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DESCRIPTION:To All concerned with the coming aerial spray's effect on wildlife and 
 domestic animals in San Francisco and what the SF animal welfare commission 
 can do about it.   Please come tomorrow and speak out.\n \nSee meeting 
 announcements below, plus below those announcement see information of the 
 effect of the soon to happen pesticide spray on animals and of all nature 
 in SF.\n \nWednesday, 07 May 2008\nTwo meetings on Light Brown Apple Moth 
 Spraying - Thurs 5/8/08\n \nThere will be two meetings on Thursday evening, 
 May 8, 2008, about the proposed program to eradicate the Light Brown Apple 
 Moth (LBAM),including a proposal to spray a pheromone that will  disrupt 
 the moth's mating over San Francisco and most of the Bay Area.\n \nThe 
 sprayings will be repeated each month for up to 9 months  every one to 
 three months up to  five years. The spraying is quite  controversial, with 
 many people concerned about possible effects on people and animal's 
 health.\n \n \n1st 
 Meeting\nhttp://www.sfgov.org/site/awcc_meeting.asp?id=1344  contact 
 commissioners if you can not make it to speak out.\nAnimal Control and 
 Welfare Commission\nThurs, May 8, 2008\n5:30 pm\nRoom 408, City Hall\nSan 
 Francisco\n \nThe Commission will hear presentations from Bob Dowell, from 
 the CA Dept of Food and Agriculture and the LBAM program director, in 
 support of the spraying, and from three opponents of the \n \nspraying: Dr. 
 Joel Parrott, Director of the Oakland Zoo, Roy Upton, and author Susan 
 McCarthy. The Commission testimony will focus on possible effects of the 
 aerial spraying and other proposed \n \nmeasures to eradicate the LBAM on 
 animals, both domestic pets and wildlife. Testimony will also include what 
 pet guardians should and should not do if the spraying occurs.\n \n2nd 
 Meeting\n San Francisco Town Hall Meeting on LBAM\nThursday, May 8, 
 2008\n7:00 pm\nCounty Fair Building (Hall of Flowers) in Golden Gate 
 Park\n9th Avenue and Lincoln Way - at the Strybing Arboretum/SF Botanical 
 Gardens\n \nBrought to you by San Franciscans Concerned About the 
 Spray\nwith Sponsors:  Senator Carole Migden, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, 
 Stop the Spray, CASS-SF, and Play Not Spray\n \nFor more information go to 
 www.sfspraytownhall.org\nSpeakers include:\n \n*  Dr. James Carey, UC-Davis 
 entomologist\n*  Jeff Rosendale, horticulturist and co-author with Dr. 
 Daniel Harder of a paper on management of the LBAM\n*  Nan Wishner, Albany 
 Integrated Pest Management Task Force\n*  Stacia Lansman, M.D.\n*  Helge 
 Hellberg, Executive Director, Marin Organic\n*  Mike Lynberg, Silicon 
 Valley businessman who documented the adverse health reactions of Santa 
 Cruz and Monterey residents after those regions were sprayed.\n*  John 
 Russo, farmer and Director, Stop the Spray\n*  Frank Egger, former Mayor of 
 Fairfax and Coordinator of Stop the Spray Marin\n*  State Senator Carole 
 Midgen\n*  San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi\n \n \nComprehensive 
 website on 
 issue:\nhttp://www.knowyourusa.com/kyu/lbamspray/LBAMSprayRefdoc.htm (see 
 third main topic down Toxicology and 4th topic Health).\n \nreports on 
 wildlife etc from site:\nAdverse impact on the bird populations (Sea bird 
 die-off) (11 page 
 report)\nhttp://www.lbamspray.com/Reports/LBAM%20Fact%20Sheet%20Bird%20Die-off.pdf\n 
 \nLight Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) Eradication Program: Potential Effects on 
 Pollinators and Implications for California 
 Agriculture\nhttp://www.lbamspray.com/Reports/Bees.pdf\n \nLawrence Rose 
 M.D., M.P.H., former Senior Public Medical Officer for Cal-OSHA\nand part 
 of the UCSF Occupational/Environmental Medicine Department\nMarin Pesticide 
 Spraying Health Hazard 
 Alert:\nhttp://lbamspray.com/Reports/Health%20Hazard%20Alert%20by%20Dr.%20Larry%20Rose%20MD%20MPH.pdf\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/05/07/18497798.php
SUMMARY:Important meeting that effects SF, all wildlife and domestic animals
LOCATION:Animal Control and Welfare Commission\nThurs, May 8, 2008\n5:30 pm\nRoom 
 408, City Hall\nSan Francisco
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/05/07/18497798.php
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