[HelptheAnimals] California Residents ANTI-TETHERING LEGISLATION NEEDS YOUR HELP!

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CA RESIDENTS, Please Help Call, Fax, E-mail ASAP! ..... For Anti-Tethering Legislation ..... California Residents ANTI-TETHERING LEGISLATION NEEDS YOUR HELP! California, U.S. August 22, 2006: URGENT ALERT FOR ALL CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS RESIDENTS We Need Your Help: Anti-Chaining Bill Under Attack! Urge California Assembly Members to Vote for SB 1578 SB 1578, the California Animal Association-sponsored bill to ban dog chaining as the primary means of confinement, is set for a vote on the Assembly floor probably within the next week to 10 days. SB 1578 faced little opposition until it arrived in the Assembly, at which point hunters and lobbyists for the agricultural community emerged to fight against any restriction on tethering their dogs. CAA has already taken amendments that provide exemptions for hunting and agricultural situations where the safety of the dog is an issue. However, the hunters and agricultural community want blanket exemptions, including the ability to tether their dogs continuously at their place of residence. These two interest groups are now on the attack and contacting assembly offices to urge opposition to the bill. What you can do to help: • It is important to only contact your own assembly member, as mail or calls received from non-constituents will not be considered by the legislator. • Faxes or mail (if there's time) are preferred since email communications carry less weight. • Be sure to include your name and address in all communications to ensure they know you are a constituent. • If you don't have time for a letter, a phone call will also help. Go to http://www.assembly.ca.gov to identify your legislator and find contact information. The following are legislative districts where we particularly need help in convincing the legislator to vote for SB 1578. If you are a resident of any of these districts, please act as soon as possible and also forward this alert to other animal advocates in your area. Assembly Member Juan Arambula Representing District 31 which includes the Fresno County cities of Caruthers, Firebaugh, Fowler, Kerman, Mendota, Parlier, Reedley, Sanger, San Joaquin, Selma, Tranquillity, and portions of Fresno, and the Tulare County cities of Cutler-Orosi and Dinuba. Contact info: State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0031 Tel: (916) 319 - 2031 Fax: (916) 319 - 2131 Email via website at: http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a31/ Assembly Member Joe Baca Representing District 62 which includes the cities of San Bernardino, Fontana, Rialto, and Colton. Contact info: State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0062 Tel: (916) 319-2062 Fax: (916) 319-2162 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Assembly Member Joe Canciamilla Representing District 11 which includes the cities of Antioch, Concord, Martinez, and Pittsburg and other parts of Contra Costa County. Contact info: State Capitol, P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0011 Tel: (916) 319-2011 Fax: (916) 319-2111 Email via website at http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a11/ Assembly Member Jerome Horton Representing District 51 which includes: the city of Inglewood and surrounding area. Contact info: State Capitol P.O Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0051 Tel: (916) 319-2051 Fax: (916) 319-2151 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Assembly Member Johan Klehs Representing District 18 which includes: San Leandro, Hayward, Dublin, most of Castro Valley and Pleasanton, and a portion of Oakland, as well as the unincorporated areas of Ashland, Cherryland and San Lorenzo. Contact info: State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Tel: (916) 319-2018 Fax: (916) 319-2118 Email via website at: http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a18/district.htm Assembly Member Barbara Matthews Representing District 17 which includes: the cities of Stockton, Tracy, Merced and surrounding areas. Contact info: State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0017 Tel: (916) 319-2017 Fax: (916) 319-2117 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Assembly Member Nicole Parra Representing District 30 which includes: portions of Fresno County, Tulare County, Kern County and all of Kings County. Contact info: State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0030 Tel: (916) 319 - 2030 Fax: (916) 319 - 2130 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Assembly Member Alberto Torrico Representing District 20 which includes Fremont, Newark, Union City, Milpitas and parts of San Jose, Hayward, Castro Valley and Pleasanton. Contact info: State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0020 Tel: (916) 319-2020 Email: (916) 319-2120 fax Assembly Member Tom Umberg Representing District 69: Including the City of Santa Ana and portions of Anaheim and Garden Grove, which are located in the heart of Central Orange County. Contact info: State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0069 Tel: (916) 319-2069 Fax: (916) 319-2169 Email: via website at http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a69/ Assembly Member Lois Wolk Representing District 8 which includes Yolo and Solano counties. Contact info: State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0008 (916) 319-2008 (916) 319-2108 fax Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SAMPLE SUPPORT LETTER SUPPORT FOR SB 1578, A BILL TO BAN DOG CHAINING IN CALIFORNIA Dear Assembly Member, I am writing to ask for your support for SB 1578, a bill that would ban the practice of chaining or tethering a dog to a stationary object as the primary means of confinement. There are compelling public safety and animal protection reasons to enact such legislation in California. Experts agree that chained dogs can become aggressive due to intense confinement, lack of socialization, and the inability to escape from perceived threats. According to media reports, in the period between February 2000 and January 2006 at least 107 people were attacked or killed by chained dogs in the United States. About two thirds of those incidents (75) involved children. In a time when many Californians are concerned about dog bites and aggressive dog situations, SB 1578 can help animal control representatives provide additional protection of dogs and prevention of dog bites in our communities. Chaining dogs is also inhumane and unsafe for these social animals. Chained dogs typically lack adequate veterinary care, food, water, or shelter. They rarely are exercised or interact with their families – an unhappy existence for such social animals. Sadly, continually chained dogs can suffer injuries when their collars become embedded in their necks or even strangle to death when their chains become entangled with other objects. California animal control representatives are already spending time and resources responding to reports of chained, neglected, and abused dogs. SB 1578 will give animal control an additional tool to protect our canine companions from long-term neglect during their normal enforcement duties without creating any additional fiscal responsibilities. Amendments have also been taken to address situations where dogs need to be tethered for their own safety, such as during agricultural operations or licensed hunting activities. We ask for your support of this important public safety and animal protection measure. 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