[ SHOWGSD-L ] Fanciers - Don't Kid Yourselves
- From: "Ginger Cleary" <cleary1414@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Showgsd-L@Freelists. Org" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:01:00 -0400
Just got this....
Ginger Cleary - Rome, GA www.rihadin.com <http://www.rihadin.com>
"Laws against something 'that other guy' does will eventually get US because
we are all someone's 'other guy.' " Walt Hutchens,2007
-----Original Message-----
Sorry for the long email but a couple of hours ago I received a
private email that freaked me out. It suggested that "a group of
judges and influential fanciers" are trying to cut a special deal
with Levine to get some sort of exemption for show people. They
apparently believe that that AB 1634 can be "modified" in ways that
might make it acceptable to cat & dog fanciers. I hope you don't
believe that is a real possibility because it is simply not true.
Mandatory spay neuter, in any imaginable form, will be a disaster to
breeders and owners of purebred cats and dogs. For those of you who
are skeptical, let me try to explain:
1. If you are a breeder and IF you could qualify for an exemption
you'd be home free, right? Not really? First, you will be subject to
the potential of massive government involvement and intervention into
your breeding policies, your facilities and your animal husbandry
practices. AB 1634 mandates continuing local animal control
oversight of "exempt breeders." Second, who would buy your
offspring? If you want your offspring to be shown you'll have to
keep them yourself or sell them out-of-state because none of us non-
breeders will be able to qualify for an exemption to keep a show
animal. If you only produce neutered pets, your bloodlines will
dwindle and you will put yourself out of business. Third, if you
think being a breeder is financially tough now, just wait for AB
1634. You will be subject to new mandatory licensing fees, probably
many "inspection" fees, will have to pay for a business license and
all the associated costs of being a licensed business and will have
to collect and bear the administrative costs of state sales tax. You
won't have the time or money to raise animals.
2. You probably cannot get a breeder exemption anyway. If you don't
live in a rural area you will probably be prohibited from qualifying
for the mandatory breeder business license because of local zoning
laws. Home-based breeders will be extinct.
3. You can buy a kitten or puppy from an out-of-state breeder and
just go on attending shows. I doubt it. Most competent out-of-state
breeders won't want their animals in California because of the risks
associated with this legislation. Even if you do that, sooner or
later you will be tripped up by the intricacies of AB 1634 and have
to sterilize your prize show animal. Besides, as difficult as it
will be to own an "exempt" show animal, most people will just give up
and find another hobby. With no exemption available (that's right
there is nothing in AB 1634 to exempt animals temporarily in the
state?) out-of-state owners won't risk bringing their animals to a
show in California. There won't be enough participants to hold a
serious show.
4. Your days are numbered. Even if your special interest escapes
this time, you'll be next on the hit list anyway. The people behind
AB 1634 are Animal Rights activists whose sole goal is the total
elimination of the ownership of animals. If a splinter group breaks
ranks now and "gets by" this round of AR legislation, the AR people
will just target them the next time around. These people are
relentless, committed and very well funded. They would love it if
dog and cat owners splinter and can't get their act together to
produce a large, unified opposition to AB 1634. That just makes
their job that much easier.
5. At least we can keep showing for awhile. If this law passes it
won't be for very long. The show animals you own on the day this law
goes into effect might qualify for an exemption. But remember your
local animal control agency gets to demand whatever proof they want
that your animal meets the requirements for exemption. And, you have
to prove that every year. And, if your animal does not earn his
title by his second birthday, he gets nipped. And, if your retired
brood bitch hasn't competed in 24 months, she gets spayed. Or, if
your breed is not recognized by whatever registry your animal control
agency chooses, your animals can never be exempt. If this law
passes, our party will be over very soon.
6. You are at the mercy of local agencies. All the exemption
criteria in this law require local animal control agencies to set the
standards. If your animal control agency is draconian, they can
select some obscure registry that does not list your breed, or
require proof of some exemption criteria that you cannot provide. If
you move within California, the rules that apply to your animals are
likely to change. There is no requirement that one jurisdiction
accept another's exemption so you may have to avoid certain locales
in the state. Basically, you'll never really know if you are safe or
if the pet Gestapo is about to rewrite their rules and come after
your pet.
7. Levine is on a role and doesn't have to give us anything. After
the partisan vote this week at the B&P committee Levine and his team
are going to believe they are in the driver's seat. If the bill
continues to receive partisan support (the Democrats control both
houses of our legislature) the bill cannot help but pass. Since the
first draft, and through all the rewrites, they have carefully chosen
the language in the bill so that they can shoot for the extinction of
pets in California. They didn't make "drafting errors." They knew
exactly what they were writing. If they can splinter off part of the
opposition, and keep them occupied thinking they are actually going
to give them anything, Levine's team will have successfully diverted
some of our energies away from trying to beat this thing. Time in on
his side not ours. We don't have much time and cannot afford to
waste what we have by arguing among ourselves.
Please don't buy into any propaganda that fanciers can get around
this awful legislation and let the rest of the cat and dog people go
down the toilet. It just won't happen that way and, if any group
tries it, they will lose their most important allies in the very long
fight we are in against the AR freaks. This is just like the War on
Terrorism ? we had better be ready to fight long and hard and employ
a new set of rules of engagement. Because even if we beat AB 1634,
these jerks will be back again next year. We need all the friends we
can get.
Bill
www.noab1634.com
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