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Visit our website at: http://www.ca-dogs.orgLiberty Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177305529757660312noreply@blogger.comBlogger178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861547042801402705.post-76276142985204739602019-05-09T11:32:00.004-07:002019-05-09T11:34:27.042-07:00AKC Canines at the Capitol!<h3 style="text-align: center;">
AKC Canines at the Capitol!<br />Stop by and meet some amazing<br />dogs and learn what the AKC does to<br />Benefit Dogs and promote Responsible Dog<br />Ownership in California!<br />When: Thursday, May 16, 2019<br />Time: 11am-1pm*<br />Where: North Side of the State Capitol<br />Dogs will be on hand to interact with everybody<br />For more information, contact AKC Government Relations at (919) 816-3720 or robert.miller@akc.org<br />*Weather permitting</h3>
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Liberty Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177305529757660312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861547042801402705.post-70752398594542591532018-07-11T12:51:00.001-07:002018-07-11T12:51:37.664-07:00Palm Springs letter<div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:black;"><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;" data-mce-style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><br></div> <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_b22bab8e-148e-4d5b-a81a-a0903693797b"> <div style="background-color: #fff;" class="aolReplacedBody" data-mce-style="background-color: #fff;"> <span style="display: none;" data-mce-style="display: none;"> </span> <div id="aolmail_ygrp-mlmsg" style="position: relative;" data-mce-style="position: relative;"> <div id="aolmail_ygrp-msg" style="z-index: 1;" data-mce-style="z-index: 1;"> <div id="aolmail_ygrp-text"> <p></p><div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: black;" data-mce-style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: black;"><p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Dog Owners of the Golden State "DOGS"</p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;">PO Box 1033</p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Chino CA 91710</p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.ca-dogs.org/">www.ca-dogs.org</a></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Mayor and City Council</p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;">City of Palm Springs</p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong><span lang="EN">Palm Springs City Hall</span></strong><span lang="EN"><br> 3200 E Tahquitz Canyon Way<br> <strong><span>Phone:</span></strong> (760) 322-8362<br> <strong><span>Fax:</span></strong> (760) 323-8207</span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN"> </span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN">July 10, 2018</span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN"> </span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN"> </span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN">Dear Mayor Moon and City Council Members,</span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN"> </span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN">Dog Owners of the Golden State, a 501(c) 3 public charity, and AKC recognized State Federation, and a voice for California's </span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN">Dogs and their owners, urges you to reject any plan to criminalize responsible breeding of dogs in a home environment. </span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN"> </span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN">California's dog breeders perform a valuable service in providing happy, healthy, well-adjusted and loving pets for the communities in which they live. Such pets cannot be replaced by the importation of "rescued" animals with unknown backgrounds, health histories and genetic problems. Banning home breeding would create a void that cannot be replaced, forcing your constituents to travel great distances to obtain pets, and making pet ownership unattainable for many. </span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN"> </span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN">Palm Springs has a very large senior community, and it is well-proven that pets provide inestimable comfort, companionship and health benefits to seniors. "Rescues" are not suitable for many, and often have special health considerations, making them a burden on their owners. Please do not deprive your seniors of their right of consumer choice and the ability to find the pet that best suits their needs.. </span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN"> </span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN">Home breeders are already regulated by local ordinances which assure animal welfare. </span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN">Additionally, what will be the cost of enforcement of such an onerous provision? How much revenue will be lost to your animal control division when people are forced to breed and buy "underground" and fail to license their pets? Failure to license carries an inherent risk of rabies to the community, and just one case of possible rabies exposure costs public health departments many thousands of dollars. </span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN"> </span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN">We urge you to reject criminalization of breeders, who are one of society's most valuable assets.</span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN"> </span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN">Sincerely yours, </span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN"> </span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN"> </span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN">Geneva Coats</span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN">Director</span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN">Dog Owners of the Golden State "DOGS"</span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN"> </span></p> <p class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN">cc: Mayor Robert Moon, Geoff Kors, J.R. 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There is already a provision requiring pet stores only sell "rescued" dogs and not commercially-bred dogs. Now, the City intends to stop breeding by individuals which they consider "backyard breeding". They define this as "the breeding of dogs and/or cats for any business or commercial purpose on property zoned for residential occupancy." <br> AKC Government Relations has released an alert with a request that concerned dog owners contact the Palm Springs City Council and attend the hearing if possible, particularly if you are a Palm Springs resident. <br> More information <a target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #111111;" href="https://sable.godaddy.com/c/109712?id=115.58.1.9d0da4ef06936996b45b6edfef8604f5">here</a>:</p> </span> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="full text table-3 middle" id="" align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="table-layout: fixed; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0; width: 100% !important; min-width: 100% !important; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; background-color: #FFFFFF;"> <tr> <td align="left" id="" style="padding-top: 0; padding-right: 30px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 30px;"> <style> /* styles */</style> <!--[if (gte mso 9)|(IE)]><style> /* styles */</style><![endif]--> <div class="module text" dir="ltr"> <span class="module-3 text-container" style="text-align: left;"> <p style="vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: #555555; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;" align="center">Kind Regards,</p> <p style="vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: #555555; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;" align="center">Dog Owners of the Golden State</p> </span> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="full call-to-action table-4 last" id="" align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="table-layout: fixed; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0; width: 100% !important; min-width: 100% !important; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; background-color: #FFFFFF;"> <tr> <td align="left" id="" style="padding-top: 0; padding-right: 30px; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 30px;"> <style> table div table+table+table+table+table div table td{padding:0}table div table+table+table+table+table div table table{width:auto!important;float:none!important}/* styles */</style> <!--[if (gte mso 9)|(IE)]><style> /* styles */</style><![endif]--> <div class="module call-to-action" dir="ltr"> <div class="call-to-action-container" align="center" style="display: block; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-align: center; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0; overflow: visible; float: left;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="table-layout: fixed; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; font-size: 17px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="center" align="center" style="text-align: center; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="FF9C00" class="chunky" style="table-layout: fixed; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0; font-size: 17px; display: inline-block; width: auto; float: none !important; border-radius: 5px; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0;" align="none !important"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 0.575em; padding-right: 0.7em; padding-bottom: 0.575em; padding-left: 0.7em;"> <a target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #FFFFFF; display: block; width: 100%; font-weight: bold; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; text-align: center; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; background-color: #FF9C00;" href="https://sable.godaddy.com/c/109712?id=115.59.1.48cdd9f6e8c94b051dc2b99c602dfc8b"> <font face="'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif" color="FFFFFF" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 17px; color: #FFFFFF; background-color: #FF9C00;"> Visit DOGS online! 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Instead, retail pet stores would be limited to offering "rescued" pets from unregulated and often unscrupulous sources. Californians already have a shortage of adoptable dogs, and the proliferation of "rescues" trafficked in from other states and even other countries has recently resulted in an outbreak of dangerous canine influenza.</p> <p align="left" style="vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: #555555; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">Rescued animals have a high incidence of illnesses, particularly infectious diseases. Puppies and kittens which are forcibly funneled through a shelter or rescue environment prior to placement are exposed at the most vulnerable age to viruses which cause serious illness and even death. Without the ability to obtain healthy vaccinated pets with documented health histories, pet store owners would soon go broke because they are mandated by law to pay veterinary bills or refunds in excess of the original sale price when pets they sell develop illness.</p> <p align="left" style="vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: #555555; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">Californians deserve to have a choice when it comes to their next pet. 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Instead, retail pet stores would be limited to offering "rescued" pets from unregulated and often unscrupulous sources. Californians already have a shortage of adoptable dogs, and the proliferation of "rescues" trafficked in from other states and even other countries has recently resulted in an outbreak of dangerous canine influenza.</p> <p align="left" style="vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: #555555; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">Rescued animals have a high incidence of illnesses, particularly infectious diseases. Puppies and kittens which are forcibly funneled through a shelter or rescue environment prior to placement are exposed at the most vulnerable age to viruses which cause serious illness and even death. Without the ability to obtain healthy vaccinated pets with documented health histories, pet store owners would soon go broke because they are mandated by law to pay veterinary bills or refunds in excess of the original sale price when pets they sell develop illness.</p> <p align="left" style="vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: #555555; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">Californians deserve to have a choice when it comes to their next pet. We deserve first and foremost a healthy pet, but each family also deserve the right to choose the breed that is right for them. When was the last time you looked in the newspaper and found puppies for sale? Breeding laws in the state have become so onerous that there are few puppies available at any price from private parties; and now, if pet stores cannot obtain healthy puppies from humane, regulated breeders, our choice is virtually eliminated.