[ SHOWGSD-L ] California needs our help
- From: Stormy435@xxxxxxx
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 11:20:55 EDT
Forwarded with permission, please cross post
Am sure that many of you have received this; however, it is MUCH to important
to have perhaps slipped by therefore I am forwarding it in urgency of your
support...........Anita
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 10:16 PM
Subject: American Rottweiler Club Breed Specific Legislative Alert
THIS IS AN URGENT ALERT
THAT MAY HAVE FUTURE
RAMIFICATIONS ON ALL STATES !
Please pass this on to friends, family and other dog owners - anyone who
would be willing to help.
The California State Assembly passed Senate Bill 861 today. The bill will
now go to the Senate for what is called a 'concurrence vote'. This bill may be
assigned to a Senate committee since it is no longer the original bill passed
earlier this year by the Senate. However there is the possibility the bill may
go directly to the floor for a vote. If this bill should also pass the Senate
it will go to the Governor to be signed into law.
The significance of this bill is, though this is NOT a ban, it is BSL in
that it will permit ANY area within the state of California to require ANY
specific breed of dog to be spayed or neutered. Many such areas have already
met and
are considering changes in their local ordinances to require 'pit bulls', and
all of the named bully breeds and some have suggested other breeds such as
ROTTWEILERS!
Many other states in the U.S. are watching to see if this passes so that
they too may incorporate similar legislation.
There are no specific provisions made for maintaining ANY intact dogs, such
as for showing, service dogs, breeding, etc. This can ultimately become a very
effective way to ban breeds. Every owner of ANY breed that could be
perceived as "defective" and a risk to public safety will be fair game for
local
lawmakers to hit with mandatory spay/neuter.
California is a leading state in legislative matters and we cannot afford
for this bill to proceed any further than it already has. Our very breed may be
at stake since we have the 2nd most targeted breed in the world.
Please place a personal phone call or send a fax to the following Senators
... even if you are not a resident of California. This is too important not to
respond ASAP! This bill could be on the Senate floor as early as Thursday,
August 25, 2005.
Below are links to each of the California Senators. Please start with the
Rules Committee to encourage them to assign SB 861 to a committee and not let
it
go directly to the floor!
This is our final opportunity to stop this state wide BSL legislation! When
you call, you will be asked if you live in California, as Californians will
receive preference. We cannot let our dogs down!
During any of your contacts, always be courteous and polite.
Senate Rules Committee:
Perata, Don * (Chairman)
Battin, James * (Vice-Chairman)
Ashburn, Roy *
Bowen, Debra *
Cedillo, Gilbert *
Senator District Phone Fax
Dave Cox 1 (916) 651-4001 (916) 324-2680
Wesley Chesbro 2 (916) 651-4002 (916) 323-6958
Carole Migden 3 (916) 651-4003 (916) 445-4722
Sam Aanestad, 4 (916) 651-4004
Mike Machado 5 (916) 651-4005 (916) 323-2304
Deborah Ortiz 6 (916) 651-4006 (916) 323-2263
Tom Torlakson 7 (916) 651-4007 (916) 445-2527
Jackie Speier 8 (916) 651-4008 (916) 327-2186
* Don Perata 9 (916) 651-4009 (916) 327-1997
Liz Figueroa 10 (916) 651-4010 (916) 327-2433
S. Joseph Simitian 11 (916) 651-4011 (916) 323-4529
Jeff Denham 12 (916) 651-4012 (916) 445-0773
Elaine Alquist 13 (916) 651-4013 (916) 324-0283
Charles Poochigian 14 (916) 651-4014
Abel Maldonado 15 (916) 651-4015 (916) 445-8081
Dean Florez 16 (916) 651-4016 (916) 327-5989
George Runner 17 (916) 651-4017 (916) 445-4662
* Roy Ashburn 18 (916) 651-4018 (916) 322-3304
Tom McClintock 19 (916) 651-4019 (916) 324-7544
Richard Alarcon 20 (916) 651-4020 (916) 324-6645
Jack Scott 21 (916) 651-4021 (916) 324-7543
* Gilbert Cedillo 22 (916) 651-4022 (916) 327-8817
Sheila Kuehl 23 (916) 651-4023 (916) 324-4823
Gloria Romero 24 (916) 651-4024 (916) 445-0485
Edward Vincent 25 (916) 651-4025 (916) 445-3712
Kevin Murray 26 (916) 651-4026 (916) 445-8899
Alan Lowenthal 27 (916) 651-4027 (916) 327-9113
* Debra Bowen 28 (916) 651-4028 (916) 323-6056
Bob Margett 29 (916) 651-4029 (916) 324-0922
Martha Escutia 30 (916) 651-4030 (916) 327-8755
Robert Dutton 31 (916) 651-4031 (916) 327-2272
Nell Soto 32 (916) 651-4032 (916) 445-0128
Dick Ackerman 33 (916) 651-4033 (916) 445-9754
Joseph Dunn 34 (916) 651-4034 (916) 651-4034
John Campbell 35 (916) 651-4035 (916) 445-9263
Dennis Hollingsworth 36 (916) 651-4036 (916) 447-9008
* James Battin 37 (916) 651-4037 (916) 327-2187
Bill Morrow 38 (916) 651-4038 (916) 651-4038
Christine Kehoe 39 (916) 651-4039 (916) 327-2188
Denise Moreno Ducheny 40 (916) 651-4040 (916) 327-3522
Again when you make your call or send your fax to the above, be sure to be
professional. These lawmakers get enough rude comments and usually see the bad
side of the dog fancy, let us present the better side of our breed.
Please check the official BSL website daily for current activities around
the country and world.
http://www.rott-n-chatter.com/rottweilers/laws/breedspecific.html
If you need additional information, or have additional information, please
contact the ARC Legislation committee:
Jan Cooper jan4rott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Lew Olson lewolson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS NOW TO ACT AS LEGISLATIVE LIAISONS. For more information
contact either Lew Olson or Jan Cooper.
REMEMBER FOLKS ROTTWEILERS ARE NEXT .
WE MUST NOT LET ANY BSL PASS !
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