Hello ferret enthusiasts,
Our bill, AB 854, is scheduled for the Water, Parks & Wildlife Committee on
Tues. April 13th. Below you will find the members of that committee and
if one of them is your representative, please write to him or her now-- ask
your friends and family members to do the same. The only exception is the
chairman, Assemblyman Mike Machado. All interested parties in CA may write
to him because he is committee chair-- please, NO out of state letters to
any CA representatives!!! For those of you outside California who wish to
help, write your letters to our governor, Gray Davis at: Governor Gray
Davis, Governor's Office, State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 95814.
Californians, remember, you must reside in the district for your letter
have any impact on the decision of the members listed below. Please do NOT
send letters to representatives that are not your own. When you do write,
be sure to include your name and address on all correspondence, otherwise
your letter or e-mail will not be counted! You will find e-mail addresses
below if we have them as well as tel and fax. To write to any of the
members listed below, simply write Assemblymember followed by their name
and this address: State Capitol, Sacramento, CA, 95814. You will also find
their ferret voting history listed and if they supported legalization in
the past, please thank them for their support. If they voted against
legalization, or are a new member, please urge them to decriminalize ferret
ownership for these reasons:
1.) Ferrets are domesticated animals and therefore do not belong in the
hands of a wildlife agency.
2.) Ferrets are legal in the rest of the contiguous 48 states.
3.) Ferrets are a safer pet to people and the environment than either a cat
or a dog.
4.) The law is not working (tell them to visit a pet store and look at
the ferret items on the shelf) and when a law is not working there
is usually something very wrong with it.
5.) Banning ferrets is a waste of taxpayer dollars and governmental
goodwill.
All Californians should also write to their individual Assemblymembers. To
find out the name of your State Assemblymember, Californians can visit our
webpage at http://www.ferretnews.org and go to
http://www.ferretnews.org/legislators.html and the section called
legislators/Know your Representatives. Follow instructions for the
Assembly representatives.
All Californians should also write to our Governor, Gray Davis at: Governor
Gray Davis, Governor's Office, State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 95814 to let
him know CA citizens have been seriously wronged by the Department of Fish
and Game where ferrets are concerned.
WATER, PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMITTEE
Mike Machado, Chair (D-17) tel(916) 319-2017 fax (916) 319-2117
e-mail<[log in to unmask]>
Area representing: Stockton and he heart of San Joaquin County
Ferret voting history: voted no last session. Please ask this member to
support ferret legalization.
Dick Dickerson, Vice Chair (R-2) tel(916) 319-2002 fax(916) 319-2102
e-mail<[log in to unmask]>
Area representing: Siskiyou, Shasta, Tehama, Glenn, Trinity, Colusa,
Sutter,NE Yolo and Southern tip of Butte County
Ferret voting history: New Member. Please ask this member to support
ferret legalization.
Roy Ashburn (R-32) tel(916)319-2032 fax(916)319-2132
email<[log in to unmask]>
Area representing: Kern &Tulare counties including Kern River Valley,
Bakersfield, Lake Isabella, Lindsay, Porterville, Strathmore, Tulare and
Visalia.
Ferret voting history: voted yes last session. Please thank this member
for supporting ferret legalization and encourage him to continue his
support.
Bob Margett Rep-59 Tel(916) 319-2059 Fax(916) 319-2159
email<[log in to unmask]>
Area representing: NE corner of Arcadia, Bradbury, Claremont, Covina,
Duarte, Glendora, La Verne, Monrovia, San Dimas, Sierra Madre, & parts of
Azusa, Pomona, Temple City & West Covina.
Ferret voting history: voted yes last session. Please thank this member
for supporting ferret legalization and encourage him to continue his
support.
Sam Aanestad (R-3) tel(916)319-2003 fax(916)319-2103
email<[log in to unmask]>
Areas representing: Modoc, Lassen, Plumas, Sierra, Nevada and Yuba
counties and most of Butte County.
Ferret voting history: New Member. Please ask this member to support
ferret legalization.
Peter Frusetta (R-28) tel(916)319-2028 fax(916)319-2128
email<[log in to unmask]>
Areas representing: Parts of Monterey county, San Benito county, the
Watsonville area of Santa Cruz county and part of the southern Santa Clara
county.
Ferret voting history: voted no last session. Please ask this member to
support ferret legalization.
Thomas M. Calderon (D-58) tel(916) 319-2058 fax(916) 319-2158
no email that we know of
Areas representing: Southeast portion of Los Angeles county, including
cities of Santa Fe Springs, S. El Monte, S. Whittier & Los Nietos.
Ferret voting history: New Member. Please ask this member to support
ferret legalization.
Dennis Cardoza (D-26) tel(916)319-2026 fax(916)319-2126
email<[log in to unmask]>
Areas representing: All of Merced county and the western half of Stanislaus
county including southern part of Modesto and southwest corner of San
Joaquin.
Ferret voting history: voted yes last session. Please thank this member
for supporting ferret legalization and encourage him to continue his
support.
Sheila James Kuehl (D-41) tel(916)319-2041 fax(916)319-2141
no email that we know of
Areas representing: Woodland Hills, Malibu, Pacific Paqlisades, Santa
Monica, Agoura Hills, Brentwood, Calabasas, Canoga Park, Encino, Hidden
Hills, Reseda, Tarzana, Topanga, West Hills and Westlake Village.
Ferret voting history: voted yes last session. Please thank this member
for supporting ferret legalization and encourage her to continue her
support. Assemblymember Kuehl is currently a co-author of our bill.
Virginia Strom-Martin (D-1) tel(916) 319-2001 fax(916) 319-2101
email<[log in to unmask]>
Areas representing: Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino and Lake counties and
Sonoma county north of Santa Rosa.
Ferret voting history: voted yes last session. Please thank this member
for supporting ferret legalization and encourage her to continue her
support.
Helen Thomson (D-8) tel(916)319-2008 fax(916)319-2108
email <[log in to unmask]>
Areas representing: All of Solano county except western Vallejo, most of
Yolo County and the Delta region of Sacramento County.
Ferret voting history: voted yes last session. Please thank this member
for supporting ferret legalization and encourage her to continue her
support.
Howard Wayne (D-78) tel(916)319-2078 fax(916)319-2178
email<[log in to unmask]>
Areas representing: the coastal district from La Jolla to Imperial Beach
including Coronado, Mission Bay, Balboa Park and a large portion of
downtown San Diego.
Ferret voting history: New Member. Please ask this member to support
ferret legalization.
Dean Florez (D-30) tel(916)319-2030 fax(916)319-2130
email<[log in to unmask]>
Areas representing: Southwestern part of the San Joaquin Valley including
all of Kings County and parts of Fresno, Kern and Madera county.
Ferret voting history: New Member. Please ask this member to support
ferret legalization.
Californians, it's time to get busy!
Jeanne Carley
Californians for Ferret Legalization
410 Mountain Home Road
Woodside, CA 94062
(650)851-3750
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[Posted in FML issue 2626]
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