California Anti-Hunting Bill- (03/27)

[James Curry]

Alert - Immediate Action Needed

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Assembly Hearing Rescheduled for California Anti-Hunting Bill- (03/27)
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A public hearing for a California bill that would put a tight leash on
hunting with hounds has been moved to the first week in April.
Sportsmen from across the Golden State are urged to take immediate
action and defeat the threatening bill.



Assembly Bill 2110, sponsored by Assemblywoman Loni Hancock, D-El
Cerrito, could make sportsmen who hunt with dogs and pet owners whose
dogs have run-ins with backyard wildlife vulnerable to prosecution.
Sportsmen are urged to attend the Assembly Public Safety Committee
hearing on April 4 to explain their concerns about the bill.



Assembly Bill 2110 seeks to ban open field coursing events that
sportsmen enjoy with sighthounds. It prohibits dogs from being
untethered and from chasing animals. It allows prosecution of a dog
owner if a dog injures or kills a rabbit or fox. Recent amendments to
the bill do not provide sufficient protections to sportsmen. The bill
remains a threat to outdoor sports.



Assembly Bill 2110 is among the latest in a tide of poorly-worded bills
that seek to ban “animal cruelty.” Similar measures have recently
threatened hunting in states from coast to coast. The California bill
could easily lead to prohibitions for waterfowlers and upland game
hunters who use dogs in the field. It could even be construed so that
average dog owners would be open to prosecution if their dogs chase or
kill a rabbit in their own backyard.



The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA) alerted outdoorsmen about similar
animal cruelty bills in other states that would have banned hunting
with
dogs. The sportsmen responded and their grassroots action has stopped
similar bills in other state including New Jersey, Georgia, Texas and
Iowa.



Take Action! California sportsmen and dog owners should attend the
Assembly Public Safety Committee hearing on April 4 to oppose AB 2110.
The hearing will be held in Room 126 of the State Capitol Building at
9:00 a.m. Your attendance will help demonstrate concern that AB 2110
threatens sportsmen and law abiding citizens with prosecution for
unleashed dogs in their own backyard.



If you cannot attend, please contact your Assembly member and the
members of the Assembly Public Safety Committee and let them know you
oppose AB 2110. Members of the committee are listed below. To find
your legislator, call [phone] or use the Legislative Action
Center at www.ussportsmen.org.



Assembly Public Safety Committee Members



Assembly Member


Party-Hometown


Phone Number

Chairman Mark Leno


D-San Francisco


916-319-2013

Rebecca Cohn


D-San Jose


916-319-2024

Mervyn Dymally


D-Compton


916-319-2856

Jay La Suer


R-La Mesa


916-319-2077

Jackie Goldberg


D-Los Angeles


916-319-2045

Ira Ruskin


D-Los Altos


916-319-2021

Todd Spitzer


R-Orange


916-319-2856



Information on this website can be reprinted with a citation to the
U.S.
Sportsmen's Alliance and www.ussportsmen.org

[James Curry]

ANTI HUNTING BILL DEFEATED!!

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The California Assembly Appropriations Committee on May 25, 2005 killed AB2110, the animal rightist, anti-hunter bill to criminalize scent and sight hound competitions using rabbits, hare and fox. This is a TERRIFIC win for hunting dog sportsmen, especially since the Humane Society of the U.S. CEO Wayne Pacelle again personally lobbied to stop California hound hunting, as he did in 2003 and previously. How hallow his boast, "We will take it species by species until all hunting is stopped in California. Then we will take it state by state." Wayne baby, this isn't Great Britain. Our houndsmen and women, sporting dog owners and hunters stick together.

Here's a personal thank you from one of the houndsmen fighters on the frontline:

Every little bit helped....
If you wrote a letter, made a call, sent a fax or emailed....
If you collected letters or signatures on a petition.....
If you urged all your friends and relatives or workmates to write letters...
If you got your club to write a letter....
If you attended one of the committee hearings....
If you attended both of the hearings....
If you came up to Sac and joined us for our lobbying efforts....
If you put your life on hold and went above and beyond.....

YOU HAD AN EFFECT
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Thanks to all of you who have had a part in defeating this bill. I know it
has brought the scent and sight hound folks closer together. The AR and
PETA and HSUS folks are waiting in the wings to try again. We must still stay diligent.
After the celebrations die down, I'm sure that the key figures will work
out a plan with a more cohesive agenda. We were all scrambling with this
bill after it was amended and amended.
BUT....we did it!!!!!

Thank you all, from the bottom of my heart, for the time, effort,
money....and dedication...you all gave to defeating this bill.