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I'm not sure if you are aware, but here in CA we have a rather disgusting "sport" being practiced called open field coursing, in which live rabbits are used as bait for primarily greyhounds. There is zero reason to use live animals for this sport, which is practiced by other dog owners all around the country with a white flag on a line instead of rabbits. Please read the following report and contact CA Reps. in support of the proposed Assembly bill.
Thanks for your help with this, DUers! :hi:
Urge Assembly Committee on Appropriations to Ban Open Field Coursing
As we have reported in previous alerts, open field coursing is a blood sport in which packs of specially-trained dogs are set loose in a field to chase and kill wild jackrabbits flushed out by spectators. The dogs (mostly greyhounds dressed in colored racing jackets) are scored by the agility and speed with which they chase down their prey, and rewarded for tearing the rabbits apart. AB 2110, introduced by Assemblymember Loni Hancock (D - Berkeley), would make participation in open field coursing a misdemeanor punishable by six months in jail, a $1,000 fine or both.
The Assembly Committee on Appropriations will vote on AB 2110 later this month, on either May 24th or 25th. It is crucial that California animal advocates to counter the hunting lobby by speaking up now to let legislators know that the general public is in favor of a ban on open field coursing.
- Please contact members of the Assembly Committee on Appropriations by phone, fax, email and postal mail to urge them to support AB 2110. If you only have time to contact one person, please choose the Assembly Member who represents your district if he or she is on the committee. Your Assembly Member is:
Assembly Member Loni Hancock State Capitol, Room 4126 PO Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 (916) 319-2014
These are the members of the Assembly Committee on Appropriations:
Assemblywoman Judy Chu, Chair State Capitol, Room 2114 Sacramento, CA 95814 Ph. (916) 319-2049 Fax (916) 319-2149
Assemblywoman Karen Bass State Capitol, Room 2117 Sacramento, CA 95814 Ph. (916) 319-2047 Fax (916) 319-2147 Assemblywoman Patty Berg State Capitol, Room 4146 Sacramento, CA 95814 Ph. (916) 319-2001 Fax (916) 319-2101
Assemblyman Ronald S. Calderon State Capitol, Room 4016 Sacramento, CA 95814 Ph. (916) 319-2058 Fax (916) 319-2158 Assemblyman Hector De La Torre State Capitol, Room 4162 Sacramento, CA 95814 Ph. (916) 319-2050 Fax (916) 319-2150
Assemblywoman Betty Karnette State Capitol, Room 2176 Sacramento, CA 95814 Ph. (916) 319-2054 Fax (916) 319-2154 Assemblyman Johan Klehs State Capitol, Room 5150 Sacramento, CA 95814 Ph. (916) 319-2018 Fax (916) 319-2118
Assemblyman Mark Leno State Capitol, Room 3146 Sacramento, CA 95814 Ph. (916) 319-2013 Fax (916) 319-2113 Assemblyman Joe Nation State Capitol, Room 5119 Sacramento, CA 95814 Ph. (916) 319-2006 Fax (916) 319-2106
Assemblyman Mark Ridley-Thomas State Capitol, Room 3152 Sacramento, CA 95814 Ph. (916) 319-2048 Fax (916) 319-2148 Assemblywoman Lori Saldaña State Capitol, Room 3132 Sacramento, CA 95814 Ph. (916) 319-2076 Fax (916) 319-2176
Assemblyman Leland Yee State Capitol, Room 3173 Sacramento, CA 95814 Ph. (916) 319-2012 Fax (916) 319-2112
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