"THIS" Is Trying To Get Passed In CA

"THIS" Is Trying To Get Passed In CA

saw this and HAD to laugh. It says to cross post.:rolleyes: ....ummmm, nope!......
I called to tell "Arnold" NOT to support this, but you guys be the judge...

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League of Humane Voters-California Chapter
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Governor Alert
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(May distribute widely)
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SB 1578 (Lowenthall)
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The Anti- Dog Chaining Bill
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Freedom for thousands... forever! Only a signature away!
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Governor Schwarzenegger signs this bill by September 29th or it is DEAD!
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1) Animal activists donated money and walked precints to elect Alan Lowenthall
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2) Senator Lowenthall has endured public ridicule to stand up for this importance piece of legislation
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3) Thousands of hours of political activists time, a payed lobbyist, impassioned letters from animal lovers to get this bill through the legislature.
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If the Governor is not moved to sign this bill... it was all for nothing!
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5 DAYS. The opportunity may never come again.
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1 Man...1 Letter...1 Phone call...1 E-mail
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What if we fail and you did nothing? Would it have taken just one more letter-just one more fax-just one more call? It is not about the animal abusers any longer. It is about us.
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Actions in order of effectiveness
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The Governors Address:
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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
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(Letters need to be in the mail by Monday at 10:00pm)
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The Governors Phone Number:
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(916)-445-2841
Press 1 for English
Press 2 to voice your opinion on legislation
Press 4 for senate bill 1578
Press 1 to support
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The Governors Fax Number:
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(916) 445-4633 fax
(can be tough getting through this week)
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The Governors E-mail Address:
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governor@governor.<WBR>ca.gov
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(easiest to do, least effective in influencing him
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wow. i could be busted for my yard setup if my neighbor decides to call on me? they can see my setup from their livingroom window. who took the time to write this stupid law?

 

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i wrote him and e-mail last week when i seen another thread here. Tonight I'll have the wife write one also. All this bill wil do is contribute to more dog attacks. the more fre they are to raom the more accidents will happen.

 

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Well today's the day. Hopefully he doesn't sign this one. If there's any updates on this can someone post it. I'd like to know the outcome. Especially since I have an animal control calling neighbor.LMAO!

 

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Some people never learn. First its chaining and then it is something else. When will this end

 

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i just called and the bill number specified (4) is incorrect, it is for some sexual bill of some sort. i called back and listened to the whole list, and it didnt say anything about a dog chaining bill???

 

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it states above e mails are less effective, a phone call is easy its just a recording and takes 2 minutes.

 

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I sent mine before reading this thread. Truthfully I don't think anything besides money, favors, and lobbying will change any politicians mind. So what ever we try is more than likely a dead effort anyhow.

 

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I couldn't find any update, but this was HSUS's as to why they want to see it passed:
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HSUS >> Pets >> Issues Affecting Our Pets >> Animal Abuse and Neglect




The Facts About Chaining or Tethering Dogs
©2002Whim Whams Illustration Studio
1. What is meant by "chaining" or "tethering" dogs?

These terms refer to the practice of fastening a dog to a stationary object or stake, usually in the owner's backyard, as a means of keeping the animal under control. These terms do not refer to the periods when an animal is walked on a leash.

2. Is there a problem with continuous chaining or tethering?

Yes, the practice is both inhumane and a threat to the safety of the confined dog, other animals, and humans.

3. Why is tethering dogs inhumane?

Dogs are naturally social beings who thrive on interaction with human beings and other animals. A dog kept chained in one spot for hours, days, months, or even years suffers immense psychological damage. An otherwise friendly and docile dog, when kept continuously chained, becomes neurotic, unhappy, anxious, and often aggressive.

In many cases, the necks of chained dogs become raw and covered with sores, the result of improperly fitted collars and the dogs' constant yanking and straining to escape confinement. Dogs have even been found with collars embedded in their necks, the result of years of neglect at the end of a chain. In one case, a veterinarian had to euthanize a dog whose collar, an electrical cord, was so embedded in the animal's neck that it was difficult to see the plug.

