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Because there seems to be a never-ending intrusion into the lives of the pet-owning public, I've started to compile a list of resources that can help to educate and support when bills need to be defeated and minds need to be persuaded back to the land of "common sense."
This list will be in a continual state of evolution, and probably dependent on the most urgent "issue." Right now that is California's Assembly Bill (AB) 1634 - it has a limited shelf life, but it's not dead, yet. It is being touted as the "Healthy Pets Act" but many of us believe it is anything but.

Please educate yourselves with the facts and do not allow yourself to be persuaded by those of the Animal Rights movement (PETA, HSUS, etc.) who have a hidden agenda to eliminate pets altogether. We've been calmly swayed towards their direction for 30 years and it's time we stand up and fight for our rights...

There are a lot of other sites dedicated to anti-pet legislation - this is just a small part

	For a better solution, check out Nathan Winograd's No Kill Advocacy Center

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Here is the most current version of AB 1634 (Revised 7/3/07):
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=ab_1634&sess=CUR&house=B&author=levine

NAIA Trust's current issues and auto-fill letter writer to voice your opinions to those who matter:
http://www.capwiz.com/naiatrust/issues/

CA Legislative info:
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/

ARE MANDATORY SPAY/NEUTER LAWS THAT TARGET EVERYONE REALLY THE ANSWER IN EFFORTS TO REDUCE SHELTER INTAKE AND EUTHANASIA RATES?
Terrific article by Laura Allen summarizing the complex issues of pet "overpopulation" and mandatory spay-neuter (MSN) in the United States:
http://network.bestfriends.org/News/PostDetail.aspx?np=4108&g=9fa3c167-0062-4e91-b552-f6af6ae37970
(I recommend printing it because it is in opposition of what the rest of the site is reflecting - I suspect it may be pulled sooner than later. Very worth the read.)

Sites dedicated to fighting AR legislation:

National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA)
http://www.naiaonline.org/

NAIA Trust (the legislative arm of NAIA) - 501(c)3 - watchdog organization for AR legislation
http://www.naiatrust.org/
Alert issues can be found here: http://www.capwiz.com/naiatrust/issues/

Save Our Dogs - specifically formed to fight AB 1634
http://www.saveourdogs.net/

Dog Gone California - formed to fight breed-specific legislation (BSL) and is now focused on AB 1634 - many members were founding members of RDOGS (Responsible Dog Owners of the Golden State) which was responsible for originating the landmark California state law that protected dogs from BSL (RDOGS is no longer around) - a lot of statistical info
http://doggonecalifornia.org

California Federation of Dog Clubs
http://www.cfodconline.org/index.html
A terrific source for links to other organizations: http://www.cfodconline.org/links.html

The Animal Council - formed in 1991 to fight San Mateo's Animal legislation - 501(c)4 - keeps tabs on similar proposed legislation in other parts of CA
http://www.theanimalcouncil.com/
A TON of great info: http://www.theanimalcouncil.com/Publications.html
2007 CA Bill information: http://www.theanimalcouncil.com/CA2007.html

PetPAC - Political Action Committee formed in 2007 specifically to fight AB 1634 - inclusive of all clubs and individual pet owners in the state of CA - headed by Bill Hemby
http://www.petpac.net/ or http://www.pet-pac.org/
Bill Hemby's other organization (COPS) has a petition on their site: http://cops.cc/get_involved/petitions/ab_1634

Concerned Citizens of California (CDOC) - Political Action Committee, specifically formed to fight AB 1634 in the state of California - this is the only information I can find about them online:
http://www.jbradshaw.com/mission.doc (referred websites not currently active)

Statistical Resources:

American Pet Products Manufacturing Association - statistics about the pet populations in the US
http://www.appma.org/press_industrytrends.asp

US Census Bureau
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06000.html

NAIA Shelter Project - lists animal shelters and the statistics from 1980 to 2005 - a work in progress and subject to shelter reporting
http://www.naiashelterproject.org/

Los Angeles City shelter statistics
http://www.laanimalservices.com/about_stats.htm
For bar graph information: http://www.laanimalservices.com/PDF/reports/pathtonokill.pdf
2005-2006 Fiscal Report:

National Pet Alliance - a bunch of good statistical information - perform studies to better understand the population dynamics
http://www.fanciers.com/npa/studies.html
San Diego County study - http://nationalpetalliance.com/sdresults.htm
San Mateo County study - http://nationalpetalliance.com/sanmateo.htm
Santa Clara County study (cats) - http://nationalpetalliance.com/santaclara.htm

National Council on Pet Population Study & Policy - studies the statistics of animal shelters - some very good data here - funded by some of the "other" side but supports "our" arguments!
http://www.petpopulation.org/
Current study in progress to determine better data collection of shelter animals so decisions regarding animal welfare can be tailored to solve the actual "problem" within a population rather than blanket legislation...
http://www.petpopulation.org/NCPPSPSPIStudyFlierFINALOct06.doc

Legislative email lists for pet owners:

Pet-Law - Animal rights legislation is spreading. Defend your right to own pets! Pet Law is a high-traffic list, moderated for flames, trolls, off-topic posts. We discuss how to fight bills or laws negatively affecting pet ownership......
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/pet-law/

Belgian Paws - Belgian PAWS is a list for the discussion of LEGAL issues pertinent to the Belgian Groenendael, Laekenois, Malinois, and Tervuren. Topics may include breed specific legislation, PAWS, restrictive local laws, and other related topics......
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/belgianpaws/

USA-GSD - A discussion forum for members of USCA (United Schutzhund Clubs of America). The list will focus on all issues pertinent to the organization and the German Shepherd Dog. (I'm told they're discussing AB 1634 at length)
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/USA-GSD/