Bill Text: TX HCR77 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Designating rescue shelter cats and dogs as the official state pets of Texas.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-24 - Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal [HCR77 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR77-Comm_Sub.html
| 86R10518 BK-D | ||
| By: Dominguez, Martinez, Sherman, Sr., | H.C.R. No. 77 | |
| Allison, Noble | ||
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| WHEREAS, Around 65 percent of all American households own a | ||
| cat or dog, and these beloved pets provide affection, | ||
| companionship, and myriad other benefits for their families; and | ||
| WHEREAS, According to the Humane Society of the United | ||
| States, more than 2.4 million healthy, adoptable animals are | ||
| euthanized in American shelters each year due to lack of critical | ||
| resources and public awareness; like other states, Texas currently | ||
| has a large population of cats and dogs in rescue shelters who are | ||
| waiting to be placed in a loving home; and | ||
| WHEREAS, When Texans choose to adopt rather than purchase an | ||
| animal, they give the rescue cat or dog a happier and healthier | ||
| existence and help reduce the overall shelter population; and | ||
| WHEREAS, These furry friends make wonderful pets, offering | ||
| years of love to those who take them in; the act of giving a rescue | ||
| animal a forever home can be an exceptionally rewarding experience | ||
| that forges the bonds of trust and loyalty between the pet and its | ||
| owner; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Of all the jumbo-sized qualities that make the Lone | ||
| Star State such a distinctive place, it is the big-hearted | ||
| generosity of its people that is most special, and shelter animals | ||
| are a fitting symbol of Texans' enduring ability to make the world a | ||
| better place by helping those in need; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby designate rescue shelter cats and dogs as the official state | ||
| pets of Texas and encourage all Texans who are considering pet | ||
| ownership to visit a local animal shelter or rescue group. | ||
