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Attend Hearing on Tuesday to help kangaroos & make calls!
**Note Senator Migden from SF, Marin and Sonoma County is on the committee and needs to hear from you!!**
Please make calls before Tuesday and ask your State Senator to vote NO on AB734! Only phone calls at this point!!
AB734, the bill that would erase a law implemented in 1970 to prohibit the sale of kangaroo skins in California, introduced by Assembly woman Nicole Parra (Representing Fresno, Kern, Kings, and Tulare Counties) has passed the Assembly floor. We need your help to stop it in the Senate Committee!
This bill aids Adidas in their quest to continue killing kangaroos so they can use their skins for soccer cleats!
Over the past 2 years 3-4 bills have been introduced in California to remove this protection for these unique creatures. Adidas was at the hearing last session, working hard to get support for these bills so that they could continue funding the killing. And according to some Assembly member's aides, they were there lobbying this year as well.
The bill removes the current ban on the importation and sale of any part or product of all species of kangaroos except those listed as endangered. However, the law was passed to protect protected kangaroos who are easily confused with those who are not protected (you can see our video at http://www.vivausa.org/visualmedia/index.html where a protected kangaroo is accidentally killed).
The bill has been assigned to the Senate Natural Resources Committee (see members below).
Points to consider:
Laws already exist to protect endangered species. This wasteful use of tax payer money is being introduced to help a foreign corporate interest -- not the kangaroos.
As the bill states, there are indeed some kangaroos who are endangered.
Kangaroos are wild and are shot at night by hunters. They are not always able to distinguish between those who are 'approved' to be killed and others who are endangered.
In Queensland, Australia, the Western Grey Kangaroo is not allowed to be killed, but it can be mistaken for the Eastern Grey who is allowed to be hunted. It states that on the Queensland Parks and Wildlife's website
The law that they are trying to change was made to protect certain "look-alike"species so that Californians do not unwittingly contribute to the extinction of a species.
California and Federal laws prohibit the sale of seal products from Canada because of the cruel killing not because they are endangered.
If the kangaroo is a mother and she has a baby in her pouch, the baby is taken out and killed by a heavy blow to the head (according to the Australian Code of Practice). Killing the adults for their skins and killing the babies in the pouches is just asking for a decline in their populations. This is commonsense.
Right now we are asking you to send letters of OPPOSITION to AB734 to:
Senate Natural Resources Committee Members
Senator Sheila Kuehl (Chair)
916-445-1353
[Represents Los Angeles area]
Senator Bob Margett (Vice-Chair)
916-445-2848
[Represents areas of Orange County, Los Angeles and San Bernardino]
Senator Samuel Aanestad
916-445-3353
[Represents Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Nevada, Placer, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity and Yuba]
Senator Debra Bowen
916-445-5953
[Represents Redondo Beach area]
Senator Robert Dutton
916-445-3688
[Represents Riverside and San Bernadino areas]
Senator Dennis Hollingsworth
916-445-9781
[Represents portions of San Diego and Riverside counties area]
Senator Christine Kehoe
916-445-3952
[Represents Hillcrest, City Heights, North Park, Linda Vista, Mission Hills, Mission Valley, Clairemont, Kearny Mesa, Normal Heights, Old Town, Del Mar, La Jolla, Pacific Beach, Mission Beach, Ocean Beach, Mira Mesa, Emerald Hills, Encanto, Valencia Park, and Lemon Grove]
Senator Alan Lowenthal
916-445-6447
[Represents Artesia, Avalon, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Florence-Graham, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Lynwood, Paramount, Signal Hill, South Gate, and Willowbrook]
Senator Michael Machado
916-445-2407
[Represents San Joaquin, Yolo & Solano Counties]
Senator Carole Migden
916-445-1412
[Represents parts of San Francisco, Marin and Sonoma Counties]
Senator Gloria Romero
916-445-1418
[Represents Los Angeles county and includes the cities of Azusa, Covina, Duarte, El Monte, Industry, Irwindale, La Puente, Monterey Park, Rosemead, South San Gabriel, and West Covina. The district also includes parts of East Los Angeles and Los Angeles and the communities of Avocado Heights, Baldwin Park, Citrus, Hacienda Heights, Rowland Heights, Valinda and Vincent]
Viva!USA
http://www.vivausa.org
PO Box 4398
Davis, CA 95617
530/759-8482
530/759-8487 fax
AB734, the bill that would erase a law implemented in 1970 to prohibit the sale of kangaroo skins in California, introduced by Assembly woman Nicole Parra (Representing Fresno, Kern, Kings, and Tulare Counties) has passed the Assembly floor. We need your help to stop it in the Senate Committee!
