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PUPPY DEFEATS ALLAN DRUSYS - MSN ADVOCATE

If you are a responsible and knowledgeable dog owner who opposes Mandatory Spay and Neuter, you probably have some not so fond memories of Allan Drusys*.  He is the veterinarian in Riverside County who traveled all over the state with Judie Mancuso talking about why MSN was such a great policy.  He spoke to local governments and was a speaker for Lloyd Levine and Dean Florez.  And Drusys prefaced all his talks by stating that he was an elected official - he was on the Yucaipa City Council. 

Well no more.  PUPPY - People Understand Pet Population in Yucaipa decided they had had enough of Drusys.  So PUPPY (a) supported the candidates who are reasonable and (b) got the word out in Yucaipa about Drusys including his repressive animal policies in Riverside.  And the two candidates supported by PUPPY - Masner and Bogh were elected to the Yucaipa City Council.  So congratulations to all the people across the state who had finally had enough and who joined forces with good candidates.  

As Edmond Burke said "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."  Responsible dog owners are taking action all over California.  Thank you.

*A personal favorite was when Drusys was asked by Council Member Bill Rosendahl at an LA City Council Meeting about the failure of MSN in so many places across the country, Drusys got up and said that actually none of those municipalities had ever implemented it - they just passed it.

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NO MSN FOR SANTA BARBARA

Congratulations to the responsible dog owners of Santa Barbara and their reasonable elected officials.  This is  from Ginny White and Janet Lee Vining.

On October 5, 2010, the City of Santa Barbara, California, passed an ordinance amending the existing City pet licensing law.  Although the original proposal was to make the City ordinance consistent with the County of Santa Barbara's recently passed spay/neuter ordinance, the City significantly changed the language and did not support a mandatory spay/neuter approach.  The City designed an ordinance based on education of pet owners regarding spaying/neutering options and responsible pet ownership.  

A veterinary certificate will be required to license an unaltered dog or unaltered cat, but unlike the County ordinance, it does not require the veterinarian's authorization to keep the dog or cat intact.  The City's certificate would state only that the veterinarian has counseled the owner on the concerns and responsibilities associated with owning an unaltered pet and has provided educational material on responsible pet ownership.  The intent is that this discussion would take place during the visit for rabies vaccination so there would be no additional cost to the owner.  To make it easier to have licensing coincide with rabies vaccination, license options were expanded to 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, or 3 years.  This is the first time licenses will be required for cats.  

The fee for licenses for unaltered dogs and unaltered cats will include a small surcharge which will be used to fund educational outreach programs and activities on responsible pet ownership including spaying/neutering.

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PUPPY (People Understand Pet Population in Yucaipa)

This is looking out for dogs at the local level. There is an election in November for the Yucaipa City Council (there are two openings) and Dr. Allen Drusys is running for re-election along with some current members and some new faces. The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes will take seats on the Council. The candidates being endorsed by PUPPY are current council member Tom Masner and Tom Bogh.
To provide a refresher on Allan Drusys, he came to the Los Angeles City Council in 2007 and worked hand-in-hand with Judie Mancuso to get MSN pushed through in Los Angeles. In fact, when he was asked about all the places where MSN had been unsuccessful, he told the City Council it had never been implemented in those places. And that was just a starting place for this ambitious politician.

Drusys testified for AB1634 in Sacramento, lobbied for SB250, drove through MSN in Riverside and is active as an advocate in other places. Because Drusys is an "elected" official, other electeds tend to pay attention. The community in Yucaipa has joined together so that Drysus cannot continue raising kill rates and costs around the state.

The PUPPY website is here - https://sites.google.com/site/250puppy/. To find out how you can contribute to PUPPY contact terraglo@aol.com. PUPPY will also be contacting Yucaipa voters. Please be sure to see the story of Hannah. It was only through CDOC bringing pressure from Sacramento and through Hannah's Supervisor that her owner was able to avoid charges by Drusys. Please pass this along so dog people across California realize Yucaipa is taking action. A politician who loses a local election is less likely to end up in Sacramento and that is where Drusys aims to go.

