PRINTER'S NO. 4610
No. 736 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY NAILOR, B. SMITH, PHILLIPS, BUNT, RUBLEY, T. ARMSTRONG, M. BAKER, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BENNINGHOFF, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CASORIO, L. I. COHEN, CORRIGAN, COY, DERMODY, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, FICHTER, FORCIER, GABIG, GEIST, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, JAMES, KELLER, KIRKLAND, LAUGHLIN, MAJOR, MANDERINO, McGILL, MELIO, PICKETT, ROBERTS, ROSS, SANTONI, SATHER, SCAVELLO, SEMMEL, SHANER, STABACK, TIGUE, WATSON, M. WRIGHT AND YOUNGBLOOD, NOVEMBER 19, 2002
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, NOVEMBER 19, 2002
A RESOLUTION 1 Designating December 2002 as "Home 4 the Holidays" month in 2 Pennsylvania in order to promote the adoption of homeless 3 pets. 4 WHEREAS, Preservation of Animal Welfare and Safety (PAWS), an 5 all-volunteer organization, is participating in the 6 international "Home 4 the Holidays" pet adoption campaign; and 7 WHEREAS, PAWS volunteers have agreed to devote their time, 8 resources and energy to this united effort to bring attention to 9 homeless pets; and 10 WHEREAS, PAWS volunteers will work throughout the holiday 11 season with a goal of finding loving, lifelong homes for 12 homeless dogs and cats; and 13 WHEREAS, PAWS is working in cooperation with animal shelters 14 and rescue groups around the world in partnership with the Iams
1 Company, PETCO, the PETCO Foundation, Petfinder.com, and "Home 4 2 the Holidays" founder Helen Woodward Animal Center, with a goal 3 of producing 250,000 pet adoptions during the holiday season; 4 and 5 WHEREAS, The "Home 4 the Holidays" pet adoption campaign has 6 not only saved the lives of homeless dogs and cats around the 7 world, but it has also resulted in the adoption of more pets 8 than any other single pet adoption event in history; therefore 9 be it 10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate 11 December 2002 as "Home 4 the Holidays" month in Pennsylvania in 12 order to promote the adoption of homeless pets. J25L82DMS/20020H0736R4610 - 2 -