URGENT SUPPORTIVE ACTION NEEDED -- On June 8th, Monica Wagoner, the Deputy Director of the California Department of Public Health (916) 440-7502, sent a letter to legislators opposing the revised medical exemption bill AB 2000, which The Rabies Challenge Fund now supports. The Health Department letter states: "There is no scientific evidence that canine rabies vaccines are associated with severe or a high rate of vaccination reactions. ...Modern canine rabies vaccines are safe ...." PLEASE make a brief call or send a short e-mail to the Senate Health Committee members below and tell them you support "Molly's Bill" AB 2000 and ask everyone you know to do the same. Opposition to this bill from the Health Department will require a very strong show of public support to overcome, and The Rabies Challenge Fund does want this rabies medical exemption bill to pass. A hearing is set for June 23rd before the Senate Health Committee. PERMISSION GRANTED TO CROSS-POST THIS MESSAGE. Senate Health Committee Members: Elaine Alquist (Chair) senator.alquist@xxxxxxxxxx (916) 651-4013 Tony Stickland (Vice-Chair) senator.strickland@xxxxxxxxxx (916) 651-4019 Samuel Aanestad Senator.Aanestad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (916) 651-4004 Gilbert Cedillo (916) 651-4022 Dave Cox senator.cox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (916) 651-4001 Mark Leo senator.leo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (916) 651-4003 Gloria Negrete McLeod senator.mcleod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (916) 651-4032 Fran Pavley senator.pavley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (916) 651-4023 Gloria Romero senator.romero@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (916) 651-4024 The Showgsd-l Administration http://showgsd.org Email Changes: http://showgsd.org/mail.html Admin: admin@xxxxxxxxxxx ANNOUNCE NEW LITTERS: http://showgsd.org/goodlitterbox.html THE NATIONAL BLOG http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ NOTO BENE: DOC ZOE is not a voting member of the Admin Panel ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================