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LOS ANGELES CONSIDERS REVISING PET LIMITS

The first of two Town Hall Meetings was held on Thursday, September 16th to consider raising pet limits. The sense of the crowd was overwhelmingly in favor of raising the limits. The audience was divided between rescue people and, for want of a better work, dog activity people - those who compete and sometimes breed, with the rescue people being in a majority. Everyone makes the case that if it were possible to have more animals, there would be more adoptions from the shelter and more income for the City of Los Angeles.
Opposition for the plan was led by Phyllis Dougherty who has been working hard to drum up support to defeat this idea. In her press interview Dougherty called the plan a disaster for the animals and said it would result in Los Angeles being called the "barking city". She also sniped at General Manager Brenda Barnette for her past association with purebred dogs. Dougherty led a local campaign against the hiring of Barnette. Also lukewarm was Laura Beth Heisen who was not only Judie Mancuso's hand-picked candidate for the Spay/Neuter Advisory Board but who was also gunning for the job Barnette has.

The meeting, which was described by someone as a "love fest" showed great unanimity among those attending. And it was quite clear that the community embraces Ms. Barnette and welcomes her openness and attention.
The next meeting will be Wednesday, September 22nd at 6:30 pm at the West Los Angeles Animal Care Center, 11361 W. Pico Boulevard. With more time for Ms. Dougherty and Ms. Heisen will be able to drum up opposition it will be interesting to hear the tenor of that meeting. This change in limits was sponsored by Los Angeles City Council Member Bill Rosendahl and seconded by Council Member Paul Koretz

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IF YOU CARE ABOUT DOGS, GET INVOLVED

This is the time to get to know who is running in your local district. Unfortunately, this is often tied into making political contributions - California does run on money. But Toni Atkins is doing this a little differently, she is having a Friend Raiser, no need to make a contribution.

Anyone who lives in her district and does not attend and get to know her and express their views will have no ability to complain. We say we want them to listen. They can't listen if we are not there to talk.

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Reminder:

Ruth Rollins

and the

Point Loma Democratic Club

Invite You to a

Friend-Raiser

For

Toni Atkins

For

State Assembly

Sunday, September 12, 2010

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

At the Rollins Home in Point Loma

1268 Savoy Street

San Diego, CA 92107

For more information, contact Ruth at (619) 222-9344.

Come enjoy a continental breakfast and join Toni Atkins, former San Diego City Councilmember and candidate for the 76th Assembly District, for a conversation about California's future.

HOW DID THEY VOTE

(Phone number is 916.319.20XX - xx is the district number)

Bold indicates termed out or not running although several are running for the Senate.

NO VOTES

Adams (R) - 59, Anderson (R) - 77, B. Berryhill (R) - 26, T. Berryhill (R) - 25, Block (D) - 78, Buchanen (D) - 15, Caballero (D) - 28, C. Calderon (D) - 58, Chesbro (D) - 01, Conway (R) - 34, Coto (D) - 23, DeVore (R) - 70, Evans (D) - 07, Fletcher (R) - 75, Fuller (R) - 32, Gaines (R) - 04, Galgiani (D) - 17, Garrick (R) - 74, Gilmore (R) - 30, Hagman (R) - 60, Harkey (R) - 73, Huber (D) - 10, Jeffries (R) - 66, Knight (R) - 36, Logue (R) - 03, Miller (R) - 71, Nestande (R) - 64, Niello (R) - 05, Nielsen (R) - 02, Norby (R)- 72, V. Perez (D) - 80, Salas (D) - 79, Silva (R) - 67, Smyth (R) - 38, Swanson (D) - 16, Torres (D) - 61, Torrico (D) - 20, Tran (R) - 68, Villines (R) - 29

Yamada (D) - 08

ABSENT/ABSTAIN/NOT VOTING (Any are fine)

