[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: [GSDCALegislative] Urgent Call to Action - Oppose NY State Docking Bill
- From: "Peggy" <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <GSDCALegislative@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 11:44:31 -0400
On the other hand, read this paragraph from this week's Dog News..........I
guess those of us who really understand the AR agenda should just roll over and
give up, and then die: "Wave of the future" my Aunt Tilly's behind.............
Thought For The Week
Well the Kerry Blue Parent Club and the Soft Coated Wheaten Parent Club have
taken virtual opposite stands in the matter of docking tails. The Soft coated
people have added a description to its standard of what an undocked tail should
look like and the Kerry people have taken a strong stand against the undocked
tail at all. This tail problem is just not going away. Go to Europe and now the
UK and all rings have undocked tails in them. It may be hard on both the mind
and the eye but realistically we had better prepare for the same thing here.
Better to be forewarned, fight it as you will eventually and most unfortunately
too it?s the wave of the future?like it or not. ?
Peggy
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Subject: [GSDCALegislative] Urgent Call to Action - Oppose NY State Docking
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Urgent Call to Action - Oppose NY State Docking Bill
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[Tuesday, April 07, 2009]
New York State Assembly Bill 7218 seeks to make the docking of tails
unlawful. The American Kennel Club (AKC) and the Responsible Dog Owners
Association of New York both vehemently oppose AB 7812. This bill has been
referred to the New York Assembly Agriculture Committee. It is imperative that
ALL concerned dog breeders and owners contact the Assembly members listed below
and respectfully yet strongly urge them to oppose AB 7218.
As written, AB 7218 would:
* Make all instances of tail docking unlawful, except those deemed
necessary by a duly-licensed veterinarian to protect the life or health of the
dog.
* Make anyone exhibiting a dog with a docked tail subject to a
misdemeanor charge, punishable by a fine of up to $500.
* Allow any New York animal rights organization to sue a violator for
declaratory judgment, via a private right of action, to obtain redress for a
violation.
Points to Consider:
* The AKC recognizes that ear cropping and tail docking, as prescribed in
certain breed standards, are acceptable practices integral to defining and
preserving breed character, enhancing good health, and preventing injuries.
Appropriate veterinary care should be provided.
* Tails are docked on breeds that are active in the field when those
puppies are generally less than 5 days old, and when the tails bones and
nervous system are not yet fully formed. Pain if any, if momentary, but this
procedure will prevent painful, serious injury later in life. For docked
breeds, an intact tail at full-length would result in injured and bloodied
tails when the dogs perform the functions for which they were bred. Any
inference that these procedures are unnecessary is a severe mischaracterization
that connotes a lack of respect and knowledge of history and the function of
purebred dogs.
* Tail docking remains a longstanding, accepted practice for more than 50
breeds of dogs recognized by the American Kennel Club. The criminalization of
docking embodied in AB 7218 penalizes dog owners for taking procedures
appropriate for the breeds impacted.
* Owners, in close consultation with their veterinarians?not the
government?should make informed decisions about their pets' health care.
* Once legislators determine they can ban certain elective procedures,
they may be just a short step away from removing veterinarians' and owners'
rights to make informed decisions about other aspects of animal care and
treatment.
What You Can Do:
* All concerned dog breeders and owners in New York: Please contact your
Assembly member and the Assembly Agriculture Committee members listed below to
let them know that you are a constituent and urge them to oppose AB 7812.
* All concerned dog breeders and owners who are not from New York but
exhibit their dogs at shows and events in New York: Please contact the
committee members listed below. Let them know that you show your dogs in New
York and that this measure will impact your ability to visit New York to
exhibit your dogs. Respectfully urge them to oppose the measure.
* Contact your veterinarians and urge them to oppose AB 7812. Point out
that veterinarians should be concerned about allowing the government and public
opinion too much control over their practices.
* Share this information with other fanciers and dog clubs. Everyone?s
help is valuable!
Assembly Agriculture Committee:
Assemblyman William Magee, Chairman
LOB 828
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-4807
MageeW@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Marc S. Alessi
LOB 419
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5294
AlessiM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman George Amedore
LOB 426
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5197
AmedoreG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Michael Benedetto
LOB 919
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5296
BenedeM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Marc W. Butler
LOB 318
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5393
ButlerM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Clifford W. Crouch
LOB 450
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5741
CrouchC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblywoman Francine DelMonte
LOB 553
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5284
DelMonF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblywoman RoAnn M. Destito
LOB 621
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5454
DestitR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Gary D. Finch
LOB 320
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5878
FinchG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Tim Gordon
LOB 529
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5777
GordonT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblywoman Aileen M. Gunther
LOB 435
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5355
GuntheA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Stephen Hawley
Room 531 LOB
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5811
HawleyS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton
LOB 555
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5444
LiftonB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Peter D. Lopez
LOB 429
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5363
LopezP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Alan Maisel
528 LOB
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5211
MaiselA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblywoman Margaret M. Markey
LOB 654
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-4755
MarkeyM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman John J. McEneny
LOB 648
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-4178
McEnenJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Bob Reilly
LOB 452
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5931
ReillyR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Peter M. Rivera
LOB 826
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5102
RiveraP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblywoman Linda B. Rosenthal
821 LOB
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5802
RosentL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell
LOB 602
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5545
RussellA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Frank K. Skartados
LOB 545
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5762
SkartadosF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assemblyman Al Stirpe
Room 430
Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
518-455-4505
StirpeA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
RESOURCES:
For a sample letter to Assembly Agriculture Committee members that you can
personalize:
* Please click here if you live in New York
* Please click here if you live outside New York but exhibit your dogs in
New York
For tips on how to effectively communicate with legislators, please click
here.
For a copy of our Disagree Diplomatically brochure, please click here.
For more information, contact AKC's Government Relations Department at (919)
816-3720, or e-mail doglaw@xxxxxxx; or contact Ann Lettis with the AKC?s state
federation, the Responsible Dog Owners Association of New York, at
lettis@xxxxxxxxxx
--
Stormy Hope
www.carpoc.org
AKC Legislative Liaison, GSDCA
Sunshine Squad <showgsd.org/sunshine.html)
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