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May 18, 2007

A big huge THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to fight pet

overpopulation and euthanasia on Wednesday. I was told that 600

breeders showed up to oppose spay/neuter, and 350 animal lovers were

there to support the bill...yet it still passed! Here's the story:

http://www.cahealthypets.com/pdf/May16-2007-approps.pdf

Breeders have money to lose, so perhaps that explains why more of them

bothered to show up. However, shelter volunteers and rescue people have

the passion that comes from seeing sweet, healthy animals killed simply

because they were born into a world that didn't want them. That showed

in the speeches. The people opposing the bill kept talking about money,

or made false claims like " this bill will cause the extinction of the

pet " or " no more police dogs, so crime will sky-rocket! " Really bizarre

stuff. The authors of the bill are working closely with law enforcement

agencies across the state to make sure their services are not harmed,

and I don't think I need to comment on " pet extinction. "

I was up in the gallery when the legislators asked first the supporters

to stand up, and then the opponents. So every single person who drove

to Sacramento was needed at that moment. They also had deputies

checking on the overflow crowds.

This is a huge victory for animals, and it was nice to see so many

familiar faces. Thank you!

Alex

p.s.

If you live in San Francisco or Daly City, and Fiona Ma is your

Assemblywoman, PLEASE call her. It was so disheartening to hear her

side with the Republicans and speak out against this brilliant and kind

bill. Calls, e-mails and letters are still needed, from now until June

1--the bill is not law yet. It just takes a moment of your time and you

have nothing to lose--nobody's going to attack you or yell at you. The

people in the legislative offices will thank you for sharing your opinion.

Dogs and cats in the pound can't make phone calls. They need you to do

it for them, and they *are* at risk of being attacked or yelled at if we

don't speak for them!

http://www.cahealthypets.com/

May 20, 2007

"A big huge THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to fight pet overpopulation and euthanasia on Wednesday. I was told that 600 breeders showed up to oppose spay/neuter, and 350 animal lovers were there to support the bill...yet it still passed!"Looking at a summary of the meeting at, I wanted to add how important it is to write to our legislators, too.As noted by the Legislature, "This committee received hundreds, if not thousands, of pieces of correspondence regarding this issue." (Although, per Nadine's recent email, Fiona Ma claimed to have heard only from opponents of the bill.)http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1601-1650/ab_1634_cfa_20070515_162307_asm_comm.htmlSo, don't be shy to speak up for animals! A great opportunity to write letters happens twice a month - 3rd Sunday (THIS Sunday) at MaggieMudd in SF, and 3rd Tuesday at Pizza Plaza in Berkeley. Thanks to Dana & Sara, respectively, for organizing these events. Please support them! You can always find details about upcoming Bay Area Veg events on the website at http://bayareaveg.org

Cheers,Tammy

Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages. - Thomas Edison

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