URGENT: CA Health Dept Opposing Medical Exemptions 4 Dogs

URGENT ACTION NEEDED – AB 2000, a CA bill allowing medical exemptions from
rabies vaccination for dogs who are chronically, or temporarily, too ill to be
vaccinated. Just a few of the supporters of this important legislation include
world-renowned pet vaccination experts Drs. Jean Dodds and Ron Schultz, plus dog
book author/consumer advocate Jan Rasmusen.

The bill is in trouble. On June 8th, Monica Wagoner, the Deputy Director of the
California Department of Public Health (916) 440-7502, sent a letter to
legislators OPPOSING the revised medical exemption bill AB 2000. Her letter
states: "There is no scientific evidence that canine rabies vaccines are
associated with severe or a high rate of vaccination reactions. ...Modern canine
rabies vaccines are safe ...."

All of us with dogs suffering lifelong health problems, and those of us who have
lost dogs to the vaccine, know that isn’t true. Many other states have rabies
vaccination exemption laws. California needs this law!

PLEASE make a brief call or send a short e-mail to the Senate Health Committee
members below and tell them you support "Molly's Bill" AB 2000. Ask everyone you
know to do the same. Opposition to this bill from the Health Department will
require a very strong show of public support to overcome, and WE DO WANT THIS
RABIES MEDICAL EXEMPTION BILL TO PASS. A hearing is set for June 23rd before
the Senate Health Committee. Please call and write the senators now. I

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Please post to forums and on-line dog groups. Alert all your friends and
sympathetic veterinarians.

Note, if the links below aren’t live, find them at www.dogs4dogs.com/alerts

Senate Health Committee Members:

Elaine Alquist (Chair) senator.alquist@sen.ca.gov (916) 651-4013
Tony Stickland (Vice-Chair) senator.strickland@sen.ca.gov (916) 651-4019
Samuel Aanestad Senator.Aanestad@senate.ca.gov (916) 651-4004
Gilbert Cedillo (916) 651-4022
Dave Cox senator.cox@senate.ca.gov (916) 651-4001
Mark Leo senator.leo@senate.ca.gov (916) 651-4003
Gloria Negrete McLeod senator.mcleod@senate.ca.gov (916) 651-4032
Fran Pavley senator.pavley@senate.ca.gov (916) 651-4023
Gloria Romero senator.romero@senate.ca.gov (916) 651-4024


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