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Animal Welfare Organizations That Have Studied the Issue and Recognize That Targeting Breeds Simply Does Not Work © All rights reserved, Genevieve Wall, 11/27/2007 Attorney at Law, Laguna Hills, CA 1 INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION TOTO THETHE POLITICSPOLITICS OFOF ANIMALANIMAL LEGISLATIONLEGISLATION © All rights reserved, Genevieve Wall, 11/27/2007 Attorney at Law, Laguna Hills, CA 2 AnAn InIn--DepthDepth ExaminationExamination ofof thethe motivationsmotivations andand purposespurposes behindbehind thethe manymany restrictiverestrictive animalanimal proposalsproposals thatthat areare beingbeing proposedproposed atat thethe federal,federal, state,state, andand locallocal levelslevels © All rights reserved, Genevieve Wall, 11/27/2007 Attorney at Law, Laguna Hills, CA 3 IfIf TheThe ShoeShoe FitsFits “ANIMAL RIGHTS” ANIMAL WELFARE © All rights reserved, Genevieve Wall, 11/27/2007 Attorney at Law, Laguna Hills, CA 4 ““ YouYou dodo notnot examineexamine legislationlegislation inin thethe lightlight ofof thethe benefitsbenefits itit willwill conveyconvey ifif properlyproperly administered,administered, ButBut inin thethe lightlight ofof thethe wrongswrongs itit wouldwould dodo andand thethe harmsharms itit wouldwould causecause ifif improperlyimproperly administered.administered. ““ LyndonLyndon B.B. JohnsonJohnson (1908(1908--1973)1973) 36th36th USUS PresidentPresident © All rights reserved, Genevieve Wall, 11/27/2007 Attorney at Law, Laguna Hills, CA 5 AlwaysAlways AskAsk -- HowHow CanCan AA ProposedProposed LawLaw BeBe Used?Used? WillWill itit bebe Used,Used, asas itsits ProponentsProponents TellTell Us,Us, toto ThrowThrow aa RopeRope toto SomeoneSomeone inin Need,Need, oror WillWill itit BeBe UsedUsed toto LynchLynch Someone?Someone? © All rights reserved, Genevieve Wall, 11/27/2007 Attorney at Law, Laguna Hills, CA 6 AllAll AnimalAnimal LegislationLegislation ShouldShould BeBe ReasonableReasonable AllAll ofof ourour lawslaws shouldshould bebe reasonable,reasonable, andand theythey shouldshould onlyonly bebe passed,passed, oror retained,retained, ifif theythey effectivelyeffectively addressaddress demonstrateddemonstrated needsneeds ofof societysociety asas aa whole.whole. NoneNone ofof ourour lawslaws shouldshould bebe basedbased onon myths,myths, hysteria,hysteria, hyperbole,hyperbole, prejudice,prejudice, oror personalpersonal philosophicalphilosophical beliefsbeliefs aboutabout peoplepeople oror animals.animals. LawsLaws mustmust bebe directeddirected atat humans.humans. HumansHumans mustmust suffersuffer thethe consequencesconsequences ofof theirtheir ownown actions,actions, notnot thethe animalsanimals ownedowned byby negligentnegligent oror criminalcriminal humans.humans. © All rights reserved, Genevieve Wall, 11/27/2007 Attorney at Law, Laguna Hills, CA 7 IndexIndex SectionSection 11 PointsPoints toto PonderPonder -- IntroductionIntroduction EducationEducation isis thethe KeyKey ““AnimalAnimal RightsRights”” OrganizationsOrganizations 101101 PoliticsPolitics andand ReligionReligion © All rights reserved, Genevieve Wall, 11/27/2007 Attorney at Law, Laguna Hills, CA 8 IndexIndex SectionSection 22 AnimalAnimal WelfareWelfare oror ““AnimalAnimal RightsRights”” 1212 StepStep AgendaAgenda ofof thethe ““AnimalAnimal RightsRights”” MovementMovement ReactionaryReactionary oror Realist?Realist? TheThe PubliclyPublicly StatedStated AgendaAgenda ofof thethe ““AnimalAnimal RightsRights”” MovementMovement TacticsTactics UsedUsed ByBy thethe ““AnimalAnimal RightsRights”” PoliticalPolitical MovementMovement toto AchieveAchieve thethe AgendaAgenda PETAPETA KillsKills AnimalsAnimals © All rights reserved, Genevieve Wall, 11/27/2007 Attorney at Law, Laguna Hills, CA 9 IndexIndex SectionSection 33 MovingMoving thethe MiddleMiddle IntimidationIntimidation andand ViolenceViolence FederalFederal ResponseResponse toto AnimalAnimal RightsRights TerrorismTerrorism -- thethe FederalFederal AETAAETA (Animal(Animal EnterpriseEnterprise TerrorismTerrorism Act)Act) MayMay ProvideProvide SomeSome ReliefRelief CluelessClueless CelebritiesCelebrities © All rights reserved, Genevieve Wall, 11/27/2007 Attorney at Law, Laguna Hills, CA 10 IndexIndex SectionSection 44 LegislationLegislation –– TheThe ElephantElephant inin thethe RoomRoom RestrictiveRestrictive AnimalAnimal LegislationLegislation CaliforniaCalifornia ABAB 28622862 © All rights reserved, Genevieve Wall, 11/27/2007 Attorney at Law, Laguna Hills, CA 11 IndexIndex Section 5 Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) These Dangerous Dogs Why Does BSL Exist? Motivations for BSL Some Dog Statistics Benny the Hero Pit Bull Remember the Five Pillars of Animal Rights Extremism Why Should I Care About BSL? – I Don’t Own One of Those Bad Dogs… Let’s Play Find the Pit Bull What Else is Wrong With