Assemblyman Lloyd Levine has introduced California Assembly Bill 777. It is animal rights driven and is another step toward taking elephants out of human care. Please help us defeat this bill! Write to the members of the committees below and politely tell them that you oppose AB 777. Send a letter to the committee chair with copies to the other members. Their contact information is attached. Letters are best and should be mailed ASAP but they can be faxed too. Calls and e-mail are more helpful as time for a hearing gets closer. A hearing date has not been set yet. We need to let the Assembly know now that this bill will have strong opposition.
CA Assembly-Public Safety Committee Committee phone # (916) 319-3744
The Honorable Jose Solorio, Chairman Committee fax# (916) 319-3745
State Capitol
P.O. Box 924849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0069 (remember to cc all the committee members, contact info attached)
Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media Committee
The Honorable Betty Karnette, Chairperson
State Capitol Committee phone # (916) 319-3450
P.O. Box 942849 Committee fax # (916) 319-3451
Sacramento, CA 94249-0052 (remember to cc all the committee members, contact info attached.)
A copy of Assembly Bill 777 is attached. When you read the actual assembly bill keep in mind that only the things in italics are being proposed. Deprivation of food, water or rest, use of electricity, physical punishment resulting in breakage of the skin of an elephant, etc. is already against the law.
Assembly Bill 777 would criminalize the use and even the possession of any instrument that even resembles the guide/elephant hook that we use to work with the elephants as well as the use of chains except for medical procedures. It also imposes certain requirements on any stationary facility related to exercise (5 miles per day, measured with a GPS unit), enrichment, pools and substrates. However it also says that no facility is required to comply with the exhibit requirements unless and until the facility expends capital funds to renovate or expand its exhibit. That seems to mean that if you never make any improvements to your faciltiy then you don't have to comply. What sense does that make?
WHAT YOU CAN DO NOW: Letters need to go the the Public Safety Committee as well as the Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism & Internet Media Committee. I'll attach a sample letter with addresses. The more you can personalize your letter, the better. Keep them short and respectful. Every letter counts! You can go to www.leginfo.ca.gov to find out who the committee members are and how to contact them and to keep up on changes to Assembly Bill 777. Thank you for your help.
Kari Johnson
Have Trunk Will Travel, Inc.
(951) 943-9227
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