First of many boxes full of petitions brought to the Capitol this week!

The Minnesota Legislature convened on Tuesday this week. On Wednesday and Thursday, Minnesota Voters for Animal Protection was excited to deliver THOUSANDS of petitions from supporters to elected officials across Minnesota! We brought the petitions to the State Capitol in St. Paul and delivered them directly to the offices of almost every one of the 201 state legislators.

Petitions were collected at outreach events in the Twin Cities, the suburbs, Rochester and St. Cloud, and also collected online from every corner of Minnesota. This means nearly every legislator heard from his or her constituents and we reinforced the message to legislators that animal issues are important to the voters in their district!

Stopping by Rep. Davnie's office to bring him petitions from his constituents

MVAP has been running two petition drives over the last year: one in support of a bill to regulate the commercial breeding of dogs and cats, and the other in opposition to Minnesota’s ‘ag-gag’ bill. Both of these issues have elicited a tremendous response, and it is vital that legislators continue to hear from average Minnesotans in their districts, not only from those invested in the commercial dog/cat breeding and industrialized agriculture industries.

Our petition drives are ongoing, since the two bills are still alive in the 2012 session. Here is more information on the pending ag-gag legislation, and here is information on the pending dog and cat breeding regulation bill. If you have not yet signed, you can sign the petitions below. Please invite others you know to sign as well!

Sign the petition to oppose ag-gag legislation here.

Sign the petition to support the dog and cat breeder regulation here.

With your help, we are building more pressure to advance the humane treatment of animals in Minnesota. Thank you!