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responsibility for the lives they created. Let those who take custody of companion animals do so with commitment and an immutable obligation of care, not a mindset of using up and disposing. And let government set and enforce standards of care, conduct and consequence, collect what it needs financially, and demonstrate leadership, not indifference.
Or, Virginia could continue to raid property tax collections to the tune of $40 million plus annually, condone pet licensure compliance so low it beggars imagination, and kill hundreds of thousands, yes, hundreds of thousands, either directly by pound euthanasia or indirectly by neglect of feral colonies and the utter absence of abandonment prosecutions.
Where are the heirs of Patrick Henry you might well ask.
Take heart. Change will happen if it is helped along. By you, working with other good people to promote morality, reason and responsibility in your community and your Commonwealth.
Now. Before another several hundred thousand are killed, and several hundred millions are spent to do so.
Donald Marro
Co-Founder
Virginia Voters for
Animal Welfare
94.6%