emails needed and folks to attend hearing for CA bill to outlaw slaughter at schools

[Guest guest]

From Kim Sturla and Animal Place:

 

Hey folks, we really need your help. The

first hearing of our bill to outlaw the slaughter of animals on high school

campuses is May 4. We need the last surge of emails to Education Committee

members and we need a good showing the day of the hearing. If you can attend,

please let me know and I will email you exact time (after 1 pm) and room location. Thanks

 

AB1685, by Assemblyman Johan Klehs, would do two

things: end the slaughter of any animal on school property and permit students

the opportunity to opt-out of certain portions of the agricultural class.

 

WHY SUPPORT:

• Approximately 30% of high schools surveyed slaughter on campus.

• Violent displays can harm children: Educators and child

advocates contend slaughtering animals is an inappropriate activity for high

school campuses.

• It is a poor use of limited educational monies.

• The Manteca School Board outlawed the practice in 2003 for

health and animal welfare reasons.

• We should cultivate intelligent discourse and respect, instead

of using violent methods to “educate.”

• Animal agricultural vocational education programs should focus

on teaching marketable skills – the niche for slaughtering animals in the

workforce is very limited. There are more job opportunities, for example, in

the companion animal field.

• Two decades ago, California

enacted a law permitting students to opt-out of dissections on moral grounds.

No law currently exists to allow students in agricultural classes to opt-out of

practices that cause harm to animals.

 

Please do 3 things

1. Email members of the Assembly Committee on Education and

urge them to support AB1685.

2. Attend the hearing May 4th. It will be around 1:30 (exact time and location

to be determined later)

3. Pass this alert on to others.

 

Members of the Assembly Committee on Education:

 

Assemblymember Jackie Goldberg, Chair

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Assemblymember Juan Arambula

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Assemblymember Loni Hancock

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Assemblymember Carol Liu

Assemblymember.Liu

 

 

Assemblymember Fran Pavley

Assemblymember.Pavley

 

 

Assemblymember Tom Umberg

Assemblymember.Umberg

 

 

Assemblymember Mark Wyland

Assemblymember.Wyland

 

 

Assemblymember Joe Coto

Assemblymember.Coto

 

Assemblymember Bob Huff

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Assemblymember Gene Mullin

Assemblymember.mullin

 

 

Assemblymember Keith Richman

Assemblymember.Richman

 

 

The bill is being sponsored by Animal Place and HSUS