RE: Orca Welfare & Safety Act in California -- It’s official: AB 2140 (Bloom) has been assigned to the ASSEMBLY WATER, PARKS & WILDLIFE COMMITTEE for a hearing on TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 9:00 A.M. (Even though the amended language will not be on-line until early next week. For updates, see leginfo.ca.gov) PLAN TO BE THERE IN SUPPORT, IF POSSIBLE. This fight will likely focus on potential “job and tourist revenue losses,” rather than the REAL issues: ANIMAL WELFARE, ETHICS AND MORALITY. Be prepared. Support letters are needed NOW. ALL LEGISLATORS MAY BE WRITTEN C/O THE STATE CAPITOL, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814. The committee is chaired by ASSEMBLYMEMBER ANTHONY RENDON. Other members are Frank Bigelow, Travis Allen, Raul Bocanegra, Brian Dahle, Paul Fong, Jim Frazier, Beth Gaines, Mike Gatto, Jimmy Gomez, Lorena Gonzalez, Adam Gray, Jim Patterson, Freddie Rodrigues and Mariko Yamada. (NOTE: 10 Democrats, 5 Republicans. Should be a bipartisan issue, of course. It won’t be.) Committee consultant is Diane Colborn (email – [email protected]) CONSTITUENT LETTERS CARRY THE MOST WEIGHT. ALSO WORTH NOTING: The Speaker-to-Be of the State Assembly is ASSEMBLYMEMBER TONI ATKINS (D-San Diego). She will have considerable say over how this pans out. She needs to hear from us, too. And a thank-you note to Assemblymember Bloom, the bill’s author, is in order. Meanwhile, GOOGLE “orcas – dental problems” for yet another good reason to keep these extraordinary creatures in captivity. Go see the documentary BLACKFISH. And read David Kirby’s 2012 DEATH AT SEAWORLD. This year California. Next year Florida and Texas. Thanks for caring. x Eric Mills, coordinator ACTION FOR ANIMALS Oakland
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 04:53:51 +0000
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