Status:

01/11/05 Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 050946788
01/11/05 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/20/05 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (7-Y 5-N 1-A)
01/21/05 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
01/21/05 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
01/24/05 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
01/25/05 Senate: Passed by for the day
01/26/05 Senate: Passed by for the day
01/27/05 Senate: Passed by for the day
01/28/05 Senate: Passed by for the day
01/31/05 Senate: Passed by for the day
02/01/05 Senate: Passed by for the day
02/02/05 Senate: Read third time and defeated by Senate (17-Y 22-N)
02/02/05 Senate: VOTE: DEFEATED (17-Y 22-N)

YEAS--Chichester, Colgan, Edwards, Howell, Lambert, Locke, Lucas, Marsh, Miller, Potts, Puller, Quayle, Reynolds, Saslaw, Stosch, Ticer, Whipple--17.

NAYS--Bell, Blevins, Bolling, Cuccinelli, Deeds, Devolites Davis, Hanger, Hawkins, Martin, Mims, Newman, Norment, Obenshain, O'Brien, Puckett, Rerras, Ruff, Stolle, Wagner, Wampler, Watkins, Williams--22.

RULE 36--0.

NOT VOTING--Houck--1.

Summary as introduced:
Humane treatment of animals.  Requires instruction relating to humane treatment of animals, including responsible pet ownership and care, to be taught in the character education program in public schools.

Full text as introduced:
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?051+ful+SB952

VVAW original initiative:

Though no longer operational, the text of the original VVAW initiative can be found here:
Humane Education (original initiative language)