We're extremely tired of fighting this battle, but we are not giving up, even though on Thursday the American Kennel Club changed its position on AB 1634 from opposed to "neutral". I could say a lot of nasty things about that extremely short-sighted move on the part of the AKC, but I will refrain and take the high road. Suffice to say, I hope that those who continue to participate in AKC events and registration will take a long hard look at the east-coast organization that has no qualms about leaving west-coast dog fanciers (of all breeds, not just border collies) high and dry when the chips are down and the going gets a bit rough! As for me, AKC has seen the last of me, for good. I used to participate in agility, obedience, and tracking, and enjoyed those sports very much, but no more. If I want to pursue any of those activities, I'll find another venue such as ASCA or USDAA. Meanwhile, the sheepdogs are calling the shots around here anyway, and have been for some time.
AB1634 may come to a vote early this week because the Senators of both parties will be wanting to leave to get to their respective conventions.
Below is a post from Laura Sanborn (saveourdogs.net) that is cross-posted by request and with permission. If you are reading this far, please follow Laura's suggestions as to how to take action, and SOON. I'll be firing up the ole fax machine over the weekend myself.
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Angie Niles and I visited the Capital today (Friday August 15th) to convey to Senate staff our
continuing opposition to AB 1634.
Bottom line: it is imperative that everyone get updated opposition letters
to the Senators this weekend letting them know that we still oppose this bill.
There is an impression among staff that the August 12 amendments negated
the opposition. If you have not sent an updated opposition letter to the
Senators specifically referencing the August 12 amended version of the
bill, you must do so this weekend, as the vote could be as early as Monday.
Our previous efforts worked. Levine stalled and then had to amend the bill
because we had it beat, just as we had done 10 times previously. We can do
it again. The clock is running out on this bill. But it isn't dead yet.
Contact everyone you know to get their updated letters out. Spread the word!
Here are some talking points to help formulate your opposition letter http://saveourdogs.net/documents/SaveOurDogsSenate.pdf
Organizations need to FAX or email their updated opposition letters to all
40 State Senators.
Every Californian needs to FAX or email their updated opposition letter to
their own State Senator.
You can look up your State Senator here, and click through to his/her
website to get more contact info http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html
A list of State Senators' fax numbers and email addresses is here http://www.cfa.org/exhibitors/alert-CA-AB1634-13.html
Laura Sanborn
http://saveourdogs.net/
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