[ SHOWGSD-L ] Attention San Francisco Area Breeders

  • From: "noroda" <noroda@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: "GSDSHOWList" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 12:42:18 -0700

Cross posted from another list.


 Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 11:25 AM
> Subject: Fw: [CApetlaw] Digest Number 190
>
>
> > Please crosspost to anyone up in that area.  We've got to outnumber the
AR
> > activists on these sorts of things or we'll _really_ be sold down the
> > river....
> > Judy



Jennifer Reding <Jennifer(at)janipurr.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > This seems like a good time to bring this up, and I would like to
> > > address a subject that directly affects all breeders in the San
> > > Francisco Bay Area. Some of you know that due to encouragement from
> > > Karen Johnson (National Pet Alliance), I am on the Santa Clara County
> > > Animal Welfare Commission, a sitting commission that exists to advise
> > > the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors about issues concerning
> > > animals, both domestic and wild. We are down by two members right
> > > now, to only 5. There is Karen Johnson and me, a person who works
> > > with a large local feral cat group that we consider somewhat
> > > moderate, and two hard line radical animal rights members. They are
> > > poised to fill an empty spot with another animal rights person, and
> > > the more moderate person has announced that she will be leaving as
> > > soon as they find someone to fill her spot.
> > >
> > > In July, we had none other than Elliot Katz come and speak before the
> > > Commission in favor of adding Guardian language to all parts of the
> > > law that refer to animal owners. Karen and I were opposed, the other
> > > three members were strongly in favor of adding Guardian language. I
> > > questioned Mr Katz closely and actually argued with him--he got
> > > pretty flustered, I don't think he is used to anything but fawning
> > > respect at this point. I will say that at the end he apologized for
> > > insulting me. The Commission vote was 3-2 in favor of a
> > > recommendation--which was fortunately one less than necessary to
> > > forward a recommendation to the Board. Had the other AR person been
> > > on the Board, we would have lost.
> > >
> > > As it stands now, they are trying to figure out how to get the
> > > changes proposed without a favoral recommendation from our Board, and
> > > are definitely working on how to re-submit the issue for another
> > > vote, hopefully winning this time.
> > >
> > > My point? Karen and I have been trying to get someone, anyone,
> > > interested in applying for the other empty spot to balance out the AR
> > > elements, and have run into a blank wall. Karen managed to help
> > > defeat a breeder licensing proposal in SCC a number of years back,
> > > and I can see us heading that way again. Unless we can get some more
> > > support from the non-AR community--it doesn't have to be a cat
> > > fancier per se, just someone who can and will help vote for the
> > > moderate line--we are looking at restrictions and licensing in the
> > > near future. Karen can't stay on the Commission forever (there are
> > > term limits), and I exist there mostly as a foil and a target. We
> > > need someone, anyone, who can devote one thursday evening a month and
> > > lives in Santa Clara County. The meetings are held the second
> > > thursday of the month (there is one this evening) at 7pm downtown in
> > > the County buildings on Hedding street.
> > >
> > > Please, if you can think of someone who can do this, either contact
> > > myself at Jennifer(at)janipurr.com or Karen at karen_j(at)
> > > earthlink.net
> > > Really, it's not hard--if *I* can get on this Commission, anyone can.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Jennifer Reding
> > > Janipurr/Ginchika Japanese Bobtails


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