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Hiffington Post to Host Nava Blog

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John D. Mann
October 8, 2009 (916) 718-7420

Huffington Post to Host Nava Blog


Assemblymember Pedro Nava (D-Santa Barbara) announced today his blog for the world renowned news and political web site, “The Huffington Post”.

“I am very excited about the opportunity to have a blog at the ‘Huffington Post’,” said Nava. “This is a wonderful opportunity to share my perspective with millions of readers. I am optimistic my experience in law enforcement, my work as an environmentalist and legislator will appeal to readers. I have had the privilege of serving in the California legislature during very challenging times and hope I have something to offer,” said Nava.

To read Nava’s first post, titled, “Animal Anti-Cruelty Legislation Awaits Governor’s Action “go to: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pedro-nava/animal-anti-cruelty-legis_b_312434.html

The Huffington Post web site that launched in March 2005, is a top destination for prominent news stories and news commentary, including coverage of politics, media, business, entertainment, style, the green movement, world news, comedy, blogs and original content. In four years, it has become an influential media brand -- "The Internet Newspaper" and recently ranked 51st in the United States for on-line traffic.

Wanted: Good Owners For Cute Kittens

Dozens of kittens are waiting for a few good owners to scoop them up at the 2nd Annual Kitten Adopt-A-Thon at the MSPCA in Boston.

The center has been inundated with kittens this summer, with more than 300 were surrendered in August. That's nearly double the amount received last summer.

Many of the kittens were placed in foster homes throughout the Boston area, and now they're ready for permanent homes. 40 neutered and spayed kittens are available for adoption this weekend.

Read: MSPCA-Boston Kitten Adopt-A-Thon

The adoption fee is $200, and includes vaccinations and micro-chip IDs. The Adopt-A-Thon will be held today, from 4pm-7pm at the center located on 350 South Huntington Ave.

Full article and pictures:

http://wbztv.com/watercooler/pets/mspca.boston.kittens.2.1225435.html

USA - Important Update for SB 250 and AB 241 from SCIL

Dear Friends:

This email is an update on where the bills sponsored by Social Compassion in Legislation (SCIL) currently stand.

The California Legislature is currently on recess, however they will be back in session soon, and both of our bills (SB 250 and AB 241) will be heard in committee later in August.

First, let me be honest about the primary purpose for this email. We need your help to reach out to all supporters of animal friendly legislation in California, and alert them that these important bills are almost to the finish line! We need dedicated support now more than ever. And, the battle is getting costly, because our opponents are pouring money into California, trying to kill these good bills.

So here's what I am asking:

Please forward this email to at least three people you know in California who love animals. Our hope is that they will visit www.YESonSB250. com and www.YESonAB241. com, fill out easy support letters, and join the thousands of supporters working towards making our state a better place for pets.

Please consider participating in our new 25 bucks for SB 250 campaign. SCIL is run completely by volunteers and has no paid staff. However, running legislative campaigns is very expensive.

You don't have to donate $25... any amount at all will help us fight towards our goal to reduce shelter euthanasia through spay and neuter legislation. Click here to donate.


This is a historic time for animal friendly legislation in California and it's supporters like you who have made it all possible. Thank you!


OK, now for the good stuff... here's the latest on the bills:

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SB 250, The Pet Responsibility Act, authored by Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez, remains one of the biggest bills in Sacramento today. It has generated more support than any other bill this session. SB 250 simply requires that dogs be spayed or neutered unless their owner/guardian obtains an unaltered dog license when they license their animal. SB 250 also requires that roaming cats be spayed and neutered by their owner/guardian.

SB 250 will dramatically increase the number of pets who are spayed and neutered, thus reducing shelter overpopulation by decreasing the numbers of accidental pet pregnancies. In Santa Cruz County, where a similar law was passed over 10 years ago, shelter impounds dropped by over 64%! You can read about their success by clicking here. Santa Cruz is so successful that they are actually now taking in excess animals from other shelters to help ease overcrowding in those areas.