</p> <p align="left" style="vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: #555555; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;">Say yes to healthy pets. Say yes to consumer protections and consumer choice. NO ON AB 485. 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The Land Use Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday May 8th at 1:00 PM at the Art Pick Council Chamber, Riverside City Hall.</p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; color: #555555; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;" align="left">The agenda for the May 8th meeting includes breeder licensing and a proposal for a retail pet sales ban. Public comment will follow the staff presentation. Those wishing to comment will need to fill out a "speaker card" and present it to the city clerk prior to the start of the meeting.</p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; color: #555555; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;" align="left">This is our chance to stop the licensing of breeders even before an ordinance is drafted. Each individual will be allowed 3 minutes. In the past, individuals have been permitted to transfer their time to another speaker. Our plan is to assign a part of our talking points/arguments to each speaker so that we cover all of our items. We will meet outside the council chamber at 12:00 noon to organize our presentations.</p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; color: #555555; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;" align="left">Please contact Terry @ Riversideleg@aol.com if you plan to attend the meeting and if you would like to speak.</p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; color: #555555; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;" align="left">Residents are also encouraged to contact the City Council Members serving on the Utility Services/Land Use/Energy Development Committee to express their concerns. 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The City of Riverside is considering the adoption of a Long Beach-style ordinance. Long Beach's animal ordinances include mandatory spay/neuter, breeder licensing so complicated that not one breeder license has ever been issued, and retail pet sales restrictions. What originates in the City often spreads to the entire County, and eventually state-wide, so this discussion should be of interest to all. 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font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Re: CA AB 1491 (Caballero): </span></strong><b><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Sales of dogs and cats: contracts and advertising. OPPOSED<strong><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></b></font></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></strong></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="3"><strong><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>REQUEST TO BE INCLUDED IN OFFICIAL OPPOSITION</span></strong><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="3"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Dear Chairman Stone and Committee Members,</span><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font size="3">DOGS, (Dog Owners of the Golden State), is an AKC State Federation for California, representing thousands of dog owners in our state. We are advocates for animal welfare, for promoting responsible dog ownership and for protecting the rights of responsible dog owners. We support animal legislation that provides positive benefits to society.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font size="3">DOGS <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">OPPOSES </b>AB1491 which would prohibit leases of dogs for any reason. While your intentions may be to reduce or eliminate lawsuits in this area, the fact remains that legally, dogs and other animals are property, and as property, citizens have the right to sell, lease, donate, or enter into any contract regarding an animal as they deem mutually beneficial.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><o:p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font size="3">It is common for breeders and rescue organizations to adopt out dogs with contract provisions requiring return of the dog under certain circumstances. It is also common among dog owners, as an unpleasant side effect of dog ownership limit laws, to lease or co-own dogs for breeding purposes. AB 1491 would destroy this necessary method for maintaining healthy diverse gene pools in dog breeds. Additionally, This bill would jeopardize the legal right of the original owner or charitable organization to reclaim his dog in the event of specified problems with the new owner. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="3"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="3"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We urge you to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>reject</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>this proposal which would cripple the work of ethical, responsible breeders and rescue organizations. Such unreasonable regulations are not only burdensome to breeders and pet owners, they also are detrimental to the welfare of animals and harmful to the community.</span><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="3"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Sincerely yours,</span><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="3"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Geneva Coats, R.N.</span><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font size="3">Director<o:p></o:p></font></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="3"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Dog Owners of the Golden State</span><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font size="3">CC:</font></span><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> M. 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Ying<o:p></o:p></span></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></div>Liberty Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177305529757660312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861547042801402705.post-24022271422603285202017-04-03T13:05:00.001-07:002017-04-03T13:05:17.253-07:00DOGS Alert - CA AB 1491<p style="mso-hide:all;font-size:0px;background-color:transparent;position:absolute;height:1px"><img src="https://sable.godaddy.com/view?id=109712.25.1.81ca76e852467fbd6829c03337b2504a" alt="" border="0" width="0" height="0"></p> <div id="mimi_background_color_wrapper" style="min-width: 630px; background-color: #FAF6F0;"> <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><v:background fill="t"> <v:fill type="tile" color="#FAF6F0"></v:fill> </v:background><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <table height="100%" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="display:none;font-size:0px;color:transparent">DOG OWNERS OF THE GOLDEN STATE ALERT - AB 1491 makes leasing ILLEGAL The California Legislature is entertaining a bill that would render contracts fo</p> <p style="mso-hide:all;font-size:0px;background-color:transparent;position:absolute;height:1px"></p> <div id="madmimi_outer_wrapper" style="margin-top: 0; 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Here is the legislative analysis:</p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; color: #555555; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;" align="left"><em style="font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">This bill would declare a contract entered into on or after January 1, 2018, to transfer ownership of a dog or cat in which ownership is contingent upon the making of payments over a period of time subsequent to the transfer of possession of the dog or cat void as against public policy unless those payments are on an unsecured loan for the purchase of that animal. This bill would also declare a contract entered into on or after January 1, 2018, for the lease of a dog or cat void as against public policy. The bill would require that the consumer taking possession of a dog or cat transferred under the terms of one of these contracts be deemed the owner of the dog or cat and be entitled to return all amounts paid under the contract.</em></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; color: #555555; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;" align="left">This bill would render leasing contracts for any reason as null and void. It would eliminate your choice to lease a dog for breeding purposes. Anyone who might choose to lease a pets.....can't imagine that people actually do this, but if so, that is their inherent RIGHT to make that CHOICE and DECISION independently....we don't need the government to insert itself into our private transactions. Dogs are property, and as such can be bought, sold and yes, leased.</p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; color: #555555; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;" align="left">Assembly Judiciary Committee Contact</p> <p style="line-height: 1.5em; color: #555555; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;" align="left">Create an account and log in <a target="_blank" style="color: #111111; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word;" href="https://sable.godaddy.com/c/109712?id=25.22.1.7a683556eb17bf2f7e5ca7ad02bc61a3"><strong style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline;">here</strong></a> to submit your letter to the Judiciary Committee members. Preserve your right to enter into a private party leasing contract. Ask them to reject AB 1491 (author Caballero), an unnecessary measure. The bill will be heard TOMORROW April 4, 2017.</p></div></td></tr></table></div><div class="module text" style="clear: both; page-break-inside: avoid; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"><table width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0; margin-top: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: auto; margin-left: auto; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-width: 0; border-right-width: 0; border-bottom-width: 0; border-left-width: 0;"><tr><td width="530" align="left" style="clear: both; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"><div class="madmimi-text-container" style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"><p style="line-height: 1.5em; 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<strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">March 31, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">Re: CA AB 485 O'Donnell: Pet Store Operators: Dogs, Cats and Rabbits </span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">OPPOSED</span></strong><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">REQUEST TO BE INCLUDED IN OFFICIAL OPPOSITION</span></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Dear Chairman Salas and Committee Members,</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">DOGS, (Dog Owners of the Golden State), is an AKC State Federation for California, representing thousands of dog owners in our state. We are advocates for animal welfare, for promotion of responsible dog ownership and for protecting the rights of responsible dog owners. We support animal legislation that provides positive benefits to society.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">DOGS <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">OPPOSES </b>AB 485 which would mandate that retail outlets in our state only source dogs, cats or rabbits from animal shelters or rescue groups. This measure would severely restrict consumer choice and spur the growth of an unregulated market. A sales ban would only hurt legitimate businesses and responsible, regulated breeders and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">do nothing to improve animal welfare.</span></strong></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">The assumption that</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">restricting sales to shelter and rescue animals would promote welfare is false. Current law protects pet owners and animal health through long-standing regulation of breeders and California's "puppy lemon law." Rescue and shelter pets are often brought in from other states and even other countries, with unknown origins, no welfare checks on conditions, and sometimes the animals are even sick with infectious diseases like parvo, distemper and rabies. Shelter and rescue pets can be expensive for their new owners because they are <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">exempt</b> from existing California consumer health, safety and disclosure requirements and from the consumer protection laws which are required of traditional pet stores and breeders under the Lockyer-Polanco-Farr Pet Protection Act and the Polanco-Lockyer Pet Breeder Warranty Act. Banning the sale of regulated, health-guaranteed dogs from pet stores <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">would eliminate consumer protection</b> and encourage the proliferation of unhealthy pets.