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• Knoxville, TN: After loosing her best friends (2 dogs named Sam & Jessie) due to anti-freeze poisoning, Haley Ham searched for a way to prevent the same thing from happening to someone else’s animals or worst their children. Haley immediately learned of a bittering agent, called denatonium benzoate. When added to anti-freeze, this normally sweet tasting toxin turns bitter

which deters animals and children from drinking more of the lethal poison. The only problem with this solution was that there were no current laws requiring makers of anti-freeze to add this agent into their product. This did not stop Haley Ham. For the past year she has worked diligently to support and pass Tennessee bill 2399, also called “The Haley Ham Bill”. This bill would require anti-freeze companies to put denatonium benzoate in every anti-freeze product they make. This bill has passed in the State Senate and is now awaiting approval from the House of Representatives. Haley will attend the House of Representatives meeting on Tuesday, March 4th to insure her bill gets passed.

• In recognition of Haley’s achievements and work on getting bill 2399 passed, P.E.T.A. has decided to award her The Compassionate Kid Award. P.E.T.A. representatives found Haley’s work with this bill to be courageous and pro active in helping animals and children nationally. This award is given to a select amount of children who raise awareness or help further causes related to animal welfare. Haley is one of the first children to receive this award in Sevierville.



• Haley is available for interview and appreciates all media coverage to further support her bill. Please use press contact information at the top of this page to secure coverage and interviews.

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