Fwd: Guess how successful your SB 250 calls have been...!

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PLEASE REPOST AND HELP STOP THE KILLING!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear

Supporters: Guess how successful your SB 250 calls and letters have been?

So successful that faxes and

calls have been coming in at an incredible rate for the last few days!!

So successful that Senate

offices across Sacramento have reported a huge increase in "YES on

SB 250!" phone calls and faxes!!

But, they are also so successful that a large number

of backyard breeders are now panicking

and have banded together to try to defeat the bill.

Responsible breeders produce healthy,

purebred animals for show and sale in California. These responsible breed

stewards follow the law, treat pets with respect, work to reduce euthanasia,

and are ca

lling and writing in support of SB 250.

But, backyard (illegal) breeders are a different

story - they sell dogs and cats out of their homes without paying

sales and income tax, and without having the proper permits. And now,

several organized groups representing these underground breeders have

sent out a barrage of alarmist emails and blogs, trying to convince

people that SB 250

"criminalizes pet ownership".

 

 

 

 

 

The dark side of underground pet breeding

 

 

 

Emails and blogs from groups opposed to SB 250 are reaching thousands

of people. They use=2

0falsehoods and hyperbole to inflame readers

against the bill.

 

 

Actual

quotes from the opposition to SB 250:

 

 

"SB 250 and

bills like it are meant to end all pet ownership in California".

 

 

SB 250 is a "free

pass to radical animal rights goon squads"

 

 

Under SB 250, animal control

will "TAKE YOUR ANIMALS AND MAKE YOU A CRIMINAL!"

 

 

"Senator Maldonado's

office said previou

sly he was getting a lot of No on SB 250

e-mails. For some reason today, the calls are split 50/50. So

we need to call,

call, call him."

 

 

"Senate Pro

Tem Leader Darrell Steinberg told us his office received only

94 phone calls for No on SB 250. Call Senator Steinberg today!"

 

 

"I am terrified

of all legislators, whom I now view as irrational sadists."

 

 

SB 250 supporters are "fascists"

who "will not stop until no one in our country is allowed

to drink milk or eat eggs"

 

 

"Americans like

me are hated for having

a dog, and having been born in the U.S.

and not a foreign country."

 

 

These groups are begging their readers, including people living out of

state, to contact each and every Senator, and repeat talking points

meant to scare Legislators away from supporting this reasonable

bill.

 

 

 

Why are they doing this? Plain and

simple... SB 250

holds pet owners accountable by enforcing existing laws. And

because many of these backyard breeders are operating illegally, enforcing

existing laws threatens their underground business.

Period.

PLEASE HELP US FIGHT this shameful assault on our Legislature.

If you have not yet called your Senator,

do it now, without delay. Leave

a message if it is after hours. And if you cannot leave a message, try

alternate numbers or call again Monday. Phone numbers are shown

below.

 

We cannot let groups who hide their income, evade their

taxes and fill our shelters with the results of their excess animal breeding

scare our Legislators away from helping animals. SB

250 will be voted on this week. Please

join animal rescuers, responsible breeders, veterinarians and pet lovers

by calling now! And if you have not yet sent an automatic letter

(it only takes a few mouse clicks), please use our automatic

letter tool.

 

Simply call your Senator, be very polite and

professional, and say:

 

 

 

"Hello, my name is

<your name>, an

d I live in Senator <name's>

district.

I am calling to ask that the Senator to please support

SB 250 The Pet Responsibility Act when it comes to the Senate floor

for a vote."

 

 

 

 

Here are numbers for the Senators. If you don't know

who your Senator is, you can find out here.

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District

Senator

Sacramento Phone

Local Office

Local Office Phone20

 

 

1

Dave Cox

916-651-4001

Roseville

916-783-8232

 

 

2

Patricia Wiggins

916-651-4002

Eureka

707-445-6508

 

 

3

Mark Leno

916-651-4003

San Francisco

415-557-1300

 

 

4

Sam Aanestad

916-651-4004

Nevada City

530-470-1846

 

 

5

Lois Wolk

916-651-4005

Sacramento

916-651-1511

 

 

6 Darrell Steinberg

916-651-4006

Sacramento

916-651-1529

 

 

7

Mark DeSaulnier

916-651-4007

Concord

925-602-6593

 

 

8

Leland Yee

916-651-4008

San Francisco

415-557-7857

 

 

9

Loni Hancock

916-651-4009

Oakland

510-286-1333

 

 

10

Ellen Corbett

916-651-4010

San Leandro

510-577-2310

 

 

11

Joe Simitian

916-651-4011

650-688-6384

 

 

12

Jeff Denham

916-651-4012

Modesto

209-577-6592

 

 

13

Elaine Alquist

916-651-4013

San Jose

408-286-8318

 

 

14

Dave Cogdill

916-651-4014

Fresno

559-253-7122

 

 

15

Abel Maldonado

916-651-4015

San Jose

408-277-9461

 

 

16

Dean Florez

916-651-4016

Fresno

559-264-3070

 

 

17

George Runner

916-651-4017

Lancaster

661-729-6232

 

 

18

Roy Ashburn

916-651-4018

Bakersfield

661-323-0443

 

 

19

Tony Strickland

916-651-4019

Thousand Oaks

805-494-8808

 

 

20

Alex Padilla

916-651-4020

Van Nuys

818-901-5588

 

 

21

Carol Liu

916-651-4021

Glendale

626-683-0282

 

 

22

Gilbert Cedillo 916-651-4022

Los Angeles

213-612-9566

 

 

23

Fran Pavley

916-651-4023

Los Angeles

310-441-9084

 

 

24

Gloria Romero

916-651-4024

Los Angeles

323-881-0100

 

 

25

Rod Wright

916-651-4025

Inglewood

310-412-0393

 

 

26

(Vacant)

 

 

 

 

 

27

Alan Lowenthal

916-651-4027

Long Beach

562-495-4766

 

 

28

Jenny Oropeza

916-651-4028

Redondo Beach

310-318-6994

 

 

29

Bob Huff

916-651-4029

Glendora

626-914-5046

 

 

30

Ron Calderon

916-651-4030

Montebello

323-890-2790

 

 

31

Robert Dutton

916-651-4031

Rancho Cucamon

909-466-4180

 

 

32

Gloria Negrete McLeod

916-651-4032

Montclair

909-621-2783

 

 

33

Mimi Walters20

916-651-4033

Laguna Hills

949-457-7333

 

 

34

Lou Correa

916-651-4034

Garden Grove

714-558-4400

 

 

35

Tom Harman

916-651-4035

Costa Mesa

714-957-4555

 

 

36

Dennis Hollingsworth

916-651-4036

Temecula

951-676-1020

 

 

37

John Benoit

916-651-4037

Moreno Valley

951-653-9502

 

 

38

Mark Wyland

916-651-4038

San Juan Capistrano 949-489-9838

 

 

39

Christine Kehoe

916-651-4039

San Diego

619-645-3133

 

 

40

Denise Ducheny

916-651-4040

Chula Vista

619-409-7690

 

 

Thank you, for all the dogs and cats who

are saved through spay and neuter programs and legislation. Their voices

cannot be heard, and you must speak for them.

 

 

 

 

Best regards,

Judie Mancuso

President, Social Compassion In Legislation (SCIL)

A 501©(4) non-profit organization focused on reducing pet overpopulation

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www.YESonSB250.com