But the rest of the state is not so lucky. California shelters bring in approximately one million dogs and cats every year, and euthanize (kill) over half, simply because there are not enough homes. This enormous number of homeless pets actually means that every dog born in the state of California today has nearly a 1 in 4 chance of ultimately becoming homeless and dying in a shelter. Two-thirds of the cats entering California shelters are euthanized. And, the numbers are getting worse every year.

According to the State Controller's City and Counties Annual Reports for Fiscal Year 2006-07, California spends $300,000,000 per year housing and killing animals. This is a moral and financial crisis that we can finally begin to address with SB 250.

SB 250 will be voted on in the Assembly Appropriations Committee later in August, followed by the full Assembly vote, and then the Governor's desk. We will alert you shortly when it is time to contact your legislators.

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AB 241, The Responsible Breeder Act, authored by Assemblymember Pedro Nava, limits cruel puppy mills in a reasonable way, by simply limiting owners and breeders to a maximum of 50 unaltered animals.

While 50 unaltered animals may sound like a lot, in reality puppy mills in California today house up to 500 animals. They live in overcrowded, filthy, and inhumane conditions with inadequate shelter and care. Many puppy mill breeding dogs live on wire mesh and never touch the ground their entire life.

AB 241 will be voted on in the Senate Appropriations Committee on August 17th, followed by the full Senate vote, and then the Governor's desk. We will alert you shortly when it is time to contact your legislators.


OK, now for the not-so-good stuff... one of the most frequent questions I am asked about SB 250 is:

Who could be against this legislation?

The answer is: the vast majority of opposition to animal friendly legislation comes from one group - underground animal breeders who fear that new legislation will affect their unscrupulous businesses.

These backyard breeders are joined by hunting groups, fur farmers and other people who make their living off the backs of our animal friends.

The leaders of these groups rely on the most outrageous arguments and claims. They do this in order to rile up animal breeders and animal profiteers, compelling them to call, fax and visit legislators to complain against the bills.

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Here are the two primary arguments used by opponents:

Spay and neuter legislation is actually designed to eliminate dogs and cats forever. The supporters of spay and neuter legislation are radicals who do not want anyone to own pets.

Pet overpopulation is a myth. Dogs and cats killed in shelters are unadoptable, and therefore cannot find homes anyway. And, the reason pets are killed in shelters is not overpopulation. .. it is actually the fault of uncaring shelter directors, shelter workers and rescue groups who just don't try hard enough.

It saddens and angers me just to type those words. The idea that the thousands of animal rescuers (including myself) working to pass these bills, most of us whom live with several pets and use our own money to rescue and place others, would want to eliminate pets is the most outrageous, insulting lie I have heard in my over 25 years of animal rescue.

The claim that there is no pet overpopulation problem defies logic. The 500,000 pets who die in California shelters each year are there because the pool of animals born each year is larger than the number of available homes... period.

In Their Own Words

Here are some of the most vocal opponents of spay and neuter laws, and some others opposed to animal laws in general, in their own words (shown in blue).

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William Hemby, founder of PetPAC, describing who he thinks is behind SCIL legislation:

"...across the United States you have some of these animal rights extremist groups like the Animal Liberation Front... it started years and years ago, if you remember, about throwing the blood on fur coats and all that jazz....

Well now... these people want to eliminate all dogs and cats in California, and so they want everybody else to conform to their society."

As far as I can tell, it was PetPAC's Mr. Hemby who first coined the phrase "Pet Extinction Act" to describe spay and neuter laws. The term has inflamed breeders and presumably increased donations to PetPAC.

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PIJAC (Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council), on pet overpopulation:

The claims of pet overpopulation are "without sound basis" and "intended to alarm the public about an overpopulation problem that does not even exist".

Regarding the enormous number of pets euthanized in shelters "it is unclear where the evidence for such statements comes from, or whether it even exists".

