Friday, March 28th, 2003
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Progressive Animal
Welfare Society
PO Box 1037
Lynnwood WA, 98046
Attention Seattle residents: Important public hearing on Seattle's animal control code
PAWS has worked with the Seattle Animal Control Code Review Panel for two years to propose amendments to the City's dangerous dog laws, and other aspects of the animal control code. The proposed changes would clarify definitions to better distinguish between dogs that are truly aggressive and those that are just behaving like normal dogs (e.g., barking at the mail carrier). They would also give accused dog guardians the right to a hearing before an impartial third party. And they would eliminate mandatory euthanasia for less serious cases, provided that the guardian takes the appropriate steps to prevent a recurrence. The Panel has also recommended prohibiting the auctioning or raffling off of companion animals as prizes or gifts.
The Seattle City Council has scheduled a public hearing to hear testimony on the Panel's recommendations. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend- you have the opportunity to make your voice heard!
Date: Thursday, April 3
Time: 5:30 pm
Place: Seattle City Council Chambers
Municipal Building
600 4th Ave., 11th Floor
The Panel's actual proposed code changes as well as a summary of the proposed changes may be viewed at Dangerous Ordinance Group's (D.O.G.) website: www.ilovemydog.org/updates.htm.
For more information, call Tamar Puckett, PAWS Companion Animal Advocate at (425) 742-4009, ext. 257, or e-mail tamarp@paws.org.
KMPS-FM sponsors bull riding event
Seattle's country radio station, KMPS-FM (94.1) is sponsoring the Bullrider's Challenge at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe on Friday, March 28th at 8:00 pm (the event also takes place on Saturday, March 29th, 8:00 pm).
Animals used in rodeo events such as bull riding are subjected to cruel and inhumane treatment. These animals are not naturally aggressive, but are provoked into displaying wild behavior through the use of electric prods, sharp sticks and caustic ointments. A bucking strap is pulled tightly around their abdomen or made to pinch the groin and genitals. Bulls not only sustain painful and often significant injuries during shows, but are also sent to slaughter when they are rendered useless.
Please contact KMPS to discourage them from sponsoring such events in the future. Let them know that bull riding is a brutal form of entertainment, and that these animals experience pain:
Becky Brenner, KMPS Station Manager
P.O. Box 24888
Seattle, WA 98124
(206) 805-0941
bbrenner@infinityseattle.com.
Don't buy IAMS/Eukanuba and other Proctor and Gamble products
IAMS/Eukanuba and their parent company, Proctor and Gamble, have killed hundreds of dogs and cats in cruel experiments designed to develop their products, which include IAMS and Eukanuba foods. Many other companion animals suffer painful and invasive procedures, including debarking surgeries and force feedings so that IAMS can make nutritional claims to market their products. IAMS further subsidizes companion animal research relating to animal diseases and physiology. Please visit www.uncaged.co.uk/iams.htm and www.peta.org/feat/iams/index.html for more information.
Call, write, email, or fax Iams and Proctor and Gamble. Let them know you will no longer buy IAMS for your companion animals until they stop performing invasive, cruel and lethal experiments.
Jeffrey P. Ansell, President
Iams Company
7250 Poe Ave.
Dayton, OH 45414-5801
Tel.: 1-800-675-3849 or 937-898-7387
E-Mail: Jeff.Ansell@iams.com
A.G. Lafley, CEO
Procter & Gamble Co.
1 Procter & Gamble Plz.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Tel.: 1-800-543-1745
Bill Miller, Director of Sales
Iams Canada
920 Gana Ct.
Mississauga, ON L5S 1Z4
Tel.: 1-800-658-5657 (press 3 for the name directory)
Fax: 905-565-4711
Ask the Pet Food Institute to tell its members to set high industry wide standards to significantly improve the quality of life for animals used in nutritional studies.
Pet Food Institute
2025 M St. N.W., Ste. 800
Washington, DC 20036
Tel.: 202- 367-1120
Fax: 202-367-2120
E-Mail: pfi@dc.sba.com
Attention Tri-City residents: Urge Richland City Council to oppose Tri City contract with WSU Vet School
Please phone, fax or email the Miami International Airport
Last week, we informed you that Tri City Animal Control is planning to send their shelter animals to the WSU Veterinary School to serve as practice animals. The Richland City Council will be meeting next Tuesday, April 1st at 7:30 pm at Richland City Hall (Council Chambers). This issue is not on their agenda, but they will have time for public comment. It’s imperative that council members hear from Tri City residents that they oppose a contract to have shelter animals sold to the WSU vet school. If you have not done so already, please contact the Deputy City Manager in Richland politely urging him to vote against this contract, and to humanely euthanize unwanted animals if no permanent home can be found for them:
Ron Musson, Deputy City Manager
City of Richland
505 Swift Blvd.
Richland, WA 99352
Phone: (509) 942-7593
E-Mail: mburden@ci.richland.wa.us
Miami rabbits need your help!
The Miami International Airport, with the help of the USDA-Wildlife Services
plans to shoot more than 500 jackrabbits rather than send them to a sanctuary. The Fund for Animals’ Black Beauty Ranch, together with local businessman Dr. Steve Rosen, offered to trap and relocate the rabbits free of charge. Please phone, fax or email the Miami International Airport and encourage them to make the humane decision to relocate the rabbits. There is no excuse to kill hundreds of wild rabbits when there is a fully funded and humane alternative. Also urge the airport to install rabbit-proof fencing to prevent further dilemmas in the future.
Angela Gittens, Airport Director, 305-876-7077
Mayor Alex Penelas, 305-375-5071.
For more information, visit the Fund for Animals’ Action Center at: http://action.fund.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=1553
