This was forwarded to me:
July 22: Save the Date for the Dogs!
I am writing to invite you to a summer picnic to support an important animal protection measure on the November ballot. The Dog Protection Act would phase out dog racing in Massachusetts by 2008, strengthen laws against dogfighting, and increase criminal penalties for harming law enforcement and service dogs.
Please join this important campaign to protect dogs on Saturday, July 22, at 2 p.m. at the new MSPCA-Angell facility (350 S. Huntington Ave., Boston). Rally with me, Sara Amundson of the Doris Day Animal League, and Christine Dorchak of The Committee to Protect Dogs to toast our successful signature drive and raise funds for the campaign ahead. Lunch will be provided and dogs are welcome too! The suggested donation is $50 -- you can contribute online, by mail, or at the event.
Click here to RSVP today!
The Dog Protection Act is jointly sponsored by The Humane Society of the United States, the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Animal Rescue League of Boston, and greyhound protection group GREY2K USA.
Earlier this month more than 2,000 volunteers statewide collected over 150,000 signatures
-- more than twice the number required -- to place the Dog Protection Act before voters. Now we need your help to build on this momentum and bring home a victory for the dogs in November. RSVP today to help pass stronger laws for Massachusetts’ dogs!
For more information, please contact the Committee to Protect Dogs at (617) 666-3526 or info@protectdogs.org. If you have friends and family in Massachusetts who can help, please share this link.
Thank you for helping dogs win in Massachusetts.
Sincerely,
Mike Markarian
Executive Vice President, The Humane Society of the United States
President, Humane Society Legislative Fund
P.S. Can't attend, but want to help pass the Dog Protection Act? Support the Committee to Protect Dogs by making a donation today! (Because the Committee to Protect Dogs is a Massachusetts ballot committee, donations are not tax-deductible.)