[ SHOWGSD-L ] Legislative News -- ACF Tackles CA's Mandatory Spay/Neuter
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- Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 12:30:52 EDT
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May 2, 2006
California's SB 861 has far reaching effects regarding mandatory
spay/neuter and breeding
regulations for all dogs and cats which go far beyond the state's borders.
The law was the
inspiration of radical "animal rights" activists in California who don't
want animals bred for
any reason, whether you eat them, wear them or pet them. They consider
this law to be
the tool to accomplish their agenda.
Following a very successful court case in Ohio, American Canine Foundation
is now
tackling CA SB 861. All pet owners and dog/cat fanciers are urged to
support this effort.
Breeders are already regulated by local and state laws regarding leash
laws, animal
nuisance and animal cruelty laws. Bad breeding facilities are raided on a
regular basis in
Texas with animals confiscated. Additional laws aren't necessary for the
humane
treatment of animals.
If the attached Draft of the lawsuit doesn't come through, contact
rpoa@xxxxxxxxx and we'll
send it to you personally.
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Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 12:28 AM
Subject: UPDATE ON FEDERAL LAWSUIT SB 861
FROM: AMERICAN CANINE FOUNDATION
The American Canine Foundation (ACF) is a national non profit organization
that's main focus is to protect dog owners rights. ACF is based in Seattle
Washington and has members and representatives in the majority of the
United
States. ACF has won every court battle we have litigated. ACF just won a
decision from the Sixth District Court of Appeals in Ohio that breed
specific legislation violates three areas of the 14th Amendment of the
United States Constitution. No other case in history has ever given dog
owners such a decision.
In California SB 861 was passed into law in January 2006, it allows the
control of breeding canines of specific breeds to the mercy of animal
control. It allows for mandatory spay and neuter of specific breeds. SB
861
was passed using flawed and manipulated data provided by extreme animal
rights organizations. Several areas of California are implementing laws
based on SB861, LA County is passing law that requires all breeds altered
with stringent exemptions that will give all control of dog breeding to
animal control. The same thing is happening in Riverside County and if
these
types of laws are not stopped the animal rights organizations who want the
end to dog breeding will get their way !!
ACF in March 2006 filed a federal lawsuit challenging SB861, in the
Eastern
Federal District Court of California. We attached a copy with this email.
ACF will be amending several more constitutional arguments to the lawsuit
and we address LA County, San Francisco and other cities and county's
implementing spay and neuter laws and breeding requirements in the
lawsuit.
We have been receiving requests asking us to file a lawsuit against LA
County asking for an injunction to stop their ordinance. Second reading
will
be taking place May 2, 2006 and if the law passes ACF would like to pursue
litigation.
The State of California sided with extreme radical animal rights
organizations using manipulated data and completely ignored accurate
scientific data presented by quailified experts when passing SB861.
It can be proven that LA County Animal Care and Control does not have an
overpopulation of dogs, it can be proven that they are not experts in
canine
breeding and should not be allowed to determine who can or can't breed
dogs.
It can also be proven spay and neuter does not reduce aggression and most
of
all it can be proven that the spay and neuter laws and breeding
requirements
are supported by the animal rights organizations calling for the end to
domestic pet ownership based off of manipulated data.
ACF has requested all the data bases from the administration office of the
LA County Animal Control and Care Agency and we are having the data
evaluated by experts.
ACF will update this email list May 3 2006.
Data request includes:
1. All shelter intake reports from 2000-2006 including names, phone
numbers, addresses of owners and breeds of canines impounded or dropped
off
at all LA County shelters.
2. All disposition hearing data bases for owners cited for dangerous dogs
from 2000-2006.
3. All data bases for canine adoption from 2000-2006.
4. All data bases for shelter income and expenses from 2000-2006.
5. All data bases on donations received from organizations or private
citizens to fund LA County Shelters.
6. All data bases used to support the mandatory spay and neuter law and
breeding permits with provisions being proposed by LA County that passed
first reading April 18, 2006.
7. All data bases pertaining to the breeding permit law in LA County
passed
> several years ago including data on enforcement and costs.
8. A copy of a resume from the Assistant Director and Director of LA
County
Animal Care.
9. All records of employees hired and fired from LA County Animal Care
2000-2006.
10. All data bases including, brochures, flyers and other propaganda used
to
promote adoption, solicitation for donations and education programs
pertaining to canines.
11. All data bases related to exporting or importing canines from areas
outside of LA County.
Cynthia McCammon
American Canine Foundation
360 277 3647> legislation2006@xxxxxxxxxxx
Stormy Hope
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