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Thought most of us should take note of this legislature..........

Good Birding!!!

Jeff R. Wilson
OL' COOT / TLBA
Bartlett Tenn.



In a message dated 2/11/02 2:51:02 AM Central Standard Time, 
nidomio@xxxxxxxxx writes:


> Subj: HUTCHINSON-LINCOLN APHIS AMENDMENT TO THE FARM BILL
> Date: 2/11/02 2:51:02 AM Central Standard Time
> From:    nidomio@xxxxxxxxx (Lynne Slater)
> Sender:    ARBIRD-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (The Birds of Arkansas Discussion 
> List)
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> HREF="mailto:ARBIRD-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>ARBIRD-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</A> (The 
> Birds of Arkansas Discussion List)
> To:    ARBIRD-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Definitely pertinent to us here in Arkansas
> considering it's our senators who have proposed this
> destruction!  This kind of amendment would allow even
> more killing of songbirds (such as the blackbird
> poisoning to protect sunflower crops)
> 
> HUTCHINSON-LINCOLN APHIS AMENDMENT TO THE FARM BILL is
> HARMFUL AND THREATENS ALL MIGRATORY BIRDS!
> 
> On February 6th, the Senate began to debate the farm
> bill - sweeping legislation that affects over 1
> billion acres of land - more than half of the
> contiguous United States. And yesterday, the debate
> took a new turn: discussion of an amendment that seeks
> to exempt the Department of Agriculture's Animal and
> Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - from all
> Migratory Bird Treaty Act laws and all National
> Environmental Policy Act laws.  APHIS, formerly known
> as Animal Damage Control, shoos away or kills birds
> and wildlife that are considered by some to be pests.
> 
> This amendment, known as the Hutchinson-Lincoln
> amendment for its two sponsors, Arkansas Senators Tim
> Hutchinson and Blanche Lincoln, will enable APHIS to
> carry out programs that could ultimately allow the
> killing of birds including Robins, hawks, songbirds,
> and ducks because all oversight of their activities
> are eliminated.   Audubon opposes this measure because
> of the terrible precedent this amendment would set -
> and we're working to see that the Senate does not
> attach this amendment to the farm bill - and we need
> your help!  The Amendment will be up for a vote on
> Monday afternoon, so we're counting on you to contact
> your two U.S. Senators and urge them to OPPOSE THE
> HUTCHINSON-LINCOLN APHIS AMENDMENT TO THE FARM BILL!
> You can reach your Senators directly by calling (202)
> 224-3121 and asking for them by name.
> 
> This was forwarded to you by:
> 
> =====
> Lynne Slater
> HAWK (Helping Arkansas Wild "Kritters")
> http://outdoors.at/hawk
> http://www.iGive.com/hawk
> hawkrehab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Russellville, AR
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> 
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