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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (520495)	10/14/2009 7:11:25 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575622

What do you think of this tax break? No kids here... never had that tax deduction and always paid property taxes to support the schools. And always had a dog. Is it time for me to get mine? --- Can Your Pet Save You on Your Taxes? Hollywood Tough Guy Robert Davi Teams With Animal Rights Groups to Push for Tax Change By RICK KLEIN and HUMA KHAN abcnews.go.com Will Max be a tax break? Can Fido help with FICA? A bill making the rounds on Capitol Hill marries two feel-good propositions -- tax cuts and pet ownership -- to generate a novel idea: A tax break of up to $3,500 per person for pet care expenses. The measure is a legislative long shot. But it's been championed by a veteran Hollywood tough guy and by a conservative Michigan congressman, and has drawn the enthusiastic support of animal rights groups eager to promote pet ownership during economic down times. "We think this is as much a health care bill as any," said Nancy Perry, vice president of government affairs at the Humane Society. "It's a human health issue to ensure that pets are provided with better care because of the role they play in our families." The measure even has a snappy acronym: the HAPPY Act, as in Humanity and Pets Partnered Through the Years.