The Wisconsin state legislature has convened for its 2009 session, and NOW is the time to write to your WI State Senators and Representatives, letting them know how YOU feel about puppy mills!

     Legislators give more thought to issues about which they receive several letters. Your letter might just be the one that educates a key decision-maker and sways an important opinion!

     You can find contact information for your area's representatives by going to: http://www.legis.state.wi.us./ and clicking on the "Who are my legislators?" button.

     Becky of the Best Friends Network has written three excellent sample letters for us that you can use as starting points for your own messages.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR WRITING YOUR LETTER:

• Contacting Your WI Legislators -- includes Talking Points, and tips on what to say.

• Sample Letters and how to use them effectively

• "Puppy Hell", Milwaukee Magazine's excellent January 2009 expose on puppy mills in Wisconson

• HSUS Investigation Links Petland to Puppy Mills!

• Writing Letters With I-M-P-A-C-T (pdf) from the Kinship Circle