Theresa, Please try to remember that we all share the same goal with regards to this legislation. The ACC has had the bill for only a few days and with the legislative session about 120 days away we will have the bill to the membership with analysis in plenty of time. It is not necessary to question the actions of someone who is strongly committed to the defeat of this legislation. The Alabama Canine Coalition is very grateful and thankful for the people that help us gather information on any legislation that challenge our rights as dog owners. Without them our job would be much harder. We are also grateful for the people that help us to understand the wording of the bills. The ACC works very hard to compile, understand and distribute information in a timely manner. The ACC appreciates its dedicated members that do their part in many ways. Reporting legislation, attending council meetings and educating about responsible dog ownership. We will work hard to strengthen every part of the ACC as time go on. We must be united in the fight. If in the future you have a question about the way the ACC board is handling something, please email me privately and I will be happy to discuss your concerns.. Thanks again for all the information you share with the list. Just as a reminder, the ACC annual meeting will be October 18,2009 in Wetumpka. Since you live close I hope you can attend. Our speaker is Perry Mobley and he will speak on HSUS and animal agriculture. He will also talk about the newly formed Animal Coalition that ACC is proud to be a member of. Baba In a message dated 9/18/2009 1:04:24 P.M. Central Daylight Time, southnmist@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: Donna, Just curious, why is it that the ACC received word of this a few days ago but has not yet alerted the membership? And would the ACC have told us before January had I not brought it up? Some of us try to do more than just contacting representatives during the session. It would be very helpful to have the bill so we can go over talking points with those we meet everyday. If we can get them on board early it will make our jobs easier come January. I tried to call Senator Marsh's office but his assistant is out until Monday. Please send the bill so those of us who would like to be proactive before January have the opportunity to do so. Thanks, Theresa _RAOAL Responsible Animal Owners of Alabama_ (http://www.raoal.com/) _The video HSUS wants to hide!_ (http://tinyurl.com/qldv9k) ~~~If you can't stand BEHIND our troops...feel free to stand in FRONT of them!!! ~~~ ____________________________________ From: Djsdosido@xxxxxxx Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:32:54 -0400 Subject: [accmemberdiscussion] Re: AL: Spay Neuter Law site has been updated To: accmemberdiscussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; legal_samoyed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; pet-law@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; naiaandnaiatrustmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; alpet-law@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; aynsworth@xxxxxxxxxx; aswthompson@xxxxxxxxxxx; dray9106@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; cngbrowne1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; htoyoda@xxxxxxxxxxx; joholbrook@xxxxxxxxxxx; leahsledge@xxxxxxxxx; kell2525@xxxxxxxxxxx; info@xxxxxxxxx; skjcgm@xxxxxxxxxxx Theresa, Thanks for the heads-up on the spay/neuter site. The ACC Board was notified of the prefiling of Senator Marsh's proposed statewide MSN bill a few days ago. We have a copy and are analyzing it and working on a plan to stop it from going forward. We have a little planning time as the legislative session will not begin until the first of January 2010. Please be assured that we are staying on this issue. As we have news to report, we will. I am sure at some point we will need everyone's phone calls, emails and letters. We are not to that point yet, so please stand by. Donna In a message dated 9/17/2009 4:03:43 P.M. Central Daylight Time, southnmist@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: _http://spayneuterlaw.com_ (http://spayneuterlaw.com/) This site has undergone A LOT of updating since the last time I looked at it. They are VERY organized and have provided a lot more information. The State of Alabama really needs to get it in gear if they want to stop MSN in 2010 (hey, that rhymes!). I have heard (but not yet confirmed) that Senator Del Marsh plans to file this as a statewide bill (again). His original bill was for Calhoun County only. My rep's assistant was not able to find a prefiled bill in the system, however if it was very recently filed it might not show up yet. Theresa _RAOAL Responsible Animal Owners of Alabama_ (http://www.raoal.com/) _The video HSUS wants to hide!_ (http://tinyurl.com/qldv9k) ~~~If you can't stand BEHIND our troops...feel free to stand in FRONT of them!!! ~~~ ____________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. _Get it now._ (http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222984/direct/01/) = Donna & the Dosido Gang Remlap, Alabama Every year of dog love is worth seven years of the human stuff. 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