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">The USDA regulates the care and conditions of dogs and cats that produce pets for pet stores. The USDA also regulates any breeder who conducts sales that are not face-to-face. Commercial breeders are already heavily regulated by the USDA and retail sale of pets in California is already heavily regulated by the State. One-size-fits all regulations don't make sense when local communities have the opportunity to enact their own rules and regulations. Thirty-three (33) of California's 539 separate jurisdictions have chosen to enact their own rules. On the other hand, 506 jurisdictions have decided that such measures are unnecessary in their communities.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Puppies from regulated breeders are healthier than those from any other source. DVM/VPI Insurance Group, the largest provider of animal health insurance, testified during a hearing in California that "preconceived notions" concerning pet store puppies "could not have been more wrong." After insuring more than 89,000 pet store puppies and kittens and handling health claims from a pool of more than 500,000 insured animals, the<span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span><strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-weight: normal;">insurance company</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> reduced its premiums for pet store puppies and kittens substantially by as much as 22 percent </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-weight: normal;">compared to premiums charged for animals from other sources.</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span>Why? Pet store puppies receive more veterinary attention during the first 12 weeks of age than any other puppies and, as a result, have fewer claims.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Liberty Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177305529757660312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861547042801402705.post-85011370457685278502017-03-30T09:39:00.001-07:002017-03-31T22:42:52.971-07:00CA AB 485 Newsletter – March 30, 2017<div style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 0px; height: 1px; position: absolute;">
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CA AB 485 UPDATE ========== AB 485 was amended this week to add initial substance to the bill. The bill as it now stands would make it illegal for a</div>
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AB 485 was amended this week to add initial substance to the bill. The bill as it now stands would make it illegal for a pet store to sell a dog, cat, or rabbit unless the animal was obtained from a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or certain 501(c)(3) organizations.</div>
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Here's a link to the bill:</div>
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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB485</div>
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We believe that the bill should be opposed. Here's the text from the AKC's Position Statement on Pet Choice:</div>
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"The American Kennel Club emphatically supports freedom of choice in selecting a pet. AKC actively promotes efforts to ensure that people are educated, understand the demands of responsible ownership and have access to a pet that is right for them. AKC strongly opposes any measure that restricts choice by compelling people and/or retailers to obtain pets solely from shelter or rescue distributors."</div>
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In other words, pet owners should be free to choose where they obtain their pets.</div>
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Current law protects pet owners and animal health through long-standing regulation of breeders and California's "puppy lemon law." The assertion that restricting sales to shelter and rescue animals would promote welfare is false. Rescue and shelter pets are often brought in from other states and even other countries, with unknown origins, no welfare checks on conditions, and sometimes the animals are even sick with infectious diseases like parvo, distemper and rabies. Shelter and "rescued" pets can be expensive for their new owners because they are exempt from consumer protections such as health warantees under the Lockyer-Polanco act.</div>
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Further, "one size fits all" laws as embodied in AB 485 often don't work well across a state as diverse as ours. Jurisdictions in the state already can enact ordinances banning such sales. Of the 539 separate counties and cities in the state, only 33 or about 6% of those jurisdictions have chosen to regulate the retail sale of dogs in pet stores.</div>
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AB 485 is scheduled to heard in the Assembly Committee on Business and Professions on April 4.</div>
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In the meantime, contact the members of the Committee and the Committee's staff and let them know you oppose AB 485.</div>
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If you need additional information, please feel free to contact DOGS at info@ca-dogs.org.</div>
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Rudy Salas, Jr., Chairman <br />
State Capitol, Room 4016, P. O. Box 94289, Sacramento, CA 94249-0032 Assemblymember.Salas@assembly.ca.gov <br />
Tel. (916) 319-2032 Fax. (916) 319-2132</div>
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William P. Brough, Vice Chairman <br />
State Capitol, Room 3141, P. O. Box 94289, Sacramento, CA 94249-0073 Assemblymember.Brough@assembly.ca.gov <br />
Tel. (916) 319-2073 Fax. (916) 319-2173</div>
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Joaquin Arambula, MD <br />
State Capitol, Room 5155, P. O. Box 94289, Sacramento, CA 94249-0031 Assemblymember.Arambula@assembly.ca.gov <br />
Tel. (916) 319-2031 Fax. (916) 319-2131</div>
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Catharine B. Baker <br />
State Capitol, Room 2130, P. O. Box 94289, Sacramento, CA 94249-0016 Assemblymember.Baker@assembly.ca.gov <br />
Tel. (916) 319-2016 Fax. (916) 319-2116</div>
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Richard Bloom <br />
State Capitol, Room 2003, P. O. Box 94289, Sacramento, CA 94249-0050 Assemblymember.Bloom@assembly.ca.gov <br />
Tel. (916) 319-2050 Fax. (916) 319-2150</div>
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David Chiu <br />
State Capitol, Room 4112, P. O. Box 94289, Sacramento, CA 94249-0017 Assemblymember.Chiu@assembly.ca.gov <br />
Tel. (916) 319-2017 Fax. (916) 319-2117</div>
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Jordan Cunningham <br />
State Capitol, Room 4102, P. O. Box 94289, Sacramento, CA 94249-0035 Assemblymember.Cunningham@assembly.ca.gov <br />
Tel. (916) 319-2035 Fax. (916) 319-2135</div>
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Brian Dahle <br />
State Capitol, Room 4098, P. O. Box 94289, Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Assemblymember.Dahle@assembly.ca.gov <br />
Tel. (916) 319-2001 Fax. (916) 319-2101</div>
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Susan Talamantes Eggman <br />
State Capitol, Room 4117, P. O. Box 94289, Sacramento, CA 94249-0013 Assemblymember.Eggman@assembly.ca.gov <br />
Tel. (916) 319-2013 Fax. (916) 319-2113</div>
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Mike A. Gipson <br />
State Capitol, Room 3173, P. O. Box 94289, Sacramento, CA 94249-0064 Assemblymember.Gipson@assembly.ca.gov <br />
Tel. (916) 319-2064 Fax. (916) 319-2164</div>
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Timothy S. Grayson <br />
State Capitol, Room 4164, P. O. Box 94289, Sacramento, CA 94249-0014 <br />
Assemblymember.Grayson@assembly.ca.gov <br />
Tel. (916) 319-2014 Fax. (916) 319-2114</div>
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State Capitol, Room 5136, P. O. Box 94289, Sacramento, CA 94249-0041 Assemblymember.Holden@assembly.ca.gov <br />
Tel. (916) 319-2041 Fax. (916) 319-2141</div>
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State Capitol, Room 4126, P. O. Box 94289, Sacramento, CA 94249-0028 Assemblymember.Low@assembly.ca.gov <br />
Tel. (916) 319-2028 Fax. (916) 319-2128</div>
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State Capitol, Room 3160, P. O. Box 94289, Sacramento, CA 94249-0022 Assemblymember.Mullin@assembly.ca.gov <br />
Tel. (916) 319-2022 Fax. (916) 319-2122</div>
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Marc Steinorth <br />
State Capitol, Room 5128, P. O. Box 94289, Sacramento, CA 94249-0040 Assemblymember.Steinorth@assembly.ca.gov <br />
Tel. (916) 319-2040 Fax. (916) 319-2140</div>
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State Capitol, Room 6026, P. O. Box 94289, Sacramento, CA 94249-0019 Assemblymember.Ting@assembly.ca.gov <br />
Tel. (916) 319-2019 Fax. (916) 319-2119</div>
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Elissa Silva, Consultant <br />
Assembly Committee on Business and Professions <br />
Legislative Office Building, 1020 N. "N" Street, Room 383, Sacramento, CA 95381 Elissa.Silva@asm.ca.gov <br />
Tel. (916) 319-3301 Fax. (916) 319-3306</div>
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Gabby Nepomuceno <br />
Assembly Committee on Business and Professions <br />
Legislative Office Building, 1020 N. "N" Street, Room 383, Sacramento, CA 95381 Elissa.Silva@asm.ca.gov <br />
Tel. (916) 319-3301 Fax. (916) 319-3306</div>
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<a href="http://www.ca-dogs.org/"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Www.ca-dogs.org</span></a></div>
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We are
pleased to announce that <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Dog
Owners of the Golden State</span> (“DOGS”) has been recognized by the
American Kennel Club as a State Federation for California.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">FAQs</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">What is DOGS?</span></div>
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DOGS is
simply a group of people and clubs joining together to inform the public about
responsible dog ownership, to help protect the rights of responsible dog owners
and breeders, and to advocate for effective canine legislation.</div>
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For
example, DOGS already has been actively providing background information and
support to fanciers in the Riverside area to help make their approach to
proposed updates to the animal ordinance more effective. DOGS is also
preparing for a long legislative season in Sacramento.</div>
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As
mentioned above, the AKC has recognized DOGS as a State Federation for
California.</div>
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DOGS is
part of USSPCO, a shelterless SPCA and 501(c)(3) organization incorporated by a
group of California dog and cat fanciers in 2010, which makes your
contributions tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.</div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Who’s involved with DOGS?</span></div>
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The
founders of DOGS, Diane Amendola, Chuck Bridges, Geneva Coats, Jan Dykema, and
Connie Koehler, are dog fanciers, exhibitors, and breeders just like you –
several of them are even AKC judges. In addition to having extensive of
experience in their respective breeds, this core team has decades of experience
in advocacy.</div>
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We’d like
you to be a part of DOGS!</div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">What can I do?</span></div>
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1.
Become active in your communities and the state in promoting responsible dog
ownership and dog breeding. And convince your friends and dog clubs to
become active, too.</div>
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2.
Follow the activities of your city councils and county boards of
supervisors. Get to know your council members and supervisors – local
fanciers are “canaries in the coal mine” when it comes to local threats to
responsible dog ownership and dog breeding. Be willing to speak at
hearings . . . we are here to help you!</div>
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3.
Send this Email to your friends and the officers of your dog club. Follow
the Dog Owners of the Golden State Facebook page Help organize and
participate in events sponsored by DOGS.</div>
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4.
Send us an Email with your contact information to let us know how you are
willing to help the DOGS organization succeed, such as volunteering to contact
other fanciers, to plan or staff an event, or to help with our fundraising
efforts.</div>
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5.
