I just got mad and wrote this. Thought I'd share with you.
I've asked Mira to forward this to Wayne.
Hmph.
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From:
Elizabeth Young <adoptkings@gmail.com>Date: Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 5:45 PM
Subject: Where are you?
To: Wayne Pacelle <
blog@humanesociety.org>
Cc: Mira Tweti <
miratweti@parrotpress.net>, Tammy Azzaro <
tammyazzaro@gmail.com>, Michelle Yesney <
msyesney@gmail.com>, Philip Gerrie <
glassgerrie@gmail.com>
Dear Wayne,
I've been such a big fan and supporter of yours and I so appreciate all the whirlwind of good you've been doing all over the country and the world for animals (and for us people when we have sense enough to realize it). I even cheered your effort with Michael Vick. That took real guts and vision.
But where are you now for all the many unwanted pets in San Francisco? I never dared dream so big that SF might consider banning the sale of pets but when that opportunity came along, me and other completely overwhelmed and overworked animal rescue VOLUNTEERS jumped at the chance to fight this David & Goliath battle. With all the overwhelming amount of work we're already doing on behalf of unwanted birds and animals in SF, we've taken on still more to help this measure gain strength and attention.
We know we're facing astronomical odds, but we're taking on the challenge in the hope that we can not only help the unwanted and abandoned and facing-euthanasia pets of SF but elsewhere as this planted seed begins to grow.
But where are you? So far, I've read a recommendation from the HSUS that cockatiels and budgies and other small birds continue to be sold!
Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue was STARTED 15 years ago to help all the thrown-away cockatiels! We've had to grow with the demand and now serve everything from finches and doves to cockatoos and macaws and everybody in between. We currently have more than FIFTY cockatiels alone in foster care waiting for good adopters and so many more would-be-surrenderers that we've had to impose a moratorium on intake. We do NOT think these smart, sensitive birds are good choices to be sold when there are SO many already out there in need of good homes. Their life spans are 20-30 years. They are disposed of in hordes- just check craigslist or the Ebay classifieds.
And then, the next thing, I read your quote in Maria La Granga's LA Times article. Great. So we don't even have the support of the HSUS.
Well, Wayne, you've been a leader in many, many of these fights but you're bringing up the rear in this one. Personally, I really wish you'd catch up and help us.
We and all these many homeless pets could use the support. If San Francisco, the city of Saint Francis, can't be a sanctuary city for pets, where in America will be?
Thanks for all that you do and please- do a little bit more.
Sincerely,