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Dog Owner Protests Force Virginia Senators to Postpone Bill Vote Responding to a wave of dog owner concerns, the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee yesterday postponed until February 20, 2006 its vote on HB339 - "Licensing of dogs and cats." HB339 passed the House of Delegates by a split vote on February 14, 2006. Only after its passage did most Virginia pet owners become aware of the bill's far-reaching negative implications. Pressures to defeat this legislation continue to mount. HB339 is a major assault on citizen's privacy. It requires that a Virginia pet-owner database be established, first at...