Contribute to Dog Owners of the Golden State and get your friends and dog clubs
to contribute. DOGS is an all-volunteer organization, but educational and
advocacy activities still require cold, hard cash. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">All contributions are very welcome</span>,
but here are some dog-show-themed suggestions:</div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">1st Place</span></div>
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Individuals - $25</div>
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Specialty, Obedience, and Performance Clubs - $50</div>
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All Breed and Group Clubs - $150</div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Winners</span></div>
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Individuals - $50</div>
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Specialty, Obedience, and Performance Clubs - $100</div>
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All Breed and Group Clubs - $300</div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Best of Breed</span></div>
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Individuals - $100</div>
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Specialty, Obedience, and Performance Clubs - $200</div>
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All Breed and Group Clubs - $600</div>
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(You
notice we haven’t figured out what to do with the Groups and BIS . . . yet.)</div>
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We have a PayPal account set up – <a href="mailto:donate@ca-dogs.org">donate@ca-dogs.org</a> or
you can send us a check payable to <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Dog Owners of the Golden State</span>. We’ll also have a Web site set up and running in
the next few days (<a href="http://ca-dogs.org/">ca-dogs.org</a>).</div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">How do we contact you?</span></div>
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General Email: <a href="mailto:info@ca-dogs.org">info@ca-dogs.org</a></div>
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Address:
Dog Owners of the Golden State</div>
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P. O. Box 355</div>
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Tracy, CA 95378-0355</div>
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Phone:
Chuck
Bridges
(209) 815-3613 – Mobile</div>
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Geneva
Coats
(909) 438-8242 – Mobile</div>
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Connie
Koehler
(310) 717-4804 – Mobile</div>
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We at DOGS
look forward to working with you all of you!</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Chuck Bridges</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Director</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Dog Owners of the Golden State</span></div>
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P. O. Box
355</div>
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Tracy,
CA 95378-0355</div>
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(209)
815-3613 - Mobile</div>
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(866)
972-8373 - Toll Free</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">DOGS is an American Kennel
Club State Federation for California.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">DOGS is part of USSPCO, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization -- your contributions to DOGS are tax-deductible to the extent
permitted by law. USSPCO's tax identification number is 27-2213981.</span></div>
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Liberty Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177305529757660312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861547042801402705.post-3042383722175377322017-03-02T10:11:00.001-08:002017-03-31T22:44:57.393-07:00Fwd: [CFODC] 2017 NominationsCALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF DOG CLUBS, INC.
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2017 Nominations
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In
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accordance with Article II, Section 5(a) of the Bylaws of California Federation
<br />
of Dog Clubs, Inc., the Nominating Committee has nominated the following
<br />
qualified individuals for the designated offices:
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President Charles H. Bridges, Jr. ("Chuck")
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Vice President Judythe Coffman
<br />
Secretary Geneva R. Coats
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Treasurer Jamie Winton-Rudolph
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Director Janice Anderson
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Director Janis A. Dykema ("Jan")
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Director Carol R. Hamilton
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Director Teri Kahn
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Director Carole Raschella
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Article
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II, Section 5(b) of the Bylaws allows for additional nominations for officers
<br />
and directors to be made by a petition.
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The nominating petitions must be signed by at least five members – Individual
<br />
Members or delegates from Member Clubs. Each
<br />
petition must also be signed by the nominees indicating their willingness to
<br />
serve. Nominating petitions must be
<br />
received by the Secretary no later than sixty days before the annual meeting.
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I
<br />
received the Nominating Committee's report on February7, 2016. The Bylaws require that the Nominating
<br />
Committee's report be received by the Secretary no later than ninety days
<br />
before the annual meeting and that that this notice be sent no later than
<br />
seventy-five days before the annual meeting.
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Accordingly, the earliest date that the annual meeting can be held is
<br />
May 7, 2017. The actual date and
<br />
location of the annual meeting, when designated by the Board of Directors, will
<br />
be sent in a separate notice.
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Dated: February
<br />
12, 2017
<br />
Geneva R. Coats
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Geneva R. Coats, Secretary
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Judi Mancuso, President of Social Compassion in Legislation (SCIL, one of the sponsors of AB 1634, the statewide mandatory spay/bill introduced in 2007), announced SCIL's sponsorship of AB 485, the Pet Rescue & Adoption Act. While the press release suggests that the new bill would require all dogs, cats, and rabbits offered for retail sale in California to be obtained solely from public or private animal shelters located in California and non-profit rescue groups, the actual language of the bill is vague. Here's the entire text of the current bill (without the preamble):</div>
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SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would promote the adoption of animals from shelters and rescue groups and encourage humane practices in the purchase of dogs and cats offered for retail sale in California."</div>
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AB 485 looks like it's going to be a "gut and amend" bill, and we can expect, given SCIL's history, that the bill will become anti-breeder and anti-owner as it progresses through the state legislature.</div>
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Finally, please be aware that the situation for unowned pets has improved continuously since at the least 1970s across the U.S. and particularly in California. Here's a link to recent <i>Washington Post</i> article that discusses a possible shortage of available dogs in the future and points out the vastly inflated statistics on shelter killing used by Animal Rights extremists:</div>
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Maddie's Fund reached a similar conclusion, that the shift of a few percentage points in demand for shelter dogs would empty shelters, a few years ago. Interestingly, Nathan Winograd, the founder of the No Kill movement commented on the possibility of a shortage of dogs, "If we still haven't met market demand — which would surprise me — then let's look to our neighbors to our south before we say, 'Let's start producing more.'" Of course, we're already seeing unowned dogs being imported from Asia and Mexico to meet the demand for rescued dogs.</div>
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Please be aware of the potential of AB 485 and standby for further updates</div>
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Agenda of Annual Meeting of Member Clubs and Individual Members<br />
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In accordance with Article II, Section 1 of its Bylaws, this is the Annual Meeting of Member Clubs and Individual Members of California Federation of Dog Clubs, Inc. This meeting is being held on Friday, August 26, 2016 at 7:30 PM on the show grounds of the Simi Valley Kennel Club, Inc., Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. <br />
Official notice of this meeting was sent electronically to all members on July 21, 2016.<br />
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The order of business shall be as follows:<br />
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Roll call of members<br />
Minutes of the last annual meeting<br />
Report of the Board<br />
Report of the President<br />
Report of the Secretary<br />
Report of the Treasurer – review of bank balances<br />
Report of Committees – none<br />
Announcement of newly elected Officers and Directors<br />
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President Charles H. Bridges, Jr. (“Chuck”)<br />
Vice President Judythe Coffman<br />
Secretary Geneva R. Coats<br />
Treasurer Jamie Winton-Rudolph<br />
Director Janice Anderson<br />
Director Janis A. Dykema (“Jan”)<br />
Director Carol R. Hamilton<br />
Director Teri Kahn<br />
Director Carole Raschella<br />
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Unfinished Business<br />
New Business<br />
Adjournment<br />
General Discussion<br />
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In the absence of the President, Vice President Judythe Coffman and the Officers and Directors will review the activities of the past year:<br />
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Legislative Activities<br />
Whittier and follow-up event<br />
Kern County<br />
Bakersfield<br />
Carpenteria<br />
Santa Paula<br />
Colton<br />
Current Legislative Issues <br />
Nathan Winograd Event<br />
Breed ID Workshop Update<br />
Fire Responses<br />
General Update<br />
Butte Fire (Amador County)<br />
Topanga-Calabasas Fire (Los Angeles County)<br />
Erskine Fire (Kern County<br />
Sand Fire (Los Angeles County<br />
Blue Cut Fire (San Bernardino County)<br />
Disaster Program/Disaster Trailer Update<br />
Membership Program<br />
Reestablishment of California tax-exempt status.<br />
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California Federation of Dog Clubs, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.Liberty Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177305529757660312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861547042801402705.post-59635359881768104802016-08-18T11:35:00.002-07:002016-08-18T11:35:28.319-07:00Fire SeasonYou all know that fire season in California started early this year. Judy Coffman, our Vice President, monitors wildfires and contacts local Incident Command staff for each fire that expands beyond a local brush fire to offer support for animal evacuations – usually animal food or shelter supplies. So far this year we haven’t needed to dispatch either of CFODC’s disaster response trailers, but we have provided animal food for evacuees of the Topanga-Calabasas and Erskine Fires and have provided requested supplies for the Sand and Blue Cut Fires. The Blue Cut Fire, currently active in San Bernardino County, has burned almost 26,000 acres and is 4% contained (by comparison, the Clayton Fire in Lake County has burned 4,000 acres and is 50% contained).<br />
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We appreciate all of our members. Some of our members have also made additional donations beyond their basic membership dues. I’d like to single out Contra Costa County Kennel Club, Bulldog Club of Northern California, Irish Terrier Club of Northern California, Ed & Mary-Jean Odron, Schipperke Club of Southern California, Tehachapi Mountain Dog Fanciers, and Valerie J. Vihlen Schluter for their generosity this year (Santa Maria Kennel Club also has a long history of supporting CFODC through additional donations).<br />
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The fact is we are going to deplete our Disaster Relief Fund this year. Our policy is to meet the current needs of animals evacuated in disasters; we will not hold back assistance in anticipation of future needs from future fires. Consequently, if you or your club has not joined CFODC, please consider joining and making an additional donation to support our disaster relief activities. If you know of other fanciers and clubs who haven’t joined CFODC, please encourage them to join, too. I wish I had the nerve to ask you for $19.00 a month in exchange for a picture of a pitiful looking dog. We have a much different appeal, donate to help animals and their owners in California and show the public that the fancy cares.<br />
