USA PET LAW UPDATES...thank you Love

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Hi all, Love Banghart sent this to the entire CCCI membership today (two separate posts) and they are so important they need to be here as well as we dont' want any dog owners missing this info

FIRST UPDATE
AVMA and ASPCA policy updates

Hello Sandra Miller

AVMA and ASPCA policy updates

This from the Pet Law yahoo group, I think members should be aware of and file this away so that when mandatory spay neuter is proposed in their area they can be ready for it!

Both the AVMA and ASPCA have recently published policy updates opposing mandatory spay/neuter for owned pets. We need to be sure to avail ourselves of statements from such authoritative sources when arguing our case against MSN with legislators.

AVMA: http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/may09/090515j.asp

and:

[url]http://www.avma.org/issues/policy/animal_welfare/population_control.asp
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ASPCA:
http://www.aspca.org/about-us/policy-po ... -laws.html


SECOND UPDATE
AKC Launches New Canine Legislation Tracking System

[May 7, 2009]

The AKC is pleased to announce the launch of the new AKC Government Relations Legislation Tracking Service. This new service enables you to check the status of all 2009 canine legislation in each of the 50 states, as well as federal legislation.

To use this service, go to the AKC Government Relations web page, http://www.akc.org/canine_legislation and click on the large “AKC Government Relations 2009 Legislation Tracking” icon. This will bring you to a new page with a clickable map of the United States. To view federal legislation, click on the “US Fed” icon to the right of the map. You can also click on any state to view that state’s pending canine legislation, the latest legislative developments, the progress of specific bills, and, if applicable, AKC legislative alerts and messages. In addition, you can view the actual text of the bill or read a brief official legislative summary.

The AKC does not have a position on every bill posted; rather, this service is meant as a reference tool for you to see all the issues being considered in your state.

We hope you will enjoy using this new service of the AKC Government Relations Department.

Any questions or comments regarding this new service should be directed to the AKC Government Relations Department at (919) 816-3720 or <mailto:doglaw@akc.org>doglaw@akc.org.