October 26, 2005, press release -- Are dog owners a political constituency? To answer that question, My Dog Votesâ„¢ announced today the launch of The My Dog Votesâ„¢ 2005 Voter Opinion Survey. The My Dog Votesâ„¢ 2005 Voter Opinion Survey will seek to benchmark the political impact of anti-dog laws and policy through a random sampling of 1000 dog owners who are also registered voters. Dog owners are faced with rising local and state anti-dog legislation and measures.
The survey, which may be the first of its kind, will query dog owners on issues that negatively effect dog ownership, such as homeownerâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s insurance discrimination, breed bans, weight and size restrictions, pet limit laws and public space bans. And as RFID microchip pet identification programs become more popular, data privacy of dog owner information is seen as an emerging issue.
Insurers in many states have blacklisted more than 40 dog breeds, including Collies, Boxers, Dalmatians, Chows and Siberian Huskies. My Dog Votesâ„¢ founder and director, Barbara Haywood, commented, “Many responsible dog owners are faced with loss of insurance coverage or artificially inflated rates, even though their dog does not have a bite history. These are real issues for dog owners across the nation, and insurance discrimination is legal in many states.â€
Dog ownership cuts across political, social and economic barriers, and according to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association, close to 40% of U.S. households own a dog.
In what could be called a “wake up call†for local politics, preliminary polls conducted by My Dog Votes™ indicate that a high percentage of dog owners are willing to cross party lines in local or state races where candidates have supported anti-dog legislation or policies.
The My Dog Votesâ„¢ 2005 Voter Opinion Survey may validate the notion that dog owners are a viable, cultural political constituency in local or state elections, and establish a benchmark by which future studies can be measured. The results of My Dog Votesâ„¢ 2005 Voter Opinion Survey will be published later this year.
For additional information about the My Dog Votesâ„¢ 2005 Voter Opinion Survey, please visit mydogvotes.com.
“My Dog Votesâ„¢â€, and “mydogvotes.comâ€, and the "Patriot Paw" are trademarks or service marks of MY DOG VOTESâ„¢.
The bumpersticker has been reprinted with permission of Barbara Haywood, president of My Dog Votes.
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The survey, which may be the first of its kind, will query dog owners on issues that negatively effect dog ownership, such as homeownerâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s insurance discrimination, breed bans, weight and size restrictions, pet limit laws and public space bans. And as RFID microchip pet identification programs become more popular, data privacy of dog owner information is seen as an emerging issue.
Insurers in many states have blacklisted more than 40 dog breeds, including Collies, Boxers, Dalmatians, Chows and Siberian Huskies. My Dog Votesâ„¢ founder and director, Barbara Haywood, commented, “Many responsible dog owners are faced with loss of insurance coverage or artificially inflated rates, even though their dog does not have a bite history. These are real issues for dog owners across the nation, and insurance discrimination is legal in many states.â€
Dog ownership cuts across political, social and economic barriers, and according to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association, close to 40% of U.S. households own a dog.
In what could be called a “wake up call†for local politics, preliminary polls conducted by My Dog Votes™ indicate that a high percentage of dog owners are willing to cross party lines in local or state races where candidates have supported anti-dog legislation or policies.
The My Dog Votesâ„¢ 2005 Voter Opinion Survey may validate the notion that dog owners are a viable, cultural political constituency in local or state elections, and establish a benchmark by which future studies can be measured. The results of My Dog Votesâ„¢ 2005 Voter Opinion Survey will be published later this year.
For additional information about the My Dog Votesâ„¢ 2005 Voter Opinion Survey, please visit mydogvotes.com.
“My Dog Votesâ„¢â€, and “mydogvotes.comâ€, and the "Patriot Paw" are trademarks or service marks of MY DOG VOTESâ„¢.
The bumpersticker has been reprinted with permission of Barbara Haywood, president of My Dog Votes.
http://news.bestfriends.org/index.cf...4B3969B409157F