News for Florida animal advocates

Yesterday, the Dutch parliament voted unanimously to make sex with animals a crime. Bestiality is now explicitly forbidden in 80 countries and more than 30 U.S. states, but not in Florida. ARFF is working to fix that. In this year’s legislative session, we are supporting bills (HB 1227 and S 744) to make sexual contact with an animal a crime.

Apparently, pornographers in Holland lobbied against the ban. There is no known opposition to the proposed legislation in Florida, and Governor Charlie Crist has said that he will sign the bill into law if it makes it to his desk, but the bills have not been heard yet by their assigned committees.

You Can Help
House Bill 1227 is scheduled to be heard first by the Safety and Security Council. Please contact the council chair and ask that HB 1227, “the bestiality bill,” be scheduled for a hearing.

Contact:
Representative Dick Kravitz, Chair
Phone: (850) 488-1304
Online comment form.

Senate Bill 744 is scheduled to be heard first by the Criminal Justice Committee. Please contact the chair and vice chair of the committee and ask that SB 744, “the bestiality bill,” be scheduled for a hearing.

Contact:
Senator Paula Dockery, Chair
Phone: (866) 248-6487
E-mail: dockery.paula.web@flsenate.gov

Senator Dave Aronberg, Vice Chair
Phone: (877) 435-7351
E-mail: aronberg.dave.web@flsenate.gov

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