A quick note... PIJAC is the primary lobby group representing pet stores in California, and these quotes are taken from a letter submitted by JK Pedrotti, a Government relations firm representing PIJAC.

Clearly, it is in pet stores best interest to pretend there is no overpopulation problem. If PIJAC will not believe the shelter admission and euthanasia numbers submitted to the State by the shelters themselves, then they will never believe that we have a problem, no matter how many pets we kill each year.

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We the People for Pets, an anti-pet legislation group:

Animal rights is a "staircase leading to pet extinction and total loss of pet owner rights", and spay and neuter laws are being pushed with tactics "used by the Nazi party to dehumanize their targets".

I can't really find words to address this lunatic fringe stuff...

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Nathan Winograd, author and shelter consultant, on pet overpopulation:

"Shelter killing is not the result of pet overpopulation; it is the result of shelter managers who find killing easier than doing what is necessary to stop it."

Nathan states that shelter workers are "content to kill animals" while "hiding behind the myth of pet overpopulation" .

I must take a moment to comment on this. I have spent much of the last four years meeting with shelter workers across California. I have seen their tears as they explain their anguish at having to put down healthy animals every day. I have seen the emotional toll, and I have seen their pain as they come to grips with the horrible task they are faced with every day, thanks to careless pregnancies and reckless overbreeding. You can watch interviews with many of these shelter workers at www.YESonSB250. com.

The claim that it is the shelter workers who are to blame for the number of pets flowing into our shelters, rather than the irresponsible pet owners and breeders who fill those shelters with their careless actions, is callous, shallow thinking.

Nathan is now selling books directly to breeders via a book tour with PetPAC, who advertise "Tour Dates" for him on the PetPAC website. And incredibly, he is now involved with radical underground breeder publications like The Animal Herald, a newsletter based partially on the idea that spay and neuter laws are "akin to genocide of dogs". The founder of this publication, cat breeder Diane Amble, appears to devote a lot of time trying to find ways to use the term "terrorist" in conjunction with the term "animal rights". This image is a capture from the latest edition of The Animal Herald... you can see a cartoon of Senator Florez, Assemblymember Nava and myself, dressed as "angels of death" for trying to pass animal protection laws. Nathan Winograd's contribution to this classy publication begins directly under the cartoon.

Ironically, or conveniently, pet breeders have become the biggest cheerleaders for Mr. Winograd, and they are often seen at the Capitol with a copy of Nathan's book clutched as their bible. Nathan has given backyard breeders an 'out' for a problem they directly contribute to, while blaming those who have to clean up the mess.

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Gina Spadafori, regular contributor to AKC (American Kennel Club) Publications:

Pet breeders must "realize that we're all in this together, pet-owners against the forces of pet extinction".

Gina is a columnist and author of pet books. Shame on her for constantly pushing the bogus claim that pet owners are against spay and neuter legislation. The truth is that tens of thousands of pet owners have written and called in support of the bills. Those "pet owners" who come out against these bills consistently turn out to be people only looking out for their own self-interest (the "Me Me Me" crowd).

In fact, according to a 2008 poll by the well respected firm Zogby International, "California voters are strongly in support of a law that would enforce the spaying and neutering of pets." The Zogby poll found that 66% of California voters supported spay and neuter laws, and that after learning more about the laws, a full 80% of the voters supported them. The Zogby poll conclusion? Pet owners overwhelmingly support spay and neuter laws to reduce shelter euthanasias.

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From the scarier side of the breeder community... some breeders refer to violence as a possible answer to what they perceive as an intrusive government in league with animal rights "wackos":

Walt Hutchens, Timbreblue Whippets breeder in southwestern Virginia:

"We need to win as rapidly as possible, hopefully before there is any significant violence. The effect of violence on our chances of victory cannot be predicted." In general Mr. Hutchens seems to oppose violence, but he also slyly notes "By making the AR wars 'interesting, ' it will lead to much more media interest".

