[ SHOWGSD-L ] Fw: The PAWS "To Do" List - CFA Legislative Alert
- From: RihadinK9@xxxxxxx
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 22:53:39 EDT
From the Cat Fanciers' Association - 7/22/05
Appropriate forwarding appreciated.
Fanciers;
I have received copies of some very good letters - thank you to everyone who
is working hard to defeat the Pet Animal Welfare Statute (PAWS). This bill
would be extremely detrimental to the breeders and sellers of pedigreed
cats/purebred dogs as well as to those who rescue and place homeless pets.
Lets prevent the Animal Welfare Act being changed so that those who
place/sell cats and dogs directly at retail to the public would have to be
licensed and inspected by the federal government.
MORE HELP IS NEEDED!!
Six more cosponsors signed on to the PAWS bill in the House (HR2669) on
Wednesday.
Rep Miller, Brad [NC-13] - 7/20/2005
Rep Miller, George [CA-7] - 7/20/2005
Rep Berman, Howard L. [CA-28] - 7/20/2005
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 7/20/2005
Rep Owens, Major R. [NY-11] - 7/20/2005
Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] - 7/20/2005
Do not let any more Senators or Representatives sign on to this bill !!
Please go to the CFA website and TAKE ACTION. All the contact information
is there. Points to make are in the various CFA Alerts and in the CFA
letter to the Agriculture Subcommittee on Research, Nutrition and General
Legislation. Within this letter is a link to the article by Dr. Susan
Little, DVM, on feline reproductive physiology that reinforces our concerns
about why the established thresholds in PAWS are unrealistic for
small/moderate catteries with good breeding programs and genetic diversity.
A cattery with 5 breeding females could very well have to be a USDA licensed
Dealer and forced to comply with federal facility standards.
http://www.cfa.org/exhibitors/alerts.html
www.cfa.org/articles/reproduction.pdf
TO DO LIST -
**FAX a short email to the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee members - The
bill is expected to go to this Subcommittee of eleven members - possibly
next week before the Senate recess during August.
**EMAIL the entire Senate Agriculture Committee members' Legislative
Assistants. This is a simple one click pre-addressed email already set up
for you to add a few personal comments. These aides must be made aware of
the issues and our concerns.
**FAX to your own Senators and Representative asking them to NOT be a
cosponsor of Senate Bill 1139 or House Bill 2669. If they are already
signed on as cosponsors ask them to WITHDRAW their support (see the list on
the CFA website). How to find your Senators and Representative is on the
CFA website.
**ADD YOUR CLUB to the growing list of organizations, dog registries, AKC
parent clubs, AKC federations, CFA and other registry cat clubs and rescue
groups who are opposed to PAWS. http://saova.org/1139.html
Click on the "Please Vote NO" link - an email from your club
President/Secretary in opposition to PAWS from this link will add your club.
Include an address, email and phone number for verification in your email.
This link will also copy the AKC Board members with your comments.
**INFORM your veterinarian, your friends and family. Ask your veterinarian
to contact the AVMA, which has not yet published a formal position on PAWS.
Urge them to oppose.
** DOWNLOAD the CFA ALERTS - The "Rescue Alert", the "Cat Lovers Alert"
with points for the general public and the "Fanciers Alert". Pass them out
at your shows.
http://www.cfainc.org/articles/legislative/rescue-alert.pdf
http://www.cfainc.org/articles/legislative/petlover-alert.pdf
http://www.cfainc.org/exhibitors/alert-paws060205.pdf
Read what some other organizations that oppose PAWS have to say :
http://saova.org/1139.html
http://smythwicks.org/paws
http://www.dfow.org./
http://www.tica.org/legislative/legpaws.htm
http://www.naiaonline.org/body/articles/SantorumPaws062005.htm
http://pijac.org/files/public/US_PAWS_05Rev.pdf
Remember - "A fax or call a day will keep the federal PAWS away."
Joan Miller
CFA Legislative Coordinator
JMillerArt@xxxxxxx
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