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WITNESS LIST
HB  1046
HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee
March  16, 2009 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
 
 
For:
Anderson, Zandra  (Self and Texas Dog Commission Responsible Pet Owner's Alliance)
 
 
 
Hammonds, Gary (Endangered Breeds Assn.)
 
 
 
Lundberg, Tom (Lone Star State Pit Bull Club)
 
 
 
Melancon, Sheree  (Self)
 
 
Against:
Burnett, Raymond (Sheriff's Assn. of Texas)
 
 
 
Guerra, Joseph (Houston Humane Society)
 
 
 
Harkness, Timothy (Houston Humane Society)
 
 
 
Jackson, Joanne  (Self and Citizens for Animal Protection, Houston)
 
 
 
Kendrick, Christine (Harris County Pct. 1 Constable's Office)
 
 
 
Lyon, Jeffrey (Hill County Sheriff's Office Sheriff's Association of Texas)
 
 
 
Menefee, Keane (City of Fort Worth)
 
 
 
Robertson, Kent (City of Dallas, TX)
 
 
 
Sabatucci, Jay (Texas Animal Control Association)
 
 
 
Spence, Alan (Texas Academy of Animal Control Officers ACO Seizure)
 
 
 
Trimble, Robert "Skip"  (Self and Dallas Animal Shelter Commission)
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
 
For:
Crouch, Alfred  (Self)
 
 
 
Crouch, Kelly  (Self)
 
 
 
Hopper, Renee  (Self)
 
 
 
White, Dwain  (Self)
 
 
Against:
Bennett, Brandon (City of Fort Worth)
 
 
 
Bias, James (SPCA of Texas)
 
 
 
Bousquet, Rick  (Self)
 
 
 
Browning, John  (Self)
 
 
 
Ferguson, Sherry (Houston Humane Society)
 
 
 
Firth, Sylvia (City of El Paso)
 
 
 
Hanlan, Scott  (Self)
 
 
 
Holloway, Cile (Texas Humane Legislation Network)
 
 
 
Maida, Jewell  (Self and THLN)
 
 
 
Mercer, Patricia (Houston SPCA)
 
 
 
Nordyke, Patt (TFACS Texas Federation of Animal Care Societies)
 
 
 
Scharfenberger, Bliss  (Self)
 
 
 
Urban, John Paul (Harris County)