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Again, thanks for your support.<br />
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Best regards,<br />
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Chuck Bridges<br />
President<br />
California Federation of Dog Clubs, Inc.<br />
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AKC Breeders of Merit<br />
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Tracy, CA 95378-0355<br />
(209) 835-6530 - Home<br />
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California Federation of Dog Clubs, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizationLiberty Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177305529757660312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861547042801402705.post-6926783833831875062016-07-28T17:05:00.001-07:002016-07-28T17:05:50.802-07:00SB 898 - Make nonprofit animal blood banks exempt from sales tax.<div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:black;"><div id="AOLMsgPart_2_41c32182-b7f9-4a9d-9b2e-025d85dcf396"> <div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: black;" data-mce-style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: black;"> <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_491f0467-3ff1-4aad-87a9-da1d78423167"> <div dir="auto" class="aolReplacedBody"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;" data-mce-style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>SB 898- Make nonprofit animal blood banks exempt from sales tax</strong></span></div><blockquote><div><b><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><br></span></u></b></div><div><b><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CROSS-POST THIS MESSAGE</span></u></b><br></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="aolmail_WordSection1"><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">SB 898 was drafted to clarify and enumerate the sales tax exemption for the sale of animal blood, blood products, and derivatives by a licensed nonprofit animal blood bank. The clarification was necessary as sales tax audit by California's State Board of Equalization of Hemopet, a nonprofit animal blood bank established in 1991 by Jean Dodds, DVM, had resulted in an assessment in excess of $100,000. SB 898 as drafted would have specifically exempted the sale of animal blood and related products from sales tax and directed the BOE to cancel its assessment. Here's a link to information on the bill.</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_898&sess=CUR&house=B&author=nguyen_%3cnguyen">http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_898&sess=CUR&house=B&author=nguyen_<nguyen</a>></span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">SB 898 was passed unanimously by the California Senate. Unfortunately, the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation passed the bill with amendments that would allow the BOE to collect the prior sales taxes from Hemopet, essentially putting it out of business. The next stop is the Assembly Committee on Appropriations where SB 898 is scheduled to heard on Wednesday, August 3, 2016.</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Here's what I'm asking you to do:</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">1. Contact the members of the Committee on Appropriations to encourage them to pass an additional amendment protecting nonprofit animal blood banks from the levy of past sales and use taxes.</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Assembly Committee on Appropriations</span></u></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Lorena S. Gonzalez (Chair)</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">D-80</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">T: (916) 319-2080</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">F: (916) 319-2180</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Frank Bigelow (Vice Chair)</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">R-05</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">T: (916) 319-2005</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">F: (916) 319-2105</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Richard Bloom</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">D-50</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">T: (916) 319-2050</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">F: (916) 319-2150</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Susan A. Bonilla</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">D-14</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">T: (916) 319-2014</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">F: (916) 319-2114</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Rob Bonta</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">D-18</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">T: (916) 319-2018</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">F: (916) 319-2118</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Ian C. Calderon</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">D-57</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">T: (916) 319-2057</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">F: (916) 319-2157</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Ling Ling Chang</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">R-55</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">T: (916) 319-2055</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">F: (916) 319-2155</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Tom Daly</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">D-69</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">T: (916) 319-2069</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">F: (916) 319-2169</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Susan Talamantes Eggman</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">D-13</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">T: (916) 319-2013</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">F: (916) 319-2113</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">James Gallagher</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">R-03</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">T: (916) 319-2003</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">F: (916) 319-2103</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Eduardo Garcia</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">D-56</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">T: (916) 319-2056</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">F: (916) 319-2156</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Chris R. Holden</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">D-41</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">T: (916) 319-2041</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">F: (916) 319-2141</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Brian W. Jones</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">R-71</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">T: (916) 319-2071</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">F: (916) 319-2171</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Jay Obernolte</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">R-33</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">T: (916) 319-2033</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">F: (916) 319-2133</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Bill Quirk</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">D-20</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">T: (916) 319-2020</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">F: (916) 319-2120</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Miguel Santiago</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">D-53</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">T: (916) 319-2053</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">F: (916) 319-2153</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Donald P. Wagner</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">R-68</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">T: (916) 319-2068</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">F: (916) 319-2168</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Shirley N. Weber</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">D-79</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">T: (916) 319-2079</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">F: (916) 319-2179</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Jim Wood</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">D-02</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">T: (916) 319-2002</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">F: (916) 319-2102</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Assembly Appropriations Committee</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Attn: Luke Reidenbach, Senior Consultant</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">T: (916) 319-2081</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">F: (916) 319-2181</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">2. Contact the Chair of the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation:</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Sebastian Ridley-Thomas</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">D-54</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">T: (916) 319-2054</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">F: (916) 319-2154</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">3. Jean Dodds and her husband Charles Berman plan to call on Assemblymembers in Sacramento on Monday, August 1, 2016. If you're available, join them.</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Resources</span></u></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">I've attached copies of letters provided by Hemopet, AKC, and CFODC for your reference.</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">For additional information, please contact Charles Berman at <a target="_blank" href="mailto:charlesberman@hemopet.org">charlesberman@hemopet.org</a> .</span></u></b></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Thank you all for your help!</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Best regards,</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Chuck Bridges</span></b></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">President</span></b></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">California Federation of Dog Clubs, Inc.</span></b></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></b></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Déjà Vu Chow Chows</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">AKC Breeders of Merit</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">P. O. Box 355</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Tracy, CA 95378-0355</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">(209) 835-6530 - Home</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">(209) 815-3613 - Mobile</span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">California Federation of Dog Clubs, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.</span></b></p><p class="aolmail_MsoNormal"> </p></div></blockquote></div> </div><br><br></div> </div><style>#AOLMsgPart_2_491f0467-3ff1-4aad-87a9-da1d78423167 td{color: black;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} .aolReplacedBody p.aolmail_MsoNormal,.aolReplacedBody li.aolmail_MsoNormal,.aolReplacedBody div.aolmail_MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";} .aolReplacedBody a:link,.aolReplacedBody span.aolmail_MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} .aolReplacedBody a:visited,.aolReplacedBody span.aolmail_MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} .aolReplacedBody p.aolmail_MsoNoSpacing,.aolReplacedBody li.aolmail_MsoNoSpacing,.aolReplacedBody div.aolmail_MsoNoSpacing {mso-style-priority:1; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";} .aolReplacedBody span.aolmail_EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-compose; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:windowtext;} .aolReplacedBody .aolmail_MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} .aolReplacedBody div.aolmail_WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} </style></div>Liberty Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177305529757660312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861547042801402705.post-72114321253134467822016-04-19T11:54:00.000-07:002016-04-19T11:55:00.276-07:00Colton MSN/BSL hearing tonight<div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:black;">Faxed to 909-370-5192<br><br><span lang="">City of Colton <p>650 N. La Cadena Dr.</p> <p>Colton, CA 92324</p> <p>April 18, 2016</p> <p>Dear Mayor DeLaRosa and City Council members,</p> <p>The California Federation of Dog Clubs is an association of thousands of dog clubs and owners across the State of California. Formed in 1990, the CFoDC works tirelessly to promote animal welfare, educate the public regarding responsible animal ownership, and protect the rights of responsible animal owners. We administer a disaster relief fund, conduct breed ID workshops for shelter personnel, provide educational information on responsible pet ownership, and man a toll-free assistance line for animal owners who need advice regarding pet training and behavioral issues. We support animal legislation with proven positive benefits to society. </p> <b></b><p><b>The CFODC is OPPOSED to the mandated sterilization of pets, regardless of exemptions.