Animal rights and S.F. politicians - good news andbad news

[Guest guest]

Assemblyman Mark Leno is also introducing a rodeo bill.

He's a welcome addition to the Capitol Bldg.

ACR 18 recognizes Spay Day 2003, an annual event around the country when

there are many spay/neuter operations in one day. I brought the resolution

to Leno. This year I added a line about encouraging vets to cooperate with

shelters and rescue groups. Many vets charge way too much for spay/neuter

giving no break to shelters or rescue groups. Yet the animals cannot be

adopted unless they are first spayed/neutered. If they charge a big amount

the cost becomes prohibitive and adoptions are affected. This is happening

in more rural districts where there are fewer vets. Many will also not do

early spay/neuter.

ACR 18 must pass Assembly Rules Committee, then Assembly Floor, and then the

Senate Floor. Write your Assemblymember and State Senator to vote yes on ACR

18.

If you don't know who your state legislators are, you are welcome to call me

415/474-4020. You are also welcome to join our e-mail legislative alert list

and you will get weekly updates on all the animal bills in California. Just

send me your e-mail address and a " snail mail " address.

Virginia Handley

The Fund for Animals

Fort Mason Center

SF 94123

415/474-4020

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Kim Flournoy <kim

 

Wednesday, January 29, 2003 3:11 PM

Re: [sFBAVeg] Animal rights and S.F. politicians - good news andbad

news

 

 

> To write to Assemblyman Leno and tell him of your support for this bill:

>

> Assemblyman Mark Leno

> 13th Assembly District

> Capitol Office

> State Capitol

> Room 3146

> Sacramento, CA 95814

> Phone: (916) 319-2013

> Fax: (916) 319-2113

> Email: Assemblymember.Leno

>

>

> Here's the text of the bill:

>

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/acr_18_bill_20030128_int

roduced.html

>

>

>

> On Wed, 29 Jan 2003, Mr. Pete wrote:

>

> > Two local San Francisco politicians have recently received media

coverage

> > for their stands on animal rights.

> >

> > According to yesterday's Chronicle, Assemblyman Mark Leno was quite

moved by

> > a recent Chronicle story about the 11,000 dogs and cats killed every

year by

> > the Sacramento Animal Shelter. He was so moved that he will be visiting

the

> > " shelter " to see what can be done to stop this tragedy. He is also

> > introducing legislation to make February 25 Spay Day USA, a day when

> > Californians will be urged to sterilize their animal companions and

support

> > groups that provide sterilization services. Under the proposed law,

> > veterinarians would be urged to work with shelters to provide low or no

cost

> > sterilization services. By the way, according to the article in

yesterday's

> > Chronicle, the Sacramento Animal Shelter is the only publicly run

shelter in

> > this state that sells adoptable animals for medical research. More than

400

> > cats and dogs annually are sold to U.C. Davis School of Veterinary

Medicine,

> > which refers to the animals as " teaching tools. "

>

>

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