CA pro-hunting programs 8/29 Santa Rosa Fish & Game meeting

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California legislative update 8/16/03Hi all,

 

Here is information (from Fund for Animals) about another Fish and Game

Commission meeting on 8/29 to discuss the " Albert Taucher Preserving Hunting

and Sport Fishing Opportunities Policy (named after a pro-hunting

ex-Commissioner) which requires the Commission to " emphasize programs that

ensure and enhance hunting and fishing opportunities. These activities shall

be integrated into all Department programs. "

 

Tammy

 

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CALIFORNIA FISH & GAME COMMISSION HEARINGS:

 

Thursday, August 28, 10 am, Flamingo Resort Hotel / Conference Center,

2777 - 4th St, Santa Rosa. The Commission will adopt waterfowl hunting

regulations. The Fish & Game Department has recommended to the Commission

that they ban " robo-ducks, " mechanized decoys with twirling wings that

attract birds to hunters resulting in much higher killing rates. Live decoys

(birds tied down so they can't fly away) have been banned for years for

biological and ethical reasons. " Robo-ducks " should be banned for the same

reasons. Several Commissioners, particularly Commissioner Mike Flores (an

avid archery hunter), are adamantly opposed to a ban.

 

Friday, August 29, 8:30 am, City Council Chambers, Santa Rosa City Hall, 100

Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa. The Commission will review their Albert Taucher

Preserving Hunting and Sport Fishing Opportunities Policy (named after a

pro-hunting ex-Commissioner) which requires the Commission to " emphasize

programs that ensure and enhance hunting and fishing opportunities. These

activities shall be integrated into all Department programs. " The Commission

should be " emphasizing " and " integrating " wildlife conservation, not

killing. Under this policy, the Commission supports pro-hunting bills such

as AB 396 (opens up private land to hunters by paying landowners) and votes

for more hunting at every opportunity.

 

Write: California Fish & Game Commission, 1416 - 9th St, Sacramento, CA.

95814. Tell the Commissioners to ban " robo-ducks " and drop their Albert

Taucher Policy. Please come to the hearings in Santa Rosa.

 

 

 

THE FUND FOR ANIMALS INC.

Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, California 94123

415/474-4020 fax: 415/474-5323

e-mail: vhandley

National Office: 200 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019

Cleveland Amory, Founder

Virginia Handley, California Coordinator