RE: Wisconsin Group Drops Cat-Killing Plan - organizes to helpferals

[MacKenzie, Kerry N.]

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That is very good news. Thanks for passing it on. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of BONNIE J KALMBACH Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 4:38 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Wisconsin Group Drops Cat-Killing Plan - organizes to helpferals Dear Best Friends Network Member,   A month after Gov. Jim Doyle said a plan to allow hunters to shoot stray cats was making Wisconsin a laughingstock, the public advisory group that raised the issue decided Friday to let it die. ``There is no need to push it any further,'' Wisconsin Conservation Congress chairman Steve Oestreicher said of a proposed change to allow licensed hunters to shoot feral cats that kill songbirds and other wildlife. The proposal ignited a firestorm among animal rights groups that called it inhumane and dangerous - and raised the specter that hunters would shoot cats that had only wandered from their homes. Members of the Conservation Congress advise the state Natural Resources Board and the Department of Natural Resources, according to its Web site. Delegates at the group's convention in Manitowoc voted Friday to recommend the change to the Natural Resources Board, but the group's executive committee decided against it. For the proposal to become law, it would need legislative approval and Doyle's signature. ``The governor has indicated he would never sign a bill,'' Oestreicher said. ``It's time to let it go.'' The La Crosse firefighter who proposed the idea, Mark Smith, complained the advisory group caved in to animal rights activists. But he said he won't pursue the issue. Jessica Frohman, a spokeswoman for a Maryland-based group called Alley Cat Allies, hailed the decision. ``I think cat owners and pet owners are going to be just as happy,'' she said.   For more information visit Alley Cats Allies website at http://www.alleycat.org/wi.html Thank you for being a part of the Network and for all that you do!   Sincerely,   Deborah Delgado-Hand   No More Homeless Pets Best Friends Animal Society 5001 Angel Canyon Kanab, Utah 84741 (435) 644-3965 ext. 4401   [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bestfriends.org/   Terrie Mohr Check site for available Siameses for adoption! http://www.iGive.com/TAZZYS https://www.paypal.com/ TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/ Click Here to Join WASHINGTON SIAMESE RESCUE Yahoo Group! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue Click Here to Join K9 and Puddy Xpress Yahoo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/K9andPuddyXpress/join http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS SIAMESE & COLLIE RESCUE Owner/Driver Petfinder.com Adopt a Homeless Pet! http://www.petfinder.com/ http://www.orecatay.com/ http://www.awca.net/index.htm http://www.felineleukemia.org/ http://www.petloss.com/ http://www.meezer.com/ http://thesiamesestore.com/ http://tx.siameserescue.org/adopt.html http://ca.siameserescue.org/ Southern CA. Siamese Rescue http://cs.siameserescue.org/ Northern CA. Siamese Rescue http://cn.siameserescue.org/ http://co.siameserescue.org/ http://va.siameserescue.org/ This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.