</b> Some of the reasons for our opposition include:</p> <b></b><p><b>The ASPCA, the No Kill Advocacy Center, the American Veterinary Medical Association, the American Kennel Club and many other animal welfare groups are OPPOSED to mandatory sterilization</b> because it creates more problems than it solves. </p> <p>Sterilization laws increase the numbers of dogs entering our shelters. The Downtown Dog Rescue Project in South LA documented that owners choose to surrender their dogs to shelters primarily due to the costs of the surgical procedure. This is particularly true for low and middle-income working families and seniors. A 2014 PetSmart Charities survey found that 30% of owners with intact pets said that the cost of spay/neuter was the primary reason for surrendering their pet to a shelter. </p> <p>Coercive sterilization laws and excessive animal-related fees result in increased shelter intakes and deaths anywhere they are tried.<b> Fewer people will reclaim their pets due to high costs.</b> Los Angeles has seen a steep rise in shelter intakes since implementing its own mandatory spay/neuter law. So has Memphis, Tennessee. </p> <p>Coercive sterilization laws discourage dog owners from licensing their dogs to avoid compliance. After implementing its own spay/neuter law, LA County saw an <b>11% drop in licensing compliance </b>while licensing in the rest of the state increased by 37%.</p> <p>Mandatory sterilization is <b>costly to enforce</b>. </p> <b></b><p><b>Revenues will drop</b>, as owners will increasingly avoid licensing and forced surgery on their pets. There will be even LESS money for the needed enforcement. </p> <p>Oppressive forced sterilization laws have resulted in <b>increased incidence of RABIES</b> in some areas, as owners who avoid licensing may also fail to vaccinate for rabies. This creates a dire risk to human health. Fort Worth TX repealed their mandatory spay-neuter law due to increased cases of rabies exposure. </p> <p>Dogs are being smuggled in by the thousands now, from Mexico and other countries, to meet the demand for pets.<b> Mandatory sterilization creates a black market </b>for dogs and puppies<b>.</b> Black market pets bring <b>rabies</b> and<b> parasites</b> along with them. </p> <p>Feral cats comprise the majority of shelter intakes, and <b>sterilization mandates do not help feral cats.</b> The only result is that Good Samaritans who care for feral cats are punished. Existing leash and confinement laws should be enforced. Sterilization does NOT prevent roaming.</p> <p>There is no evidence to support the assertion that shelter intakes are caused by animals bred locally. Most puppies are sold outside of the local area where they are born. </p> <b></b><p><b>Over 80% of owned dogs and 93% of owned cats are voluntarily sterilized </b>in the US today, making coercive sterilization mandates unnecessary. </p> <p>Mandated surgery disproportionately affects<b> seniors and low-income families</b>, making pet ownership financially burdensome for these groups.</p> <p>And finally, forced sterilization of our pets raises<b> direct animal welfare issues</b>. Dogs neutered or spayed when immature have a<b> greatly increased risk of health problems</b>, most notably<b> orthopedic disorders </b>such as hip dysplasia and patellar luxation, but also <b>life-threatening cancers</b> including osteosarcoma, hemagiosarcoma, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, mast cell tumors, and lymphosarcoma. In addition, spay/neuter particularly when done at an early age predisposes dogs to<b> hypothyroidism, vaccine reactions and infectious disease. </b>Contrary to popular belief, recent studies show that sterilization increases the risk of<b> aggressive behavior </b>in dogs. Certainly, as a matter of animal welfare, the decision to sterilize our dogs should be left up to dog owners in consultation with their veterinarians. </p> <p>In addition to the troublesome mandatory pediatric spay/neuter provisions, we note that you target a<b> specific breed type </b>for the imposition of certain restrictions and penalties. We <b>OPPOSE </b>breed-specific legislation. Breed-specific legislation is a dismal failure everywhere and is being repealed in many locales across the nation. It is not only unfair, it is ineffective as a problem-solving measure. </p> <p>The CFODC is <b>OPPOSED</b> to measures which impose <b>numeric pet limits </b>on households. Such limit laws result in a greater number of animals relinquished to shelters, with fewer households allowed to provide shelter pets with much needed homes. </p> <p> </p> <p>We urge you to REJECT any mandatory sterilization ordinance and instead focus on measures proven to work over the past thirty years….aggressive public education campaigns, trap/neuter and release programs for feral cats, and low-cost voluntary sterilization clinics. </p> <p>Sincerely yours,</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Geneva Coats, R.N.</p> <p>Secretary, California Federation of Dog Clubs</p> <p> </p> <p>cc: R DeLaRosa, D. Toro, S. Zamorra Jorrin, F. Navarro, L. Gonzales, D. Bennett, I. Suchil</p> </span></div>Liberty Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177305529757660312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861547042801402705.post-13587898543536568922016-03-04T13:01:00.001-08:002016-03-04T13:03:20.286-08:00Kern County Animal Control thanks CFODC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Liberty Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177305529757660312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861547042801402705.post-66985198914440470292016-02-19T12:36:00.002-08:002016-02-19T12:36:29.019-08:00Truckee Adopts Law Prohibiting Sale of Cats and Dogs in Pet Stores<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">TRUCKEE, Calif. — The town of Truckee this week adopted an ordinance that prohibits the sale of cats and dogs in pet stores. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Truckee Town Council approved the new law at its Feb. 9 meeting, as part of the consent calendar.</span><br />
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In addition to having a warm and fuzzy public relations profile, The San Diego Humane Society and SPCA has a few items on its non-profit resume that comes as a surprise to most people.</div>
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The Humane Society and SPCA has a large, and growing, state-authorized law enforcement arm and more than $54 million sitting in cash reserves despite, or due to, its non-profit designation. The most recent publicly reported financial statements showed $65 million in income for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013.</div>
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As for enforcement, powers, don’t blink when you see the badges and uniform for Humane Society enforcement personnel could pass quite easily as municipal police officers. Aside from the official looking uniforms, officers carry pepper spray and stun guns. They also have official arrest powers pursuant to state law.</div>
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Make no mistake, the Humane Law Enforcement Department represents a significant revenue generating operation, and is considered a major, although sub rosa, or beneath the surface, part of the Humane Society business structure.</div>
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http://escondidograpevine.com/2015/09/10/demo-post-17/Liberty Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177305529757660312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861547042801402705.post-45730422973685688482016-01-26T08:33:00.002-08:002016-01-26T08:33:34.619-08:00San Marcos Breeder Regulations<article class="entry">
The AKC Government Relations team has just become aware that
the San Marcos City Council will consider a proposed ordinance which
will define hobby breeders, limiting them to only three “breeding dogs,
cats and/or rabbits.” It is unclear how a breeding dog, cat or rabbit
would be identified and what would happen to resident breeders over that
limit.<br />
The measure also attempts to restrict the sales of pets from legal,
licensed and regulated pet sellers. All breeders and pet owners should
be concerned about government attempts to limit individuals’ choice of
pets and attempts to limit the sale of purpose-bred puppies. <br />
<u><strong>The AKC urges responsible dog owners and breeders to attend the meeting and oppose this burdensome and ineffective ordinance.</strong></u><br />
<u>San Marcos City Council Meeting</u><br />
Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2016<br />
Time: 6:00 p.m.<br />
Location: Council Chambers, 1 Civic Center Drive, San Marcos, CA 92069<br />
<u>Hobby Breeder Definition is Vague and Problematic</u><br />
The <a href="http://sanmarcos.legistar.com/gateway.aspx?M=F&ID=3ad6eb03-4647-49fc-bb0b-bbaa0647e637.doc" target="_blank">current draft</a>
defines a hobby breeder as “any small-scale breeder who owns three (3)
or fewer breeding dogs, cats or rabbits, and who sells, provides or
supplies the offspring for retail or wholesale.” This definition is
unclear and serves to create problems for San Marcos residnets who own
and breed dogs. The draft ordinance restricts residents to three
“breeding dogs, cats or rabbits.” This term is unclear. Does this mean
dams that have whelped a litter? Males that have sired a litter? Does
this mean any intact dogs? How are dogs too old or too young to be used
for breeding counted? Ideal breeding ages can vary by breed. What
happens if a person who breeds only rarely exceeds three breeding dogs? <a href="http://www.ci.san-marcos.ca.us/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=10757" target="_blank">City code</a> permits the issuance of kennel license for up to seven (7) dogs, so how are those individuals impacted?<br />
Section 6.32.060 (a) exempts dogs, cats and/or rabbits sold directly
from the premises upon which they are born and reared. While most small
breeder’s animals are born and reared on their own premises, there are
exceptions. Breeders occasionally receive a puppy in lieu of a stud fee
or in the case of an emergency cesarean section, offspring might not be
born on the owner’s property.<br />
This ordinance was originally proposed to restrict sales of pets at
retail pet shops. The measure restricts the actions of those who meet
the criteria of a “retail pet store” which requires a business to
conduct retail sales and be open to the public. Hobby breeders would not
meet this criterion and further, breeders who sell at wholesale to a
retail pet store are already regulated by federal law. This renders the <strong>hobby breeder definition and the exemption in Section 6.32.060 (a) superfluous and problematic</strong>.<br />
As is acknowledged in the findings of this ordinance, federal law
regulates those who sell at wholesale and even those who ship animals to
new pet owners who have not seen the animals in person. California
state law further regulates those who qualify as breeders under the
Polanco-Lockyer Pet Breeder Warranty Act. California, under the
Lockyer-Polanco-Farr Pet Protection Act, has one of the strongest pet
consumer protection laws in the country. This level of additional
regulation at the local level is unnecessary.<br />
In our view, compliance with existing nuisance, sanitation, zoning
and animal control and welfare laws is sufficient for small breeders. If
they are not creating a nuisance for their neighbors and are obeying
the law, there is no need for narrow definitions and government
involvement.<br />
Local responsible breeders are assets to their communities. These
breeders make serious commitments to their animals by raising healthy,
well cared-for dogs and by working to ensure that puppies are placed
with responsible owners. They are in a unique position to support new
pet owners and exemplify responsible animal ownership. Responsible dog
breeders and owners are models for their communities and should not be
penalized by being forced to comply with burdensome regulations.<br />
<u>Arbitrary Restrictions on Pet Sales Harm Pet Owners and the Community</u><br />
The American Kennel Club believes that an important part of ensuring
the success of a pet with a new owner is to ensure that it is an
appropriate fit with the owner’s lifestyle. Treasured pets may be
obtained from a variety of sources, including breeders, pet stores,
rescues, and local shelters.<br />
If the proposed ordinance restricting pet sales is adopted, families
in San Marcos will lose an important source for choosing a pet that is
the best fit for their lifestyle and circumstances.<br />
Unfortunately, many communities lack sufficient local breeders to
meet the demand for the specific pets desired by local residents. Those
seeking a puppy that is a specific breed from a professional breeder
subject to USDA or state animal welfare standards, or one that is
covered by California consumer protection laws, will likely be forced to
purchase a puppy elsewhere, or to obtain a pet of unknown origin and
health history or status.<br />
<em>When consumers cannot acquire a pet that is an appropriate fit
for their lifestyle, that animal is more likely to end up in the shelter
system. A better solution is to ensure that consumers are educated,
understand the demands of responsible ownership and have access to a
variety of pets so that they can make educated choices.</em><br />
<strong>The proposal to ban the sale of pets from known, regulated
and inspected sources, and to allow only the sale/adoption of pets from
unknown, unregulated and uninspected sources, does the exact opposite of
its purported intent: It removes available consumer protections for new
pet owners and potentially increases public health risks for the entire
