Proposed CA Amendment will force Quarentine of Sick Dogs

CALIFORNIA ACTION ALERT: Proposed CA amendment will force quarantines of sick dogs

FOR CALIFORNIANS — IF YOU’RE NOT A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO FRIENDS IN CALIFORNIA AND POST ON DOG LISTS, BOARDS, AND FORUMS. ALERT DOG BREED GROUPS.


On April 5, 2010, California legislators added amendment #2 to proposed bill AB2000: “In rabies areas, all of the following shall apply: A dog exempt from the canine antirabies vaccination shall be kept quarantined as directed by the local health officer, until the dog’s medical condition has resolved and the administration of the canine antirabies vaccine occurs.”

Every county in California has been declared a “rabies area.”

Kris Christine, Founder of the Rabies Challenge Fund, in consultation with Dr. Jean Dodds and others, faxed and e-mailed a letter to the sponsor of the bill, Senator Steinberg and the Rules Committee. Find her letter at http://www.dogs4dogs.com/AB2000

Arguments: I know that some people will say, who cares? Let’s quarantine the dogs so I won’t catch rabies. But only one dog has contracted rabies in CA since 2006. Only 6 humans cases of rabies were reported in California — 4 from exposure that occurred outside of the US. The remaining 2 cases were associated with California bat variants.
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/data/statistics/Documents/rabies-episummary.pdf

Dogs all over CA and the US currently have exemptions and have for many years.

What about the impracticality and cost of quarantine? Where will dogs be quarantined? Who will pay? Who will handle their medical needs if they’re impounded? What about all the inevitable lawsuits from people whose dogs die from forced quarantine or vaccination? Read more about this at http://www.dogs4dogs.com/alerts “WHY IS QUARANTINE A BAD IDEA?”

WHAT CAN YOU DO? Please e-mail today and call on Monday the following people. And tell your friends, post on boards and lists, call your local media with a story. We’ll help in any way we can. And be sure to alert any vets have written medical exemptions. We must act now!

The phone number for the California Senate Rules Committee is (916) 651-4120
Chair of the Committee is Senator Darrell Steinberg e-mail: [email protected] Phone: (916) 651-4006
Vice-chair Sam Aanestad [email protected] (916) 651-4004
Gilbert Cedillo [email protected] (916) 651-4022
Robert Dutton [email protected] (916) 651-4031
Jenny Oropeza [email protected] (916) 651-4028
Bill Co-Sponsor Assembly Member Curt Hagman [email protected] (916) 319-2060

See www.dogs4dogs.com/alerts for more information. Familiarize yourself about the facts and then make impassioned pleas to the legislators. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. Once the committee approves Amendment #2 regarding quarantine it will be very hard to stop.

Important: At present, it is Amendment 2 we especially oppose.

PLEASE ACT NOW! EVEN IF YOUR OWN DOG ISN’T SICK, THIS BILL WILL SET A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT.

Dogs4Dogs

PO Box 675446
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
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Comments

  1. Thanks for reposting this! I hope everyone will realize the seriousness of this issue for chronically ill dogs in California, and will take action.

  2. Maggie Mae says

    We do not lives in California but mom has friends who lives there with pups so I will makes sure she let's them know about this.

    Woofs and Licks,
    Maggie Mae

  3. Thanks for the info
    Benny & Lily

  4. K9friend says

    I think the legislators have bigger things to deal with than matters that should only concern pet owners and their veterinarians.

    Pat
    http://www.critteralley.blogspot.com

  5. wow!!
    thanks for the Info.!!

    [email protected]

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