In a message dated 9/2/2005 1:29:45 PM Pacific Standard Time, senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: September 2, 2005 Ms. Elizabeth Leschhorn 2203 East Sycamore Street Anaheim, California 92806 Dear Ms. Leschhorn: Thank you for writing to express opposition to the bill S. 1139, also known as the "Pet Animal Welfare Statute of 2005." I appreciate the time you took to write. You may be interested to know that this bill, S. 1139, does not apply to hobby breeders who produce less than 6 litters a year and to non-profit rescue groups who charge an adoption donation. Specifically, this bill would amend the Animal Welfare Act's definition of animal "dealers" and add a definition for "retail pet stores." As someone who cares about the welfare of our pets, I believe that it is important to close the loophole allowing some large commercial pet breeding businesses to avoid the animal treatments standards set forth in the Animal Welfare Act. At this time, S. 1139 has been referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Again, thank you for writing to me. I hope that you will continue to keep me informed about matters of importance to you. If you have further questions or need assistance in the future, please feel free to call my Washington, D.C. staff at (202) 224- 3841. Sincerely yours, Dianne Feinstein United States Senator http://feinstein.senate.gov Further information about my position on issues of concern to California and the Nation are available at my website http://feinstein.senate.gov. You can also receive electronic e-mail updates by subscribing to my e-mail list at http://feinstein.senate.gov/issue.html. Liz http://www.lealynn.com/ Websites by lealynn GSDCA member since 1976 Signers of the Breeders Code ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================