Joe Overlease, Cocker Spaniel breeder from Missouri who ships dogs nationwide:

"Every Breeder I know is armed to the teeth as well, hot lead is a good motivator even for the most sincere AR wacko... Welcome to Fort Cocker".

Walt Hutchens' writings appear on the website Rexano.org, which is devoted to keeping exotic animal ownership legal and unregulated. Rexano also offers the opportunity to download posters and purchase bumper stickers:

The posters are by artist Tamara Burnett, who envisions pet legislation as a PETA / HSUS plot to remove dogs and cats from society. Tamara has painted her depiction of me on the broom, wearing a PETA hat and stealing dogs from children. I included these posters to illustrate just how far out these folks are (and how much time they have on their hands!).

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California Farm Bureau Federation writing about SB 250:

"Not all counties have provisions for intact [differential] licenses, and the amendments do not seem to allow dog owners to obtain an intact license if their cities or counties do not have them. This would force... dog owners residing in these counties to sterilize their dogs."

This statement from the Farm Bureau is completely wrong, and is one of the many scare tactics being used by opponents of animal legislation. In fact, statewide law for differential licenses have been in existence since 1973 (Food and Ag code 30804.5).

"Farm Bureau is also concerned about the potential for... actions taken against our members who may leave their dogs in the back of a pickup truck."

This is another example of outlandish hyperbole meant to scare Legislators. There is no provision in SB 250 that would allow animal control to seize a dog, and in the several California communities where similar laws are already in place, these hypothetical events do not occur.

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Save Our Dogs, an anti-spay and neuter legislation group:

"...are the supporters trying hide the fact that the real goal of the bill is to eliminate all cats and dogs?"

The Save Our Dogs website, registered to someone in Oregon, also provides misleading graphs for download. The site consistently tries to influence opinion by presenting only part of the available data. In my opinion, this group was formed solely to provide misinformation about spay and neuter laws.

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John Yates, American Sporting Dog Alliance (in Pennsylvania) , on spay and neuter laws:

"Such is the murderous intent of [this]... movement, which seeks to gradually eliminate animals from American life. Its immediate goal is to force people to sterilize or euthanize as many dogs and cats as possible, and SB 250 was written for this reason."

Unbelievable. The delusions held by some of these people are downright ridiculous.

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Last, but not least.

No overview of spay and neuter law opponents would be complete without mentioning the Oregon group National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA). This group is front and center when it comes to opposing legislation that helps any type of animal, whether it is spay & neuter laws, curbs on puppy mills, or restrictions on animal cruelty.

Who are they? According to SourceWatch, who featured NAIA in their "FRONT GROUPS" project, "The NAIA is a front group and industry funded lobbying organization for animal commerce and agriculture based in Portland, Oregon. Agendas include financial interests, legislation and public perception related to farm animal agribusiness, commercial breeding, hunting, fishing, trapping, fur ranching, animal testing, horse slaughter, rodeos, circuses and entertainment. "



At this point, you may be asking yourself, are all pet breeders bad? My answer is no.

There are many types of pet breeders, including responsible ones who love their animals. Through this process I have been in contact with breeders who do abide by the law, and understand the suffering and expense of pet overpopulation. These breeders do feel that laws are needed to address the issue. And some of these breeders reported death threats when they started expressing their opinions. Today, these good breeders have learned not to speak out.

Ironically, if breeders license their animals and simply follow current laws, SB 250 will never even affect them.

I included all this information about our opponents because I wanted you to know what we are up against as we work to pass SB 250 and AB 241. Please forward this email to at least three friends who care about animals, and please consider making a donation if you can afford it.

Please do not let a group of extremists from around the United States hold back progress for animal welfare in California. We cannot allow the opposition to drown out our compassionate voices with their misinformation and paranoia.

Sincerely,

Judie Mancuso
President, Social Compassion In Legislation (SCIL)
A 501(c)(4) non-profit organization focused on reducing pet overpopulation through legislation.
www.YESonAB241.com
www.YESonSB250.com

CAT SHOT IN THE FACE IN NEED OF A NEW HOME!

