Open Letter to Americans,

 

If you do not lend your support to any other cause in the USA,think hard and DO SOMETHING to stop this madness in California.

 

Pennies,nickels,dimes it doesn't matter.If you cant afford to donate money,then donate just 30 minutes of your time and write a letter,make a phone call.

 

You can act now by contact your local state senator
http://www.senate.ca.gov/~newsen/senators/senators.htp
 

 

Some points to emphasize:

Levine says this bill is modeled after Santa Cruz's bill,

The reality is - AB 1634 is very different than Santa Cruz's bill:

Santa Cruz County's law

 

1) has a full exemption for stockdogs and livestock guardian dogs,

 

2) allows any mutt to have an intact permit if the owner is reasonably responsible and law-abiding, and

 

3) doesn't limit veterinary waivers to dogs that are old or ill. Santa Cruz bans pet shops an puppy mills ---

 

AB 1634 does neither.

AB 1634 is not based on the Santa Cruz County law.

Further AB 1634 doesn't require a county recognize the AKC or the UKC or the ADBA. A county doesn't have to recognize ANY of those registries. There are also several legitimate and long-standing working dog registries that will be left out of the various county ordinances.

In addition, while Levine did amend the section exempting service dogs, he put language that recognizes only disabilities as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. In fact, California STATE law defines disability much more broadly than does the ADA.

In addition, AB 1634 does not allow for the development of new breeds and therein freezes canine development in its present form. Any breed not recognized by whatever approved registry the county decides is out of luck. Even if all counties recognize the AKC, breeds not recognized by the AKC are subject to sterilization, resulting in their extinction. Let's not forget, the "Jack Russell Terrier" wasn't recognized by the AKC until just recently, and there are many legitimate breeds that the AKC doesn't recognize at this time.