Doris Day Animal League Joins Forces With Congressman Elton Gallegly to Crush Animal Cruelty Videos.WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 30, 1999-- Holly Hazard, Executive Director of Doris Day Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff (born April 3, 1924)[1] is an American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate known as Doris Day. A vivacious blonde with a wholesome image, Day was one of the most prolific actresses of the 1950s and 1960s. Animal League, Actress Loretta Swit Loretta Swit (born November 4 1937) is an American stage and television actress best known for her two-time Emmy-winning portrayal of Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on M*A*S*H. Swit was born in Passaic, New Jersey, U.S., to Polish-Catholic immigrants. , Ventura County Deputy District Attorney Tom Connors and Congressman Elton Gallegly Elton W. Gallegly (born March 7 1944), an American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1987, currently representing the 24th District of California (map). hold Press Conference Federal legislation to put an end to to destroy. - Fuller. See also: End "crush videos" -- which feature women in high heels high heels high npl → talons hauts, hauts talons high heels high npl → hochhackige Schuhe pl crushing small animals -- was explained at a press conference today prior to a House Crime Subcommittee hearing. The bill, H.R. 1887, will prohibit the distribution for profit of a depiction of illegal animal cruelty. "This issue is simply the most barbaric and unfathomable of all the cruelties I have dealt with. It is cruelty exploiting the most helpless victims of all. I commend Congressman Gallegly for agreeing to take the lead on this issue," stated Holly Hazard, Executive Director of the Doris Day Animal League. The Subcommittee hearing is a result of the Doris Day Animal League contacting Congressman Elton Gallegly after learning from a California District Attorney about the difficulty of prosecuting individuals profiting from the million-dollar "crush video" industry. The bill, drafted by Gallegly, has wide support ranging from conservative Republicans to liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats, British political party Liberal Democrats, British political party created in 1988 by the merger of the Liberal party with the Social Democratic party; the party was initially called the Social and Liberal Democratic party. , and will prohibit any profit-making from the films and subject violators to prison terms of up to five years. "This is something so horrible and despicable that is has to end," stated Gallegly. In a statement supplied to media, Doris Day, founder of the animal rights organization, said: "The connection between people who harm animals and those who maim maim v. to inflict a serious bodily injury, including mutilation or any harm which limits the victim's ability to function physically. Originally, in English Common Law it meant to cut off or permanently cripple a bodily member like an arm, leg, hand, or foot. or kill other humans is increasingly strong. I am very grateful to Congressman Elton Gallegly and the law enforcement officials in his district for their leadership in introducing H.R. 1887." Actress Loretta Swit noted: "When violence, in any form, is not addressed and rectified, we send a message that it is acceptable. It is not ... these films should not be the legacy we leave to future generations." Founded in 1987, and based in Washington, D.C., the Doris Day Animal League is a lobbying organization focusing on legislative issues which affect animals and the people who love them. |
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