Denver, Colo. (August 5, 2009)
PARKER, Colo. - One cat from Parker definitely has nine lives. Benjamin was shot in the face with some sort of gun back in April.

His owners found him, and then turned him over to Dr. David Schulman at Animal Health Care Specialists in Denver. Benjamin had a shattered jaw and burns in his mouth. He needed multiple surgeries, pins and a feeding tube.

The vet paid for his care.

Now, months later, the cat is healthy again and ready for a new home.

"He's just a real trooper. He loves attention," said Kathy Hill, the worker taking care of Benjamin. She says the cat is very affectionate, and ready to be adopted out.

Anyone interested in providing a loving home for Benjamin can call Animal Health Care Specialists at 303-288-6800.
Full story and video:http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-cat-shot-080509,0,5480484.story

Burros to be moved off Army post

BARSTOW, Calif., July 31 (UPI) -- Wild burros are to be relocated from an Army post in California and from areas around Death Valley, federal officials said.

Burros drawn by natural springs at Fort Irwin, Calif., are disturbing the habitat of the desert tortoise, a species listed as threatened, and other native animals are being threatened when they stray into live fire areas, The Barstow Desert Dispatch reported.

"When you only have one water source ... where else are they going to go? They're going to concentrate there and have some impact," said Anthony Chavez of the Bureau of Land Management.

The Army has asked the BLM to move 40 burros away from Fort Irwin. Others will be moved from Owl Hole Springs near Death Valley.

The burros will be kept at a BLM holding facility and made available for adoption. The wild burros are descendents of domesticated donkeys brought to the Americas by Spanish colonizers.

The Western Mercury-Desperate plea for animal homes-UK

THE huge number of cats, kittens and dogs being abandoned in North Somerset has put an animal charity in dire straits.

Holly Hedge Animal Sanctuary is losing thousands of pounds every week as a result of pregnant cats being dumped by their owners and animals left needing veterinary treatment.

The Barrow Gurney facility currently has more than 100 unwanted cats and kittens with more than 60 waiting to be brought in.

It kennels are also full to the brim with dogs needing homes, the majority of which are Staffordshire bull terriers.

Charity founder Pauline Leeson has now put out a desperate plea in the hope of finding suitable homes for the animals in her care.

She said: "We are in a dire situation and the problem is becoming insurmountable.

"If we had another sanctuary the same size as Holly Hedge it would be full.

"We are in desperate need of new homes as well as donations to help us with vet bills, which have totalled about £70,000 in the past year.

"People are not getting their animals neutered and then they are dumping the pregnant ones.

"They use the excuse that they can't afford to pay for the operation but there is plenty of help available from national animal charities."

Pauline has raised concerns about the number of Staffordshire bull terrier dogs being left homeless as a result of them not being trained properly.

She believes the dogs, which are naturally placid and well-behaved, make good family pets provided they are socialised and taken to training classes.

She added: "It makes my blood boil when I see adverts for Staffy puppies for sale when we have so many here.

"Because of the bad press they have received we find them hard to rehome."

* To donate to the sanctuary or for more details about giving an animal a home call 01275 474719 or visit http://www.hollyhedge.org.uk/

http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/content/twm/news/story.aspx?brand=Westonmercury&category=newsNorthSomerset&tBrand=westonmercury&tCategory=znews&itemid=WeED28%20Jul%202009%2009%3A09%3A50%3A517

URGENT APPEAL FROM HPR!PLEASE READ AND HELP!