community. </strong><br />
<u>What You Can Do</u><br />
<ul>
<li>Attend the San Marcos City Council meeting on January 26, 2016 and
ask the mayor and city council members to oppose this ordinance.</li>
<li>Contact the members of the San Marcos City Council by email or phone prior to the meeting and ask them to oppose this ordinance.</li>
</ul>
<u>AKC Resources:</u><br />
<a href="http://images.akc.org/pdf/canine_legislation/position_statements/Canine_Population_Issues.pdf" target="_blank">AKC Position Statement: Canine Population Issues</a><br />
<a href="http://images.akc.org/pdf/canine_legislation/value.pdf" target="_blank">Issue Analysis: The Value of Responsible Dog Breeders</a><br />
<a href="http://images.akc.org/pdf/canine_legislation/position_statements/Breeding_Restrictions.pdf" target="_blank">AKC Position Statement: Breeding Restrictions</a><br />
<a href="http://images.akc.org/pdf/canine_legislation/position_statements/Responsible_Breeding_Practices.pdf" target="_blank">AKC Position Statement: Responsible Breeding Practices</a><br />
<a href="http://images.akc.org/pdf/canine_legislation/resp_breeding_practices.pdf" target="_blank">Responsible Breeding Practices Issue Brief</a><br />
San Marcos City Council <br />
Mayor Jim Desmond<br />
<a href="mailto:mailto:jdesmond@san-marcos.net">jdesmond@san-marcos.net</a><br />
(760) 402-0448 Phone<br />
(760) 744-9058 Fax<br />
Vice-Mayor Rebecca Jones<br />
<a href="mailto:mailto:rjones@san-marcos.net">rjones@san-marcos.net</a><br />
(760) 744-1050 Phone<br />
(760) 744-9058 Fax<br />
Councilman Chris Orlando<br />
<a href="mailto:mailto:corlando@san-marcos.net">corlando@san-marcos.net</a><br />
(760) 744-1050 Ext. 3154<br />
(760) 744-9058 Fax<br />
Councilwoman Kristal Jabara<br />
<a href="mailto:mailto:kjabara@san-marcos.net">kjabara@san-marcos.net</a><br />
(760) 744-1050 Phone<br />
(760) 744-9058 Fax<br />
Councilwoman Sharon Jenkins<br />
<a href="mailto:mailto:sjenkins@san-marcos.net">sjenkins@san-marcos.net</a><br />
(760) 744-1050 Phone<br />
(760) 744-9058 Fax<br />
For more information please contact the AKC Government Relations Department at 919-816-3720 or <a href="mailto:mailto:doglaw@akc.org">doglaw@akc.org</a>.<br />
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Liberty Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177305529757660312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861547042801402705.post-29930859159797453642015-12-18T12:58:00.000-08:002015-12-18T12:58:03.431-08:00Santa Paula MSN
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<span id="aolmail_yui_3_16_0_1_1450460185155_13699" style="font-size: 12pt;">The American Kennel Club Government Relations Department has just become aware that the Santa Paula City Council will have a <b><u>final vote</u></b> on an ordinance Monday, December 21st that would establish mandatory spay/neuter of dogs and cats in the city unless the owner qualifies for an exemption. It also would require breeders to purchase a breeding permit and pass a test on “humane breeding practices” designed and administered by the Animal Services Coordinator. The measure does not state how much breeding experience the Animal Services Coordinator would be required to have. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">As AKC and our local clubs were unaware of this proposal when it was first heard on November 16, the measure initially passed on a 5-0 vote. <b><u>It is imperative that responsible owners and breeders attend this meeting and oppose these burdensome and ineffective proposals.</u></b> </span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Santa Paula City Council </span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Date: Monday, December 21st, 2015</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Location: <span style="background: white; color: black;">City Council Chambers at 970 Ventura Street, Santa Paula, CA 93060</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The full draft of the ordinance can be seen online </span><a href="http://www.ci.santa-paula.ca.us/agenda/15agenda12-21packet.pdf" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;">.<span> </span>Provisions include:<span style="color: #1f497d;"></span></span></div>
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<i><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Section 91.33: Mandatory Spaying and Neutering of Dogs and Cats.</span></u></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dogs and cats may only remain intact if one the following exemptions apply:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"><span>·<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Competition dogs used to show or breed that are of a breed recognized by and registered with approved breed registries such as the American Kennel Club or United Kennel Club. <span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"><span>·<span> </span></span></span><span id="aolmail_yui_3_16_0_1_1450460185155_13834" style="font-size: 12pt;">The “guardian/custodian” is a member of an approved purebred dog breed club which enforces a code of ethics for dog breeding. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"><span>·<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The dog is used by a law enforcement agency for law enforcement purposes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span>o<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The wording of this section fails to recognize that most search and rescue dogs are privately owned, trained and handled. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"><span>·<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The owner of the dog or cat provides a letter from a licensed veterinarian stating that the dog is unable to be spayed or neutered without a serious risk of bodily harm or death. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span>o<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Veterinarians may be reluctant to provide these exemptions.<span> </span></span></div>
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<i><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Section 91.35 Dog and Cat Breeding – Permit Required – Fees.</span></u></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"><span>·<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Any person, except for a person possessing a valid kennel license, who causes the breeding of a cat or dog, shall obtain a breeding permit from the Police Department and shall pay the fee for such permit. Breeding permits shall be valid for a term of one year from the date of issuance. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span>o<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Burdensome fees are not reasonable when there is no proof that responsible breeders are contributing to animal control problems in Santa Paula. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"><span>·<span> </span></span></span><span id="aolmail_yui_3_16_0_1_1450460185155_13838" style="font-size: 12pt;">Each permit shall authorize the whelping of no more than one litter per female dog or cat in any twelve month period and no more than one litter per domestic household in a twelve month period or the offering of a male dog or cat for stud service once in a twelve month period. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span>o<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">There is no legitimate reason to limit responsible breeders in this manner. There are no health concerns related to allowing a male dog to be used for stud more than once a year and it is highly likely that a dog used for stud would be bred to a female in another jurisdiction, making the interest of animal control in the male’s jurisdiction tenuous at best. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"><span>·<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The person applying for the breeding permit shall demonstrate a basic understanding of humane breeding practices, administered in the form of a test, designed and administered by the Animal Services Coordinator. Should the applicant fail to pass the humane practices breeding test, he or she shall be denied the breeding permit and may not reapply for such a permit for a minimum of thirty days. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span>o<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">What qualifications does the Animal Services Coordinator have to draft and administer such a test? Does the individual in this position have specific training in animal reproduction? Is this individual a veterinarian and member of the </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">American College of Theriogenologists? The decision about whether to breed a dog should be made by the breeder in consultation with his or her veterinarian. <span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The American Kennel Club opposes the </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">spay/neuter laws and arbitrary breeder permits as ineffective because they fail to address the underlying issue of irresponsible ownership. California state law already provides for the sterilization of animals adopted from shelters and mandates that the license fee for intact animals be at least double that of sterilized animals. The mandatory sterilization requirements proposed in this ordinance will merely punish those who are responsible owners and breeders, and the irresponsible owners who are not complying with current laws are likely to continue their behavior.<span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Many communities that have implemented mandatory spay/neuter (MSN) policies have found them to be ineffective and expensive. For example, after Dallas, Texas enacted MSN policies in 2008, it experienced a 22 percent increase in animal control costs and an overall decrease in licensing compliance. MSN laws often result in owners either ignore animal control laws entirely, or relinquishing their pets to the public shelter to be cared for at the taxpayers’ expense rather than pay for expensive sterilization surgery or breeder permits.<span> </span>According to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), some owners also opt to avoid rabies vaccinations and other general veterinary care in order to hide their lack of compliance with MSN laws.<span> </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">AKC Resources:</span></b></div>
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<a href="http://images.akc.org/pdf/canine_legislation/position_statements/Canine_Population_Issues.pdf" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">AKC Position Statement: Canine Population Issues</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br clear="none" /></span><a href="http://images.akc.org/pdf/canine_legislation/position_statements/Spaying_and_Neutering.pdf" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">AKC Position Statement: Spaying and Neutering</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br clear="none" /></span><a href="http://images.akc.org/pdf/canine_legislation/toolbox_msn.pdf" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Mandatory Spay-Neuter Issue Brief</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br clear="none" /></span><a href="http://images.akc.org/pdf/canine_legislation/MSN_Article.pdf" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Issue Analysis: <i>Why Mandatory Spay/Neuter Laws are Ineffective</i></span></a><i><u><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt;"><br clear="none" /></span></u></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">What You Can Do:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"><span>·<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Attend the Santa Paula City Council Meeting on Monday, December 21st at 6:30 PM and speak in opposition to this burdensome and ineffective measure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"><span>·<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If you are unable to attend this hearing, please contact the council members via phone call or email asking them to oppose this ordinance.</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Santa Paula City Council</span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Council members can be emailed at </span><a href="mailto:info@ci.santa-paula.ca.us" rel="nofollow" shape="rect"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">info@ci.santa-paula.ca.us</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;">, or reached via phone at </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">805.525.4478 or fax 805.525.6278. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Mayor John Procter</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Vice Mayor Martin F. Hernandez</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Councilmember Jim Tovias<br clear="none" />Councilmember Jenny Crosswhite<br clear="none" />Councilmember Ginger Gherardi</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">For additional information, please contact the American Kennel Club Government Relations department at 919-816-3720 or </span><a href="mailto:doglaw@akc.org" rel="nofollow" shape="rect"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">doglaw@akc.org</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;">.<span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span>Here is the letter sent from CFODC:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Santa
Paula City Council</span></span></span></div>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">970
Ventura St.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Santa
Paula, CA 93060</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">tel.
