Yes, now is the time to put the pressure on the governor! In addition to the organizations below, Audubon New York (the state program of National Audubon Society) also opposed the bill and conducted a campaign among its members – employees and chapters – to contact legislators. The pressure will continue!
Larry Federman From: Michael Galas Sent: Friday, June 26, 2015 8:59 AM To: nysbirds-l Cc: Gerry Rising Subject: [nysbirds-l] Senate vote on 1081 Feral Cats Forwarding this message for Gerry Rising <insr...@buffalo.edu>: The bill that establishes support for feral cat colonies passed the NY Senate. Please use the address below to urge the governor to veto this bill. Here is the vote tabulation: <https://www.governor.ny.gov/contact> Below is how the Senate voted for 1081... VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - Jun 24, 2015 Ayes (48): Amedore, Boyle, Breslin, Comrie, Croci, Diaz, Dilan, Espaillat, Farley, Felder, Gallivan, Gianaris, Golden, Hamilton, Hannon, Hoylman, Kennedy, Klein, Krueger, Lanza, Larkin, Latimer, LaValle, Marchione, Martins, Montgomery, Murphy, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Ortt, Panepinto, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Rivera, Robach, Sanders, Savino, Serino, Serrano, Skelos, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin, Venditto, Young Nays (12): Avella, Bonacic, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Flanagan, Funke, Griffo, Hassell-Thomps, Little, Marcellino, Seward, Valesky Absent (1): Sampson Excused (2): Addabbo, Libous Final attempt for NY. Contact the Governor and tell him to veto the bill. https://www.governor.ny.gov/contact This is despite the fact that all these organizations oppose the process this bill supports: American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians American Ornithologists Union National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians American Bird Conservancy People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Committee on Environmental Issues of the American Veterinarian Medical Association New York Chapter of the Audubon Society Mike & Sylvia Galas michael.gal...@gmail.com 716-345-5419 cell -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