4. Who says tethering dogs is inhumane?

In addition to The Humane Society of the United States and numerous animal experts, the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a statement in the July 2, 1996, Federal Register against tethering:

"Our experience in enforcing the Animal Welfare Act has led us to conclude that continuous confinement of dogs by a tether is inhumane. A tether significantly restricts a dog's movement. A tether can also become tangled around or hooked on the dog's shelter structure or other objects, further restricting the dog's movement and potentially causing injury."

5. How does tethering or chaining dogs pose a danger to humans?

Dogs tethered for long periods can become highly aggressive. Dogs feel naturally protective of their territory; when confronted with a perceived threat, they respond according to their fight-or-flight instinct. A chained dog, unable to take flight, often feels forced to fight, attacking any unfamiliar animal or person who unwittingly wanders into his or her territory.

Numerous attacks on people by tethered dogs have been documented. For example, a study published in the September 15, 2000, issue of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association reported that 17% of dogs involved in fatal attacks on humans between 1979 and 1998 were restrained on their owners' property at the time of the attack. Tragically, the victims of such attacks are often children who are unaware of the chained dog's presence until it is too late. Furthermore, a tethered dog who finally does get loose from his chains may remain aggressive, and is likely to chase and attack unsuspecting passersby and pets.

6. Why is tethering dangerous to dogs?

In addition to the psychological damage wrought by continuous chaining, dogs forced to live on a chain make easy targets for other animals, humans, and biting insects. A chained animal may suffer harassment and teasing from insensitive humans, stinging bites from insects, and, in the worst cases, attacks by other animals. Chained dogs are also easy targets for thieves looking to steal animals for sale to research institutions or to be used as training fodder for organized animal fights. Finally, dogs' tethers can become entangled with other objects, which can choke or strangle the dogs to death.

7. Are these dogs dangerous to other animals?

In some instances, yes. Any other animal that comes into their area of confinement is in jeopardy. Cats, rabbits, smaller dogs, and others may enter the area when the tethered dog is asleep and then be fiercely attacked when the dog awakens.

8. Are tethered dogs otherwise treated well?

Rarely does a chained or tethered dog receive sufficient care. Tethered dogs suffer from sporadic feedings, overturned water bowls, inadequate veterinary care, and extreme temperatures. During snow storms, these dogs often have no access to shelter. During periods of extreme heat, they may not receive adequate water or protection from the sun. What's more, because their often neurotic behavior makes them difficult to approach, chained dogs are rarely given even minimal affection. Tethered dogs may become "part of the scenery" and can be easily ignored by their owners.

9. Are the areas in which tethered dogs are confined usually comfortable?

No, because the dogs have to eat, sleep, urinate, and defecate in a single confined area. Owners who chains their dogs are also less likely to clean the area. Although there may have once been grass in an area of confinement, it is usually so beaten down by the dog's pacing that the ground consists of nothing but dirt or mud.

10. But how else can people confine dogs?

The HSUS recommends that all dogs be kept indoors at night, taken on regular walks, and otherwise provided with adequate attention, food, water, and veterinary care. If an animal must be housed outside at certain times, he should be placed in a suitable pen with adequate square footage and shelter from the elements.

11. Should chaining or tethering ever be allowed?

To become well-adjusted companion animals, dogs should interact regularly with people and other animals, and should receive regular exercise. It is an owner's responsibility to properly restrain her dog, just as it is the owner's responsibility to provide adequate attention and socialization. Placing an animal on a restraint to get fresh air can be acceptable if it is done for a short period. However, keeping an animal tethered for long periods is never acceptable.

12. If a dog is chained or tethered for a period of time, can it be done humanely?

Animals who must be kept on a tether should be secured in such a way that the tether cannot become entangled with other objects. Collars used to attach an animal should be comfortable and properly fitted; choke chains should never be used. Restraints should allow the animal to move about and lie down comfortably. Animals should never be tethered during natural disasters such as floods, fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, or blizzards.

13. What about attaching a dog's leash to a "pulley run"?

Attaching a dog's leash to a long line—such as a clothesline or a manufactured device known as a pulley run—and letting the animal have a larger area in which to explore is preferable to tethering the dog to a stationary object. However, many of the same problems associated with tethering still apply, including attacks on or by other animals, lack of socialization, and safety.

