Fw: [KC Member Alert] Billy's Fate: Close L.A. Zoo Exhibit

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KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY - PERMISSION TO CROSS-POSTThe following information is brought to you courtesy of Kinship Circle.Please DO NOT hit reply! Respond directly to alert sources below.ALERT FROM KINSHIP CIRCLE SUPPORTER:11/20/08: Billy¡¯s Fate - Close L.A. Zoo Elephant Exhibit For GoodSOURCES / REPLY TO:Bettina, brosie96LA animalrights, laanimalrights BACKGROUND:UPDATE ON MOTION TO CLOSE L.A. ZOO ELEPHANT EXHIBIT AND SEND BILLY TO A SANCTUARY -- The City Council heard Councilmember Cardenas' motions on November 19, 2008 at 10am. After 4 hours of deliberation, the council voted to send both issues -- stopping construction of the elephant exhibit and sending Billy to a sanctuary -- to the Finance Committee.This is Billy's last chance at a taste of freedom! The Cardenas motion represents Billy's only chance to get out of his miserable, barren pen at the L.A. Zoo. And it's a chance to save future elephants from suffering and dying prematurely in a $42 million exhibit that still doesn't provide the space elephants need. This $42 million is being spent at a time when the city is looking at a budget overage of $10 million. Encourage the members to spend the city's money in a more responsible way. Send Billy to a sanctuary and halt construction of an elephant exhibit. 1.) CONTACT INFORMATION / TAKE ACTION:A second hearing will take place once the finance committee has reviewed the cost to halt construction compared to the cost of finishing construction. Please attend in two weeks.WHAT: L.A. City Council meetingWHEN: TBDWHERE: L.A. City Hall / 200 N. Spring Street / Los Angeles, CA 90012John Ferraro Council Chamber, Room 3402.) CONTACT INFORMATION / TAKE ACTION:WRITE/CALL THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS! Talking points follow contact information.Mayor Antonio VillaraigosaLos Angeles City Hall200 N. Spring St. / Los Angeles , CA 90012ph: 213-978-0600; fax: 213-978-0750email: mayor (AT) lacity (DOT) orgEMAIL BLOCK -- doesn¡¯t show Councilmember Alarcon; use contact form below:councilmember.reyes, councilmember.greuel, councilmember.zine, councilmember.labonge, councilmember.weiss, councilmember.parks, councilmember.cardenas, jan.perry, councilmember.wesson, councilmember.rosendahl, councilmember.smith, councilmember.garcetti, councilmember.huizar, councilmember.hahnDistrict 1, Ed Reyes: councilmember.reyesph: 213-473-7001 / fax: 213-485-8907District 2, Wendy Greuel: councilmember.greuelph: 213-473-7002 / fax: 213-680-7895District 3, Dennis P. Zine: councilmember.zineph: 213-473-7003District 4, Tom LaBonge: councilmember.labongeph: 213-473-7004 / fax: 213-624-7810District 5, Jack Weiss: councilmember.weissph: 213-473-7005 / fax: 213-978-2250District 6, Tony Cardenas: councilmember.cardenasph: 213-473-7006 / fax: 213-847-0549District 7, Richard Alarcon:web mail: http://www.lacity.org/council/cd7/contact.htmph: 213-473-7007 / fax: 213-847-0707District 8, Bernard Parks: councilmember.parksph: 213-473-7008 / fax: 213-458-7683District 9, Jan Perry: jan.perryph: 213-473-7009 / fax: 213-473-5946District 10, Herb J. Wesson, Jr.: councilmember.wessonph: 213-473-7010 / fax: 213-485-9829District 11, Bill Rosendahl: councilmember.rosendahlph: 213-473-7011 / fax: 213-473-6926District 12, Greig Smith: councilmember.smithph: 213-473-7012 / fax: 213-473-6925District 13, Eric Garcetti: councilmember.garcettiph: 213-473-7013 / fax: 213-613-0819District 14, Jose Huizar: councilmember.huizarph: 213-473-7014 / fax: 213-847-0680District 15, Janice Hahn: councilmember.hahnph: 213-473-7015 / fax: 213-626-5431LOS ANGELES RESIDENTS:To locate your councilmember online: http://www.lacity.org Scroll to "My Neighborhood" and enter your address. You can also dial 311 within the City of Los Angeles, or call 213-473-3231 from the Greater Los Angeles area.TALKING POINTS-- The $42 million L.A. Zoo elephant exhibit is a waste of taxpayer money and won©öt provide the space the elephants need.-- Too many elephants have suffered and died prematurely at L.A. Zoo, many due to painful health problems caused by inadequate conditions including pens that are far too small.-- Billy has spent years in solitary confinement in a tiny zoo pen, where he constantly bobs his head up and down, an abnormal behavior not seen in the wild.-- The City of Los Angeles has made great strides toward becoming more humane. Now it's time to include elephants by closing the elephant exhibit and sending Billy to a sanctuary as soon as possible.------ End of Forwarded Message############################################################KINSHIP CIRCLE MEMBER ALERTS: We occasionally post alerts from our supporters. These alerts are NOT researched/written by Kinship Circle itself, however must meet certain criterion to circulate on our list:

 

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