2009 Texas Animal Legislation

Tell Your Legislators to Support Animal Protection in Texas!

On January 13, 2009 the 81st Texas Legislative Session was convened in Austin. As with every session, thousands of bills are introduced by special interest groups who will lobby for their own bills to make their way successfully through the myriad of committees and hearings and finally be voted on to become laws.  Hundreds of animal related bills are a part of this process. Some of these bills are favorable to the protection and welfare of animals in Texas, however many are not. Several state organizations such as the Texas Federation of Animal Care Services (TFACS) and the Texas Humane Legislation Network (THLN), work with legislators to introduce strong animal protection bills, act as watchdogs for harmful bills and send out alerts to supporters to contact their legislators and ask for their support or opposition to a particular bill.

CAP realizes that every animal-related bill that is passed into law can affect the way animal protection agencies care for animals in their shelters and how animals are treated in Texas. CAP is a member of both TFACS and THLN and our Executive Director serves on the board of directors for TFACS. CAP staff members and volunteers immediately spring into action in support of or opposition to all new animal-related legislation.

Some of the bills that have recently been introduced and are being tracked are:

You can also become involved in helping animals through legislation by signing up for the action alert network at THLN.