BSL? Rufus the 2006 Westminster Champion The Target Dog Denver’s Pit Bull Holocaust Other Animals Banned by BSL Will You Take A Stand Against Breed Specific Legislation? © All rights reserved, Genevieve Wall, 11/27/2007 Attorney at Law, Laguna Hills, CA 12 IndexIndex SectionSection 66 OtherOther LegislationLegislation FloridaFlorida ConstitutionConstitution andand PigsPigs UnitesUnites StatesStates ConstitutionConstitution FourthFourth AmendmentAmendment FifthFifth AmendmentAmendment FourteenthFourteenth AmendmentAmendment © All rights reserved, Genevieve Wall, 11/27/2007 Attorney at Law, Laguna Hills, CA 13 IndexIndex Section 7 International Law CITES U.S. Federal Laws that Affect Animals The Endangered Species Act (ESA) The Animal Welfare Act (AWA) The Lacey Act Prohibited Wildlife Species The Captive Wildlife Safety Act (big cats - 2003)) The Captive Primate Safety Act (non-human primates - 2007) Haley’s Act © All rights reserved, Genevieve Wall, 11/27/2007 Attorney at Law, Laguna Hills, CA 14 IndexIndex Section 8 Other Animal Laws “Wildlife” and “Exotic” Animal Laws Regulation of Animals “In Commerce” How Birds (and Rats and Mice) Came to Be Regulated Under the AWA – the “Mysterious Comma” PAWS (the proposed Pet Animal Welfare Statute of 2005) What Did PAWS Try to Do? The Legal Language of PAWS Other Kinds of Animal Laws Bird Flu Hysteria E U Ban on Bird Imports The Threat is Real, The Threat is Now, The Threat is Serious We Are All Under Threat From the “Animal Rights” Movement © All rights reserved, Genevieve Wall, 11/27/2007 Attorney at Law, Laguna Hills, CA 15 IndexIndex Section 9 Will We Learn From Pastor Niemuller? An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping that it will eat him last.“ Is There Anything We Can Do? Yes, We Can ! Will We Act Like Herd Animals, or Like the Cape Buffalo ? Propaganda The Future Private Ownership and Breeding of Exotic Animals is a Good Thing Extinction We All Need to Work Together Will You Join Us In This Fight to Protect Us and Our Animals? Their Fate is in Your Hands What Can We Do? Where Do We Start? How Do I Find Out About Pending Animnal Legislation? Resources The End Some More Points to Ponder © All rights reserved, Genevieve Wall, 11/27/2007 Attorney at Law, Laguna Hills, CA 16 POINTSPOINTS TOTO PONDERPONDER © All rights reserved, Genevieve Wall, 11/27/2007 Attorney at Law, Laguna Hills, CA 17 UnthinkingUnthinking respectrespect forfor authorityauthority isis thethe greatestgreatest enemyenemy ofof truth.truth. -- AlbertAlbert EinsteinEinstein © All rights reserved, Genevieve Wall, 11/27/2007 Attorney at Law, Laguna Hills, CA 18 "It"It isis thethe firstfirst responsibilityresponsibility ofof everyevery citizencitizen toto questionquestion authority."authority." ---- BenjaminBenjamin FranklinFranklin (1706(1706--1790)1790) USUS FoundingFounding FatherFather © All rights reserved, Genevieve Wall, 11/27/2007 Attorney at Law, Laguna Hills, CA 19 "The"The worstworst formsforms ofof tyranny,tyranny, oror certainlycertainly thethe mostmost successfulsuccessful ones,ones, areare notnot thosethose wewe railrail againstagainst butbut thosethose thatthat soso insinuateinsinuate themselvesthemselves intointo thethe imageryimagery ofof ourour consciousness,consciousness, andand thethe fabricfabric ofof ourour lives,lives, asas notnot toto bebe perceivedperceived asas tyranny."tyranny." ---- MichaelMichael ParentiParenti © All rights(1933(1933 reserved, --Genevieve Wall,)) 11/27/2007 Attorney at Law, Laguna Hills, CA 20 "Give"Give meme controlcontrol overover aa man'sman's economiceconomic actions,actions, andand hencehence overover hishis meansmeans ofof survival,survival, andand exceptexcept forfor aa fewfew occasionaloccasional heroes,heroes, I'llI'll promisepromise toto deliverdeliver toto youyou menmen whowho thinkthink andand writewrite andand behavebehave asas II wantwant themthem to.to.““ ---- BenjamineBenjamine A.A. RoogeRooge © All rights reserved, Genevieve Wall, 11/27/2007 Attorney at Law, Laguna Hills, CA 21 "Courage"Courage isis rightlyrightly esteemedesteemed thethe firstfirst ofof humanhuman qualitiesqualities becausebecause itit hashas beenbeen saidsaid itit isis thethe qualityquality whichwhich guaranteesguarantees allall others.others.”” ---- SirSir WinstonWinston ChurchillChurchill (1874(1874--1965)1965) PrimePrime MinisterMinister ofof EnglandEngland © All rights reserved, Genevieve Wall, 11/27/2007 Attorney at Law, Laguna Hills, CA 22 CourageCourage isis whatwhat itit takestakes toto standstand upup andand speak;speak; CourageCourage isis alsoalso whatwhat itit takestakes toto sitsit downdown andand listen.listen. ---- SirSir WinstonWinston ChurchillChurchill (1874(1874--1965)1965) PrimePrime MinisterMinister ofof EnglandEngland © All rights reserved, Genevieve Wall, 11/27/2007 Attorney
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