This is an urgent situation, i know this is long but please take the time to read it and help if you can.HPR recently learned that the tiny house we rent for our rescue in North Miami Beach has gone into foreclosure.
I know these things take a while to pan out but i do not want to live the animals for the last minute and risk the lives of the precious babies.
As you all know we have approx. 60 cats in our rescue, cats that we have been providing and caring for since the trailer park project we did last year.
For those of you that are new to our mailing list last year 200 cats were rescued by us from a trailer park that was closing down in Noth Miami, all of of these cats have been adopted to awesome families adn some had gone to other rescue group except for 60 that we still have.
I remember when we started that project, my words were(and i recall putting them in the plea for help e-mail that went out at the time): I am going to save these animals even if it is the last thing i will do!
Well we did saved all, we finally had a secure roof over theirs heads and now this "little" problem arises.
Our current rent is $400.00 a month, after searching and searching even with the economy being as bad as it is, there is nothing on the market for that price and you all know that.
To add to that another problem arises and that will be finding a landlord that will aloow us to run our rescue.
Rents for a small house in a so, so decent neighborhood are not found for less that $800.00 and I am being possitive here.
This is a true disaster and we need your help, we need to secure a roof animals once again, this is why I am asking all of you for your help.
I have been looking into 2 options here.
Buying a very cheap house for very little money(which they are available these days and which i will use my own funds that I hardly have but will dig out somehow) or renting another place.
Either way we need to secure a mortgage or rent.
For that matter we need MONTHLY SPONSORS!
Nothing will start of course until we find a place, so for those of you that are willing to help, there is time.
We need to secure at least $950.00 a month (to give us a little cushion) for rent or mortgage.
I cannot start looking for anything unless we get the sponsors, so I am praying that we do get them.
I do have faith as God always sends his ANGELS (you)!
I certainly cannot do this alone, most of you know that all rescue groups, Humane Society's and AC facilities are overflowing now with animals right now, nobody has room for not even one.
Most of the animals we have are either special needs, seniors or black what i call difficult to adopt, I cannot even imagine the faith of these animals that we worked so hard to save, if we do not find a place for them and secure a roof over their heads.
I ask you to please help them.Times or tough for everybody I know but if you can make a little sacrifice to help the animals will appreciate it.
If you want to come to our rescue to see what we do and what we have, you are all welcome anytime just let us know when.
If you can donate $10.00 per month, $20.00 per month or whatever amount you can donate monthly we together can reache this goal and save these animals, please e-mail me @: HPRESQ@aol.com and let me know what you can do.
Updates will be given to everyone on our mailing list and groups periodically as to when the goal of $950.00 is reached or is about to be reached.
Thank you for your support and God Bless you always.
You are always the true heroes in saving these animals we couldn't do it without you.
If you cannot help please take the time to share this e-mail with everyone you know.
We need all the help we can get on this matter.

Celene Albano
HPR Rescue CEO
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AVRIL LAVIGNE VIDEO FOR ANIMALS

Take a survey!From Nathan Winograd

Is it ethical to spay a pregnant dog or cat?
I am trying to find out people's views on this.
Take a quick survey: http://is.gd/1qfURabout 18 hours ago from twhirl

nwinograd

A home for the brave and the free: Adopting a retired military K-9

In November 2000, President Bill Clinton signed into law a bill that makes the Department of Defense retired military working dogs available for adoption to law enforcement agencies, former handlers of the dogs and other people capable or caring for the dogs, according to the Military Working Dog Foundation.

And today, hundreds of families have taken advantage of this opportunity to add a military retiree to their family.

And the non-profit organization Save-A-Vet couldn’t be happier. According to the organization’s Web site, veteran K-9’s can face a grim future when they outlive their usefulness. The dogs, if injured or retired, are often euthanized.

Says Danny Scheurer, founder of the organization, “Our canine friends and partners will do anything for us. They protect us and give their lives to keep us out of harm’s way. Now they need our help to take care of them, to protect them, to give them a place to live after their work is done… We’re here to provide a comfortable home for these forgotten soldiers....”

http://www.examiner.com/x-2918-Houston-Animal-News-Examiner~y2009m7d6-A-home-for-the-brave-and-the-free-Adopting-a-retired-military-K9?cid=exrss-Houston-Animal-News-Examiner