14. What can be done to correct the problem of tethering dogs?

At least 25 communities have passed laws that regulate the practice of tethering animals. Maumelle, Arkansas; Tucson, Arizona; and New Hanover, North Carolina, are a few communities that prohibit the chaining or tethering of dogs as a means of continuous confinement. Many other communities allow tethering only under certain conditions; Jefferson County, Kentucky, for example, prohibits dogs from being tethered for more than eight hours in any 24-hour period.

15. Why should a community outlaw the continuous chaining or tethering of dogs?

Animal control and humane agencies receive countless calls every day from citizens concerned about animals in these cruel situations. Animal control officers, paid at taxpayer expense, spend many hours trying to educate pet owners about the dangers and cruelty involved in this practice.

A chained animal is caught in a vicious cycle; frustrated by long periods of boredom and social isolation, he becomes a neurotic shell of his former self—further deterring human interaction and kindness. In the end, the helpless dog can only suffer the frustration of watching the world go by in isolation—a cruel fate for what is by nature a highly social animal. Any city, county, or state that bans this practice is a safer, more humane community.

 

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these people are so retarded. some one should have beaten them as children so they would shut the phuk up. Whaaaaa the doggy don't get to run free like butterflies and birds whaaaaaa. I would love to just take a stainless steel cord and jerk their heads off.

 

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. I feel ya on that one. People seem to forget that animals are animals and not people. Yes they have been domesticated, but they still have animal instincts. I'n my e-mail I made sure to let them know I was speaking from a bulldog owners prospective. So they get the point that this would only be detrimental to the breed and society as a whole. I'm going to do a search and see if anything comes up.

 

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Well after some searching I found the sad and disheartining news.

[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]UPDATE 9/27/06: The Bill Passed![/font]

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[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Governor Schwarzenegger announced today the signing of SB 1578 by Senator Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) that would prohibit dog owners from the cruel practice of tethering their pets to stationary objects for more than three hours.

“Owning a dog can be a very rewarding experience. As a dog owner, I know first hand that having a pet requires a lot of responsibility,” said Governor Schwarzenegger. “This bill helps protect dogs from cruelty, and enhances public safety by preventing aggressive animal behavior that can result from inhumane tethering.”

SB 1578 outlaws the tethering of a dog for more than three hours. Tethering a dog will result in an infraction or misdemeanor, depending on the offense, punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 per dog and/or up to six months in a county jail.

Last week, Governor Schwarzenegger signed two other bills to enhance pet safety. SB 1806 by Senator Liz Figueroa (D-Fremont) will make it a crime for pet owners to carelessly leave animals unattended in vehicles during dangerous conditions, such as hot weather. SB 1349 by Senator Soto (D-Pomona) increases the penalty for causing any animal to fight with another animal to one year or less in the county jail or up to a $5,000 fine, or both. The second offense for fighting animals or roosters can be a felony in some cases, which may result in prison time or a $25,000 fine, or both.[/font]

 

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"A chained animal is caught in a vicious cycle; frustrated by long periods of boredom and social isolation, he becomes a neurotic shell of his former self—further deterring human interaction and kindness. In the end, the helpless dog can only suffer the frustration of watching the world go by in isolation—a cruel fate for what is by nature a highly social animal."

Yet the United States has more people in prison than any other country in the world.

 

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Well here we go next it will be florida I hate them treehuggin sobs, You know the law came to my partners yard and he had about 300 roosters and the said that now you can not have a rooster with his colmb cut its now a crime and locked him up and took all his birds and killed them all and the kid down the road said they were chasing biddies and stomping them to death, THATS are law enforcement, YIS J

 

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Any other pics of unhappy, aggressive, neurotic, psychologically unstable chain dogs?

 

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Kinda funny. The Terminator is a cur. Just bends over and takes whatever the AR whackadelics want to give him.

 

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Is there any info on the specifics of this new joke....I mean law. I have a few ideas that may work and will still allow me to keep one secured. But I want to see the specifics first before I try it. Sucks having a neighbor who loves cat, hates bulldogs, and has A.C on speed dial.