Yes On Oreos Law

Yes On Oreos Law – WHAT YOU CAN / MUST DO NOW! Share Yesterday at 3:09pm

In New York City On June 18th 2009 a one-year old dog named Oreo was intentionally thrown off a sixth floor Brooklyn roof top by 19-year old Fabian Henderson. Oreo sustained two broken legs and a fractured rib. Oreo also appears to have been beaten in the past—several of the neighbors in the building where Oreo lived reported hearing the sounds of the dog being hit. The ASPCA nursed her back to health and arrested the perpetrator. They also dubbed her the “miracle dog.”

The miracle was short-lived. According to the ASPCA, when Oreo recovered from her injuries, she started to show aggression. After a series of temperament tests, the ASPCA made the decision to kill her. The New York Times reported the story the day before Oreo’s scheduled execution. A sanctuary in New York offered to take Oreo, explaining that they had experience rehabilitating dogs deemed aggressive and offering her lifetime care, including plenty of socialization and walks if the rehabilitation was not successful.

They were ignored, hung up on and lied to. And the ASPCA chose to kill the dog instead. That afternoon, Oreo laid dead, the victim not of her former abuser, but of an overdose of poison from a bottle marked “Fatal-Plus,” at the hands of a shelter bureaucrat.

Following the furor that erupted over Oreo’s killing, New York State legislators introduced a bill to prevent animals from being killed by shelters when there is a lifesaving alternative offered by rescue groups. “As a dog owner and a foster parent for an animal rescue group, I was heartbroken to learn that Oreo was [killed]. When a humane organization volunteers their expertise in difficult cases, a shelter should work with them to the fullest extent possible,” said one of the sponsors. “I am hopeful that Oreo’s Law will ensure that no animal is ever put to death if there is a responsible alternative.” A few weeks later Ed Sayres, Oreo’s killer, did it again, killing a dog named Max a rescue group had offered to save.

Reportedly taken right before they killed her, the photograph below shows that Oreo was not the mean, vicious dog she was made out to be. The ASPCA has refused to release the videotapes of Oreos temperament testing.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Whether you live in New York or not, whether you are a shelter, rescue group, or just an animal lover, please support Oreo’s Law.

Important: With the ASPCA trying to kill the bill, we need your letters, telephone calls, and e-mails now! The bill is sitting in the Agriculture Committee. Please contact Committee members and urge a “Yes” vote for Oreo’s Law. Click here http://assembly.state.ny.us/comm/?sec=mem&id=2 for their names and contact information.

Furthermore: If you live in New York State, you should also contact your local Assembly Member and Senator and urge them to co-sponsor or vote “yes” on Oreo’s Law. You can find out who they are by clicking here http://nymap.elections.state.ny.us/nysboe/

Make it Personal: Legislators respond more if the e-mails and letters are unique, rather than part of a mass mailing. However, if you simply do not have the time to otherwise send a note to NYS legislators, please use the following form on the Pets Alive website, rather than doing nothing:

Click here http://www.petsalive.com/mailem.php to send a mass e-mail to all NYS legislators you will be redirected away from this website to Pets Alives website.

For those who live outside of New York, please also send a letter of support to both Assembly Member Micah Kellner and Senator Tom Duane, sponsors of Oreo’s Law:

The Honorable Micah Kellner
New York State Assembly
315 East 65th Street
New York, NY 10065
www.micahkellner.net

The Honorable Tom Duane
New York State Senator
322 Eighth Avenue, Suite 1700
New York, NY 10001
www.tomduane.com

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