of any kind should be prohibited with all animals especially dogs and cats

Comments Document

SUPPORT HB 49 Reasons to Support HB 49: • The intent of the Virginia Scenic Rivers Program is to identify, designate and help protect rivers and streams that possess outstanding scenic, recreational, historic, and natural characteristics of statewide significance for future generations. • One of the program’s strengths is the partnership forged among citizens, local governments, and the state. This partnership is initiated by the locality and runs from the evaluation phase through and after the designation process. • A segment of the Middle James River was designated in 2020 as a Virginia Scenic River. This bill would increase the designation distance from 19 miles to approximately 64 miles.

With ever-expanding development along the banks of our rivers, it is vitally important that we do everything we can to protect these precious parts of our commonwealth for the restorative powers they provide its citizens. The intent of the Virginia Scenic Rivers Program is to identify, designate and help protect rivers and streams that possess outstanding scenic, recreational, historic, and natural characteristics of statewide significance for future generations. One of the program’s strengths is the partnership forged among citizens, local governments, and the state. This partnership is initiated by the locality and runs from the evaluation phase through and after the designation process. A segment of the Middle James River was designated in 2020 as a Virginia Scenic River. This bill would increase the designation distance from 19 miles to approximately 64 miles, an addition worthy of approval.

I live across the street from a wildlife management area. Please don't allow hunting on Sunday. It is the only day of the week when there is any peace and quiet for me, my pets and the wildlife during hunting season.

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HB 64 OPPOSE. Long tradition makes Sunday a day of relaxation and peace. The din of gun fire, and restriction from quiet use by the general public of public land by that extension of shooting rights endangers the rights of enjoyment of many for the few hunters. Wildlife and people deserve a day of peace.

SUPPORT HB1176 to prohibit the use of snare/steel traps of any circumference. Such traps cruelty and indiscriminately harm. Though they may be intended for nuisance animal control, they are equally as likely to kill or maim family pets, birds, game animals. Left unattended, as is required for their effectiveness, results in a horrid capture or death. Other, better, methods are available to protect livestock.

SUPPORT HB1061 to limit the size of research breeding operations. Large scale operations in factory farming of dogs have shown to be prone to animal welfare violations, including the current facility located in VA. While a limited number of research animals still may be needed by VA's veterinary schools to train the next generations of vets, prohibiting sales to foreign countries limits animals' potential of being placed in animal testing facilities performing tests which are in conflict with VA's no animal testing for cosmetics law, and other ethically questionable research.

SUPPORT HB1061 to limit the size of research breeding operations. Large scale operations in factory farming of dogs have shown to be prone to animal welfare violations, including the current facility located in VA. While a limited number of research animals still may be needed by VA's veterinary schools to train the next generations of vets, prohibiting sales to foreign countries limits animals' potential of being placed in animal testing facilities performing tests which are in conflict with VA's no animal testing for cosmetics law, and other ethically questionable research.

On HB 1247 Contests for killing is a horrible thing for these wild animals who have a right to life! Virginia should not be supporting any such practice as this. We cannot continue to allow this competition of multiple killings! This needs to and now!

It’s hard to believe that these items are still in question. Animal testing and traps/snares are barbaric . With modern technology, there should be no use for animal research which IS animal cruelty. Do you have a family pet? A child, grandchild, sibling? What would happen if they saw a video of what goes on in industrial farming, animal testing labs/facilities and knew you didn’t do anything to stop it. These are feeling, loving living organisms that feel pain and fear. Small caliber guns are likely to make the animal suffer if shot at long range. Breeders should be curtailed and not allowed to sell animals for testing. There should be more fail safes to prevent shops and zoos from neglecting or harming wildlife in their care. In all of the issues, I support the Humane Society of the United States' positions pertaining to your particular bill(s). I do believe HSUS adheres to and promotes the highest standards of integrity in the issues of animal issues, the environment, human concerns, et. al. I hope you can vote with that perspective in mind.

I support the Humane Society of the United States' positions pertaining to your particular bill(s). I do believe HSUS adheres to and promotes the highest standards of integrity in the issues of animal issues, the environment, human concerns, et. al. I hope you can vote with that perspective in mind.

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Please stop the unnecessary killings by of the poor wildlife.We have already taken a lot of their habitat and now allowing this mass murdering of these voiceless animals by the sick people. Thank you

Please stop animal cruelty!

pass all of the laws above

Protect our wildlife and water resources. Restrict hunting on sundays. No snares or trapping. No animals gor research.

The greatness of a nation and its MORAL PROGRESS can be judged by the way it treats its animals, its wilderness and its most vulnerable inhabitants.

please outlaw killing contest, hunting on Sundays and the use of steel-jawed traps

HB523 Research or experimentation of any kind should be prohibited with all animals especially dogs and cats

It’s hard to believe that these items are still in question. Animal testing and traps/snares are barbaric . With modern technology, there should be no use for animal research which IS animal cruelty. Do you have a family pet? A child, grandchild, sibling? What would happen if they saw a video of what goes on in industrial farming, animal testing labs/facilities and knew you didn’t do anything to stop it. These are feeling, loving living organisms that feel pain and fear. Small caliber guns are likely to make the animal suffer if shot at long range. Breeders should be curtailed and not allowed to sell animals for testing. There should be more fail safes to prevent shops and zoos from neglecting or harming wildlife in their care. In all of the issues, I support the Humane Society of the United States' positions pertaining to your particular bill(s). I do believe HSUS adheres to and promotes the highest standards of integrity in the issues of animal issues, the environment, human concerns, et. al. I hope you can vote with that perspective in mind.

I support the Humane Society of the United States' positions pertaining to your particular bill(s). I do believe HSUS adheres to and promotes the highest standards of integrity in the issues of animal issues, the environment, human concerns, et. al. I hope you can vote with that perspective in mind.

Please stop the unnecessary killings by of the poor wildlife.We have already taken a lot of their habitat and now allowing this mass murdering of these voiceless animals by the sick people. Thank you

Please stop animal cruelty!

pass all of the laws above

Protect our wildlife and water resources. Restrict hunting on sundays. No snares or trapping. No animals gor research.

The greatness of a nation and its MORAL PROGRESS can be judged by the way it treats its animals, its wilderness and its most vulnerable inhabitants.

Please email the above mentioned bills to me.

HB 828- Dairy is an industry that is not sustainable, as land and water resources continue to be depleted to meet the growing human population. Dairy farmers should be supported to convert their farms to more sustainable crops and food sources. Thank you.

I support the Humane Society of the United States' positions pertaining to your particular bill(s). I do believe HSUS adheres to and promotes the highest standards of integrity in the issues of animal issues, the environment, human concerns, et. al. I hope you can vote with that perspective in mind.

Please stop animal cruelty!

The greatness of a nation and its MORAL PROGRESS can be judged by the way it treats its animals, its wilderness and its most vulnerable inhabitants.

The Virginia State Dairymen's Association is a member organization that has represented Virginia's dairy farmers since 1907. We support HB828 and thank the patron and chief co-patron for their efforts in advancing this important legislation. With the delay at the federal level for enrolling in the Dairy Margin Coverage program, this bill rectifies the issue by adjusting the deadline of the state reimbursement program that was passed into law this past year. Thank you