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>Dear California Animal Owners,
>
>AB1634, the Levine-Padilla mandatory pet castration-spay bill cannot
>become law if the California Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA)
>reverses its position and drops its bill sponsorship. CVMA is the single
>biggest factor in the struggle to defeat this ill-conceived measure, yet
>its member veterinarians and House of Delegates have never been consulted.
>CVMA's Board of Governors, acting on faulty and incomplete information,
>endorsed AB1634 by a split vote of 10-5.
>
>That decision can be reversed next week, with your energetic efforts and
>that of your personal veterinarians. The Pacific Veterinary Conference at
>the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Anaheim, CA June 21-24, 2007 will
>include CVMA House of Delegates (HOD) and Board of Governors (BOG)
>meetings on Friday, June 22, 2007.
>
>During the HOD meeting, CVMA past-president John Hamil will debate current
>president Ron Faoro on the merits of AB1634. At the conclusion, the HOD is
>expected to vote on a motion to reverse CVMA's support of AB1634. A
>positive reversal vote will heavily influence the BOG, several of whom
>appear to be reconsidering their prior Yes notes. Any veterinarian may
>attend these two meetings, but only delegates and governors will be
>allowed to vote.
>
>ACTION REQUEST:
>
>Print out this message and its attachments. Included are very compelling
>arguments against AB1634 from well known and respected California
>veterinarians and a list of CVMA Board of Governors' contact information
>with the counties they represent. Take them TODAY to your personal
>veterinarian and ask them to read the materials to learn about this
>terrible bill. For the sake of your animals and sports, persuasively urge
>them before June 21st to contact CVMA delegates and governors and request
>they Vote NO on AB1634.
>
>Thank you for your assistance.