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.
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