This past April, Sam became sick and was taken to the vet. We found out that someone had fed Sam a "stew" with onions, rawhide and antifreeze in it. Antifreeze can smell and taste sweet to pets, but it is poisonous. The vet told us that Sam would not recover. After saying good-bye to Sam, we returned home and found that Jessie was sick from the antifreeze, too.

I wanted to know more about the antifreeze that someone used to take the lives of my dogs. They suffered so much and I couldn't believe something so deadly was just sold at nearly every store. 

I learned about the bittering agent denatonium benzoate, and that when added to antifreeze it made it taste bad. I found out that five states already had laws that required this bittering agent be added to antifreeze. In one state, it's called Scooby's Law. It was named for a golden retriever that had suffered the same death as Sam and Jessie. If this law was in every state, Sam and Jessie most likely would still be here with me.

I wanted a law like that to be passed in Tennessee. I wrote letters to many members of the state legislature. State Senator Raymond Finney agreed to help. I believe he wants this bill passed as much as I do!

Sam

Jessie