Act NOW & Oppose SB993

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From The Fund for Animals & Viva!USA

 

PLEASE contact your Assembly Member NOW and ask them to oppose SB993.

 

SB 993 makes it a misdemeanor to trespass on any land or building where cattle,

goats, pigs, fowl or any other animals are being raised, bred, fed or held for

human consumption. Trespassing is currently an infraction. This bill originally

had nothing to do with animals, however, it was amended in April to its present

form. It passed the Senate unanimously and the Assembly Public Safety Committee

with no opposition and no votes cast against it. This bill is being sponsored by

Senator Charles Poochigian. Next Hearing: Assembly Appropriations Committee. No

date has been set. yet for the hearing.

 

Tell the legislators that SB 933 is an attempt to protect the meat industry from

anyone taking a picture because it may be used to help pass a bill such as AB

732 (would prohibit gestation and veal crates) or an initiative, or inform the

public of horrendous conditions that factory farmed animals are kept in. SB 993

is a dangerous precedent.

 

Check out the bill at:

http://www.sen.ca.gov/

 

Click on Legislation and type in SB993.

 

Here is an analysis of the bill:

http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_993 & sess=CUR & house=B & sit\

e=sen

 

Write to: Your Assembly Member and Assemblyman Darrell Steinberg, Chair,

Assembly Appropriations Committee and urge them to oppose SB 993. Also send a

letter of opposition to the author. Let them know this is not about bio

terrorism - it is about preventing the animal agriculture industry from being

held accountable.

 

Why to oppose:

-This is a politically driven bill and has been created to prevent people from

drawing criticism to an industry that raises animals killed for food in an

inhumane way.

 

-The public has a right to see how animals are raised for food in the US and it

is in the public's best interest.

 

-There are already laws regarding trespassing - there is simply no need for this

bill.

 

 

Please note there are currently no letters of opposition and that according to

an article below it has already passed unanimously in the Senate.

 

Our only chance is to kill it in the Assembly!

 

To find the names of your State Assembly Member and State Senator, call us or

(916)319-2856, (916)445-4251, or your County Registrar of Voters, or check the

web at <http://action.fund.org/directory>, or look in front of your local phone

book under California Assembly and California Senate. You can also visit

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html.

 

 

Thank you.

 

Viva!USA

P.O. Box 4398

Davis, CA 95617

www.vivausa.org

info

530/759-8482