805-525-4478</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">fax.
805-525-6278</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">December
18, 2015</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>FOR
INCLUSION IN OFFICIAL RECORD </b>– City Council meeting of December
21, 2015</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dear
Mayor Procter and City Council Members,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
California Federation of Dog Clubs is an association of thousands of
dog owners across the State of California. Formed in 1990, the CFODC
works tirelessly to promote animal welfare, educate the public
regarding responsible animal ownership, and protect the rights of
responsible animal owners. We administer a disaster relief fund,
conduct breed ID workshops for shelter personnel, and provide
educational information regarding responsible pet ownership. We also
staff a toll-free assistance line for animal owners who need advice
regarding pet training and behavioral issues. CFODC supports animal
legislation with proven positive benefits to society. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We
are concerned regarding the item on your agenda for Monday, December
21, 2015, which would require mandatory spay-neuter for the vast
majority of pets in your city. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><b>The
CFODC is OPPOSED to the mandated sterilization of pets, regardless of
exemptions.</b></span><span style="color: black;"> Some of the reasons for
our opposition include:</span></span></span></div>
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<li><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Spay-neuter
mandates do not solve any problems. </b></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
fact, such laws create MORE problems. The ASPCA, the No Kill
Advocacy Center, the American Veterinary Medical Association, the
American Kennel Club and many other animal welfare groups are
OPPOSED to mandatory sterilization</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
because such laws</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
are INEFFECTIVE in r</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">educing
shelter impounds and killings. In its position paper on mandatory
spay-neuter, t</span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">he
ASPCA states: </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;">The
ASPCA is not aware of any credible evidence demonstrating a
statistically significant enhancement in the reduction of shelter
intake or euthanasia as a result of the implementation of a
mandatory spay/neuter law.”</span></span></b></span><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
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<li><div align="LEFT" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Feral
cats comprise the majority of shelter intakes, and</span><span style="color: black;"><b>
sterilization mandates do not help feral cats.</b></span><span style="color: black;">
Instead, Good Samaritans who care for feral cats are punished. </span></span></span>
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<li><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Fewer
people will reclaim their pets from the shelter due to high costs
and fees.</b></span><span style="color: black;"> Coercive sterilization
laws and excessive animal-related fees result in increased shelter
intakes and deaths everywhere they are tried.</span><span style="color: black;"><b>
</b></span></span></span>
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<li><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Mandatory
sterilization is </span><span style="color: black;"><b>costly to enforce</b></span><span style="color: black;">.
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<li><div align="LEFT" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Existing
</span><span style="color: black;"><b>leash and confinement laws </b></span><span style="color: black;">should
be enforced. Sterilization does NOT prevent roaming.</span></span></span></div>
<li><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Revenues
will drop</b></span><span style="color: black;">, as owners will
increasingly avoid licensing and forced surgery on their pets. There
will be even LESS money for the needed enforcement. </span></span></span>
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<li><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Forced
sterilization laws have resulted in </span><span style="color: black;"><b>increased
incidence of RABIES</b></span><span style="color: black;"> in some areas,
as owners who avoid licensing may also fail to vaccinate for rabies.
Fort Worth, Texas repealed their mandatory spay-neuter law due to a
noted increase in rabies exposure cases. Rabies exposure is not just
a serious risk to human life, but it is extremely expensive to deal
with.</span></span></span></div>
<li><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Mandatory
sterilization creates a black market </b></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">for
dogs and puppies</span></span><span style="color: black;"><b>.</b></span><span style="color: black;">
Dogs are being smuggled in by the thousands now, from Mexico and
other countries, to meet the demand for pets. Black market pets
bring </span><span style="color: black;"><b>rabies</b></span><span style="color: black;">
and</span><span style="color: black;"><b> parasites</b></span><span style="color: black;">
along with them. </span></span></span>
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<li><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There
is no evidence to believe that shelter intakes are caused by animals
bred locally. Most puppies are sold outside of the area where they
are born. </span></span></span>
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<li><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mandated
surgery disproportionately <b>punishes low-income families and
seniors</b>.</span></span></span></div>
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</li>
</li>
</li>
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</ul>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We
urge you to REJECT any mandatory sterilization requirements and
instead focus on animal control measures proven over the past thirty
years to actually work….<b>aggressive public education campaigns,
trap/neuter and release programs for feral cats, and low-cost
voluntary sterilization clinics. </b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sincerely
yours,</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Geneva
Coats, R.N.</span></span></span></div>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Secretary,
California Federation of Dog Clubs</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">CC:
<span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">John
Procter, Martin F. Hernandez, Jim Tovias, Jenny Crosswhite, Ginger
Gherardi</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Liberty Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177305529757660312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861547042801402705.post-8352116851001037912015-10-02T10:55:00.002-07:002015-10-02T11:08:36.644-07:00Carpinteria adopts MSN and breeder ordinance<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15.86px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.22em;">Sadly, one of our board members confirmed that the Carpinteria, CA city council adopted a mandatory spay/neuter ordinance at its meeting on Tuesday night. Here’s a link to the video of the meeting:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.22em;"><a href="http://www.carpinteria.ca.us/videos/streaming.shtml" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.22em;" target="_blank">http://www.carpinteria.ca.us/videos/streaming.shtml</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.22em;">You can also find a draft of the ordinance and the staff report at the same site.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.22em;">While each community faces unique issues, and we all rail against “one size fits all” solutions, MSN hasn’t proven to be a solution to any problem. The scenario played out in Carpinteria demonstrates factors that lead to failed advocacy, such as finding out about the proposed laws late in the process, limited local fancier involvement, woeful or willful city staff ignorance, and no CFODC “boots on the ground.” It also highlights the need for each of us to be involved with and extremely aware of the activities of local governments in our own and surrounding communities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.22em;">Let’s not lose another community to uninformed lawmaking.</span></div>
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<b style="line-height: 1.22em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 1.22em;">Chuck Bridges</span></b></div>
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Liberty Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177305529757660312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861547042801402705.post-92003545207945390992015-09-29T17:35:00.001-07:002015-09-29T17:35:04.089-07:00Fwd: USDA Posts Guidance Document on Retail Pet Store Rule and Importation of Live Dogs Rule <div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; display: inline-block;" contenteditable="false"></span></div> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_6a82f619-f751-4cd3-9955-cdcf2599c279"> <div class="aolReplacedBody"> <table width="700" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tbody><tr> <td> <div><img src="http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USDAAPHIS/2015/05/510094/usda-standard-registry-banner_original.jpg" alt="USDA-APHIS GovDelivery Header" title="Header" width="700" height="152" style="float: left;"><br> Having trouble viewing this email? <a target="_blank" href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTI5LjQ5NjQxMDcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkyOS40OTY0MTA3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDUwOTE0JmVtYWlsaWQ9Z2VuZXZhY29hdHNAYW9sLmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9Z2VuZXZhY29hdHNAYW9sLmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&100&&&http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAAPHIS/bulletins/11c92b5">View it as a Web page</a>.<br> <a target="_blank" href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTI5LjQ5NjQxMDcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkyOS40OTY0MTA3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDUwOTE0JmVtYWlsaWQ9Z2VuZXZhY29hdHNAYW9sLmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9Z2VuZXZhY29hdHNAYW9sLmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&101&&&http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAAPHIS/bulletins/11c92b5?reqfrom=share"><img width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" src="https://public.govdelivery.com/assets/share_this.gif"></a></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></strong></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">USDA Animal Care has posted guidance for animal breeders, brokers and importers regarding the Retail Pet Store Rule and the Importation of Live Dogs Rule. </font></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">The document provides information to purveyors of USDA-regulated animals as to whether USDA requires those individuals to be licensed under the Animal Welfare Act or if they are exempt from licensing. It contains questions and answers that we hope will serve as a helpful reference. Covered topics include: USDA compliance inspections; applying for a USDA license; exempt sales; shipping dogs; and importing dogs for resale or adoption. </font></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">The document is posted </font><a target="_blank" href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTI5LjQ5NjQxMDcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkyOS40OTY0MTA3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDUwOTE0JmVtYWlsaWQ9Z2VuZXZhY29hdHNAYW9sLmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9Z2VuZXZhY29hdHNAYW9sLmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&102&&&https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/downloads/retail-pet-store-guidance.pdf"><font face="Calibri" size="3" color="#0000ff">here</font></a><font face="Calibri"><font size="3">. </font></font></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><em><span style="color: #3333ff;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></span></em></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><em><span style="color: #3333ff;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">At USDA Animal Care, ensuring the welfare of the animals we regulate is at the heart of everything we do.</font></span></em></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></span></span></div> <div> </div> <div id="aolmail_mail_footer"> <hr> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table><br> <img src="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTI5LjQ5NjQxMDcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkyOS40OTY0MTA3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmdHlwZT1vcGVuJnNlcmlhbD0xNzQ1MDkxNCZlbWFpbGlkPWdlbmV2YWNvYXRzQGFvbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWdlbmV2YWNvYXRzQGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==" width="1" height="1" style="border-width:0; border-style:hidden;" alt=""></div> </div> Liberty Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177305529757660312noreply@blogger.com0