Bradford (D) - 51, Carter (D) - 62, Cook (R) - 65, De La Torre (D) - 50, Ma (D) - 12, Mendoza (D) - 56, Monning (D) - 27, Saldana (D) - 76, Skinner (D) - 14, Strickland (R) - 37

YES VOTES - All D

Ammiano (13), Arambula (31), Bass (47), Beall (24), Blumenfeld (40), Brownley (41), Davis (48), De Leon (45), Eng (49), Feuer (42), Fong (22), Fuentes (39), Furutani (55), Gatto (43), Hall (52), Hayashi (18), Hernandez (57), Hill (19), Hollingsworth (36), Huffman (06), Jones (09), Lieu (53), Lowenthal (54), Nava (35), Portantino (44), Ruskin (21), Solario (69), Torlakson (11), J. Perez (46)

SB250 DEFEATED

Defeating SB250 was the culmination of four years of work by CDOC, Save Our Dogs, Canine Companions for Independence and other groups to protect dogs and responsible dog owners. Our continued presence in Sacramento all during the year has paid off. But CDOC would not have been able to maintain that presence without two important pieces; the guidance and assistance of Scott Sadler, who represents CDOC and responsible dog owners in California and financial support to engage a well-respected firm. Sadler is the face of 'the dog people' in Sacramento on a daily basis and it is a good face to have.

We need to expand our work in Sacramento and through the League of Cities and the California State Association of Counties. This will mean upping the ante but it will also mean we will be able to be more effective at the local level. And we will get more information out about this.

But today is a day to look at your dogs, know they will not be arbitrarily sterilized because they got out one time and relax -- to an extent. It is also a day to take 10 more minutes and write to your legislator. If they were a Yes vote, let them know how unhappy you are with their performance - they should not get a free pass just because we have been concentrating on others. This is important. It's not OK to vote for a bill that would have killed more dogs. If they were a No vote or an abstention thank them for not voting for a bad bill.

Last year CDOC presented every legislator who was not a Yes vote with a Best of Breed Rosette with their name and the statement Dog's Best Friend. We will make sure we acknowledge them on your behalf again this year.

One Worth Fighting For

Too often in the dog fancy, we are accused of only opposing legislation. Unfortunately, the truth is we do seem to come out in force when we feel threatened by legislation such as mandatory spay/neuter bills but are not as fast to act if we are not directly affected. Such is the case with AB 2000, a bill that is intended to save dogs' lives which would otherwise be compromised. Called Molly's Bill after a dog with a life threatening reaction to the rabies vaccine, AB 2000 would allow a medical waiver for the required rabies vaccination without facility quarantine. California is a rabies state but it is rarely found in domesticated dogs. Dogs living in California are required to be vaccinated every three years. For dogs with lethal reactions, compromised immune systems, or those suffering from cancer or other illnesses it is consider contraindicated to vaccinate for rabies. This leaves owners in a difficult quandary-- violate the law or potentially kill your loving pet.

AB 2000 provides the fix by allowing a veterinarian to provide medical proof that a dog should be exempt from the rabies vaccine mandate. Dogs under four months of age are exempt, provided owners do not allow the puppy to wander freely or publicly. It would seem reasonable to assume that dogs medically exempt from the rabies vaccine would voluntarily follow similar guidelines, primarily so as not to expose their pet to diseases from other dogs.

AB 2000 is in the Senate Health Committee. Even if AB 2000 doesn't directly affect you, it might some day so now is the time to show support. Contact the Senate today!

BILL BRUCE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Bill Bruce will be coming to California next week to give his presentation on licensing rather than MSN as a way to keep dogs out of shelters. 

This is the information: 

Thursday, February 4th

Hyatt Regency Sacramento 

6:30 pm 

1209 L Street 

Sacramento

Friday, February 5th 

Courtyard by Marriott

7:00 pm 

1000 Fairgrounds Drive 

Vallejo

(Across from Marine World) 

These events are free and everyone is welcome.  To reserve your place, just go here http://www.cdoca.org/page26/page26.php. 

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