This bill aids Adidas in their quest to continue killing kangaroos so they can use their skins for soccer cleats!
Over the past 2 years 3-4 bills have been introduced in California to remove this protection for these unique creatures. Adidas was at the hearing last session, working hard to get support for these bills so that they could continue funding the killing. And according to some Assembly member's aides, they were there lobbying this year as well.
The bill removes the current ban on the importation and sale of any part or product of all species of kangaroos except those listed as endangered. However, the law was passed to protect protected kangaroos who are easily confused with those who are not protected (you can see our video at http://www.vivausa.org/visualmedia/index.html where a protected kangaroo is accidentally killed).
The bill has been assigned to the Senate Natural Resources Committee (see members below).
Points to consider:
Laws already exist to protect endangered species. This wasteful use of tax payer money is being introduced to help a foreign corporate interest -- not the kangaroos.
As the bill states, there are indeed some kangaroos who are endangered.
Kangaroos are wild and are shot at night by hunters. They are not always able to distinguish between those who are 'approved' to be killed and others who are endangered.
In Queensland, Australia, the Western Grey Kangaroo is not allowed to be killed, but it can be mistaken for the Eastern Grey who is allowed to be hunted. It states that on the Queensland Parks and Wildlife's website
The law that they are trying to change was made to protect certain "look-alike"species so that Californians do not unwittingly contribute to the extinction of a species.
California and Federal laws prohibit the sale of seal products from Canada because of the cruel killing not because they are endangered.
If the kangaroo is a mother and she has a baby in her pouch, the baby is taken out and killed by a heavy blow to the head (according to the Australian Code of Practice). Killing the adults for their skins and killing the babies in the pouches is just asking for a decline in their populations. This is commonsense.
Right now we are asking you to send letters of OPPOSITION to AB734 to:
Senate Natural Resources Committee Members
Senator Sheila Kuehl (Chair)
916-445-1353
[Represents Los Angeles area]
Senator Bob Margett (Vice-Chair)
916-445-2848
[Represents areas of Orange County, Los Angeles and San Bernardino]
Senator Samuel Aanestad
916-445-3353
[Represents Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Nevada, Placer, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity and Yuba]
Senator Debra Bowen
916-445-5953
[Represents Redondo Beach area]
Senator Robert Dutton
916-445-3688
[Represents Riverside and San Bernadino areas]
Senator Dennis Hollingsworth
916-445-9781
[Represents portions of San Diego and Riverside counties area]
Senator Christine Kehoe
916-445-3952
[Represents Hillcrest, City Heights, North Park, Linda Vista, Mission Hills, Mission Valley, Clairemont, Kearny Mesa, Normal Heights, Old Town, Del Mar, La Jolla, Pacific Beach, Mission Beach, Ocean Beach, Mira Mesa, Emerald Hills, Encanto, Valencia Park, and Lemon Grove]
Senator Alan Lowenthal
916-445-6447
[Represents Artesia, Avalon, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Florence-Graham, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Lynwood, Paramount, Signal Hill, South Gate, and Willowbrook]
Senator Michael Machado
916-445-2407
[Represents San Joaquin, Yolo & Solano Counties]
Senator Carole Migden
916-445-1412
[Represents parts of San Francisco, Marin and Sonoma Counties]
Senator Gloria Romero
916-445-1418
[Represents Los Angeles county and includes the cities of Azusa, Covina, Duarte, El Monte, Industry, Irwindale, La Puente, Monterey Park, Rosemead, South San Gabriel, and West Covina. The district also includes parts of East Los Angeles and Los Angeles and the communities of Avocado Heights, Baldwin Park, Citrus, Hacienda Heights, Rowland Heights, Valinda and Vincent]
Viva!USA
http://www.vivausa.org
PO Box 4398
Davis, CA 95617
530/759-8482
530/759-8487 fax
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