Kim Meredith-Cavanna
-------Original Message------- From: Marie Date: 03/06/07 19:28:20 Dear Northern California Pug Club Members, Overpopulation of dogs and cats continues to be a top priority of many public officials and "animal rights" activists.Passing spay/neuter ordinances city by city and county by county has been a slow slog and federal legislation has been bottled up.So, lets try a state law, namely A.B. 1634 which proposes that all dogs and cats over four months be spayed or neutered unless the owner acquires an intact animal permit.To get a permit the animal must be registered with a recognized registry and of course, there are all those permit fees. dogs who are "competition dogs",animals titled from recognized registries or dogs owned by individuals who are members of dog clubs with an enforceable code of ethics.You can see what a slippery slope it is when these public officials can set criteria for getting an intact permit. The dog and cat fancy will have to lobby hard to get this bill stopped or modified to reflect the realty that purebred dog and cat owners live with.The NCPC Board of Directors will be taking up this problem shortly.Your help and the help of allyour dog fancier friends will be needed. In preparation for the lobbying effort you may want to keep this URL http://192.234.213.69 /lmapsearch/framepage .asp You can find out who represents you in the California State legislature. Our goal ,as always, is to craft legislation that protects the rights of both the animals and the purebred dog and cat fanciers and breeders. Marie Clifford Legislative Liaison
 
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