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Are you Californian's aware of this?
>In his effort to solve the budget crisis, California Governor
>Schwarzenegger has taken a hatchet to years of laws enacted to protect
>abused and abandoned animals. The result is the "behind closed doors"
>repeal of the Hayden bill and affiliated humane legislation, passed
>through the years. Whether an error of omission or commission, the
>result will be a return to the horrible pre-1998 status quo for
>California animal shelters if you don't act TODAY.
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>The two most disturbing elements of the Governor's budget are the
return
>of the animal holding period to only 72 hours for all animals (stray
and
>relinquished) and the elimination of the requirement that shelters seek
>veterinary care for animals at the shelter.
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>Among the other policies that will be repealed if the current budget
>is adopted:
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>* The requirement that people convicted of cruelty to animals to pay
> for the costs of the animals' care while the issue of guilt is being
> determined.
>* The requirement that as a condition of probation, people convicted of
> animal cruelty can be prevented from owning animals for three years.
>* The law that made it a duty for shelters to use all currently
> acceptable methods of identification - including microchips - to
> determine the lawful owner of any seized or impounded animals.
>* The State's policy preference for adoption instead of killing
animals.
>* The requirement that shelters allow qualified animal adoption/rescue
> groups to take responsibility for animals if they pay the required
fee.
>* The requirement that shelters give owner-relinquished animals a
chance
> to be adopted.
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>The extent of the repeal caught everyone by surprise. We have only one
>last chance to have these draconian measures removed from the budget.
>The budget conference committee meets one final time... this weekend.
>They must be convinced to revisit the inclusion of the Hayden
>legislation as part of the budget or at least to only suspend the
fiscal
>provisions of the Hayden legislation until the budget crisis has
passed.
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>Years of your work and the countless hours of hundreds of volunteers
can
>be erased THIS WEEKEND if this repeal is allowed to occur.
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>Listed below is contact information for the legislators who will be
>meeting this weekend to approve the proposed budget. Please contact
>them as many times as you are able before 5pm Friday, June 25th.
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>THE FATE OF MILLIONS OF ANIMALS ARE RELYING ON YOUR ACTION. SEND AN
>EMAIL, SEND A FAX AND MAKE A CALL.
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>Tell them NOT TO REPEAL THE HAYDEN LAW! THE GOVERNOR CAN ACCOMPLISH A
>GOAL OF ZERO-BUDGET ALLOCATION BY SUSPENDING IT... HE DOESN'T NEED TO
>REPEAL IT TO ACCOMPLISH HIS STATED GOAL!
>
>QUESTIONS? Contact Rich Mc Lellan, Animal Legislative Action Network,
>[log in to unmask] OR Jennifer Fearing, United Animal Nations,
>[log in to unmask]
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>Conference Committee Members
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>Chesbro, Wes (D) - Chair
>(916) 445-3375 tel
>[log in to unmask] email
>(916) 445-3375 fax
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>Dede Alpert (D)
>(916) 445-3952 tel
>[log in to unmask] email
>(916) 327-2188 fax
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>Ross Johnson (R)
>(916) 445-4961 tel
>*doesn't use e-mail
>(949) 833-0696 fax
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>Darrell Steinberg (D)
>(916) 319-2009 tel
>[log in to unmask] email
>(916) 319-2109 fax
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>Judy Chu (D)
>(916) 319-2049 tel
>*doesn't use e-mail
>(916) 319-2149 fax
>
>Rick Keene (R)
>(916) 319-2003 tel
>[log in to unmask] email
>(916) 319-2103 fax
[Posted in FML issue 4554]
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