Category: Pennsylvania legislation
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Breaking the Cycle of Cruelty: Why Pennsylvania Must End Live Pigeon Shoots
Guest blog by Stefanie DeBernard Imagine an event where young children are taught by their parents that harming innocent animals is not only acceptable, but to be rewarded. Imagine an innocent child, whose natural instinct is to delight in connecting with animals, being urged to shoot at them, to harm and kill them. Imagine a…
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Public Service Announcement: A Law to Keep Unwanted Hunters Off your Property!
The controversial bill that opened three Sundays to hunting in Pennsylvania also spurred a bill to give concerned landowners protection from hunters trespassing on their lands. With little fanfare, Act 103 of 2019 (HB 1772), the “Purple Paint Law”, was signed into law giving landowners a relatively easy and cost – effective tool to keep unwanted…
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Hey NRA – Keep Your Paws Off Animal Laws!
The NRA is front and center in the news these days. Since Humane PA PAC is a single issue organization – an organization founded on and guided by the commitment to secure the humane treatment of animals and eliminate animal cruelty through electing humane candidates and public policy – we are not commenting on gun issues or…
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2017 – the Year of Libre Inspired Advances for Animals
2017 was a banner year for Pennsylvania’s animals – and for Pennsylvania’s community of dedicated animal advocates! As we welcome in the New Year, please take time to congratulate yourselves on a job well done! Together, we showed what participating in public policy advocacy can accomplish – and made Pennsylvania history with the passage of HB 1238, which…