[ SHOWGSD-L ] L.A.times PETPac Article #3...read the last couple lines
- From: Stormy435@xxxxxxx
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- Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:51:49 EDT
PetPAC launched a slick Internet website to solicit support from throughout
the country. It was so effective that backers of the bill put up a
counter-website called "PetPAC Nonsense."
Hemby, who has seven borzoi dogs at his home in Grass Valley, said he
received about $10,000 from PetPAC for three months of work on the Levine bill.
Moran
has received the same amount.
Hemby said he started the campaign to protect his and other pet owners'
rights, not to get rich, and said the committee did not accept money from any
major
corporations.
The largest contributor to PetPAC was the Cat Fanciers Assn., which donated
$25,000 to help the group rally opponents, organize a massive letter writing
campaign and air television ads against the Levine bill.
The second-biggest contribution was $5,000 from the Ventura Dog Fanciers
Assn., according to Moran, who is also director of political affairs for the
California Organization of Police and Sheriffs and previously worked on
campaigns
for Jessica's Law and former Rep. Richard Lehman of California.
Joan Miller, the legislative coordinator for the Cat Fanciers Assn., said the
opposition behind PetPAC is sincere and not based on financial gain, and she
gave the group a lot of credit in helping to defeat Levine.
"They provided expertise," said Miller, a San Diego resident. "They knew how
to bring people together. There was a huge outpouring.
"This bill really shocked a lot of people all over the country. I had calls
today from people in Minnesota and Washington and Texas. The whole country
watched this over the Internet."
The American Kennel Club launched a separate campaign against the bill.
Levine and PetPAC are likely to cross swords again in January, when the
legislator plans to revive his bill, but the group is already setting its
sights on
legislation in New Jersey, Indiana and Kentucky that its leaders believe
infringe on pet owners' rights.
Levine is skeptical that the group will become a major force.
"I don't think the group is legitimate," he said. "It formed for this
legislation. I don't know if they will be able to sustain it beyond this bill."
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Stormy Hope
California Federation of Dog Clubs
www.cfodconline.org
S.P. Region GSDCA RALEEF Representative
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