Canine Legislation

Since there are so many mandatory spay/neuter proposals in the works it is difficult to keep up with them. Please refer to the following links for up to date information. Feel free to contact me if you have any others that you would like listed. Terry Fisk, Webmaster

USA Blog
http://www.usa-blog.org/

AKC Legislative Alerts - All States
http://www.akc.org/news/sections/legislative_alerts.cfm

National discussion list
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/pet-law/
(high volume -- I'm on no mail and read it online)

BSL announcements
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/BSL-UPDATES/?yguid=41228449

California
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CAPLA/

Concerned Dog Owners of California
http://www.cdoca.org/

Arizona
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FightHB2516/

3/2/2008 For those of us in CA-there is a referendum in the signature gathering phase that would ban "enforced sterilization". This would shut up Judy Mancuso and her shrieking band of animal rights wackos, and negate any laws already in effect. Anyone can gather signatures-even if you only print out one for yourself to sign we should all get involved with this.

The petition is here: http://www.rexano.org/StatePages/FreeedomFrom%20SterilizationAct.pdf

Instructions for printing and gathering signatures are here: http://www.wethepeopleusa.us/ (Click on "California Initiatives" on the left)

Kathy Moacanin
Breeding Dogs Who Love to Work
http://www.HerzensfreudeGSD.com/

1/25/2008

As the Phoenix Schutzhund Club and many USA members prepare for the Southwestern Regional Championship Feb. 8-10, "animal rights" activists have you lined up in their sights.

The Arizona mandatory spay/neuter Bill HB 2516 is a terrible and dangerous piece of legislation.

That's the bad news. Here's the good news: they didn't spend a lot of time drafting the language - on initial review, it looks as though they practically put AB 1634 on the copy machine, and changed the name.

Their lack of creativity makes your job fighting it much easier. This Arizona bill is strikingly similar to AB 1634, the mandatory spay/neuter bill we fought back in California last year.

PLEASE go to www.saveourdogs.net. This website, put together by USA members Douglas Surber and Laura Sanborn to defeat AB 1634, is a gold mine, and probably provides all of the information and resources you need to defeat HB 2516.

The National Animal Interest Alliance is also an excellent resource. www.naia.org

Please feel free to contact me if anyone has questions, or would like help drafting Opposition Statements.

Your friend in the Sport,

Tina M. Perriguey
Legislation Section Editor, USA Magazine
AllianceDogSport@aol.com

1/5/2008 Mandate on pets passed by NLV - Read the entire story: http://www.lvrj.com/news/13036327.html

Canine Casanovas and frisky felines beware: North Las Vegas is plotting to curb your wanton carousing.

The city on Wednesday mandated the spaying or neutering of nearly all dogs and cats, a step officials there say will help alleviate pet overcrowding and promote responsible pet ownership.

North Las Vegas is the first of the local governments to enact such a law.

"We're hoping others in the valley will follow suit," said Al Noyola, North Las Vegas's Assistant Director of Police Services.

12/5/2007 WARNING AB 1634 is back...The following message was received fromPetPac this week.

Today in Los Angeles, Assembly member Lloyd Levine, co-author Judie Mancuso and retired Price is Right host Bob Barker kicked off their campaign to re-launch California Assembly Bill AB 1634, the mandatory statewide spay/neuter law.

“Since the end of the legislative session, our coalition has been working…to strengthen Assembly Bill 1634", said Levine. “I am confident that with the work we’ve put in, 2008 is going to be a successful year for our bill.”

Read the Levine-Barker Press Release

We must unite once again to fight AB 1634. We stopped it last year and, with your help, we can defeat it again – once and for all.

We need to raise the resources necessary to fight our opponents false claims and misrepresentations. Please make a contribution today.

Help pass the word that our opponents are once again trying to pass AB 1634.

Sincerely,

Bill Hemby

Spread the word about PetPAC.		Have you signed the PetPAC petition opposing AB 1634?		Please help PetPAC fight AB 1634.

Click the images above for information on who to contact and how to help defeat this bill.