Kangaroo Bill to be Voted on Monday

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If you live in California, please call your Assemblymember and ask him or

her to vote No on AB734 to make it legal to import Kangaroo products into

the state.

 

It is due for a vote on Monday, May 2. It just passed out of committe this

past Tuesday and is already going to be voted on, which means they are

trying to push it through before any opposition can be mounted.

 

You can look up your Assemblymembers by putting in your zip code on this

page (in the sidebar):

 

http://www.vote-smart.org/

 

Thanks,

 

Jack

 

http://www.vivausa.org/urgentactions/ab734.html

 

They are at it again! Help DEFEAT AB734

 

It seems that Assembly woman Nicole Parra (Representing Fresno, Kern, Kings,

and Tulare Counties) has taken on the charge to help Adidas continue killing

kangaroos so they can use their skins for soccer cleats!

 

Over the past 2 years 3-4 bills have been introduced to remove this

protection for these unique creatures. Adidas was at the hearing last

session, working hard to get support for these bills so that they could

continue funding the killing.

The bill removes the current ban on the importation and sale of any part or

product of all species of kangaroos except those listed as endangered.

 

The bill has been assigned to the Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee and is

set to be heard on Tuesday, April 26.

 

Points to consider:

 

a.. Laws already exist to protect endangered species. This wasteful use of

tax payer money is being introduced to help a foreign corporate interest --

not the kangaroos.

b.. As the bill states, there are indeed some kangaroos who are

endangered.

c.. Kangaroos are wild and are shot at night by hunters. They are not

always able to distinguish between those who are 'approved' to be killed and

others who are endangered.

d.. In Queensland, Australia, the Western Grey Kangaroo is not allowed to

be killed, but it can be mistaken for the Eastern Grey who is allowed to be

hunted. It states that on the Queensland Parks and Wildlife's website

e.. The law that they are trying to change was made to protect certain

" look-alike " species so that Californians do not unwittingly contribute to

the extinction of a species.

f.. California and Federal laws prohibit the sale of seal products from

Canada because of the cruel killing not because they are endangered.

If the kangaroo is a mother and she has a baby in her pouch, the baby is

taken out and killed by a heavy blow to the head (according to the

Australian Code of Practice). Killing the adults for their skins and killing

the babies in the pouches is just asking for a decline in their populations.

This is commonsense.

 

Right now we are asking you to send letters of OPPOSITION to AB734 to: