I did not either.... :( --- On Fri, 6/10/11, Vincent J. Hrovat <1217@vhrovat.org> wrote: From: Vincent J. Hrovat <1217@vhrovat.org> Subject: Re: [Media-advisors] Fwd: SF Animal Control & Welfare Comm. may recommend pet adoption only tonight at City Hall To: "'Jonathan Harris'" , "'Mickaboo media advisor team'" , "'Kim Flaherty'" Date: Friday, June 10, 2011, 2:11 PM I did not get the attachment. Can someone please forward it to me?   Thanks.   --VH   From: media-advisors-bounces@mickaboo.org [mailto:media-advisors-bounces@mickaboo.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan Harris Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 12:13 PM To: Kim Flaherty; Mickaboo media advisor team Subject: Re: [Media-advisors] Fwd: SF Animal Control & Welfare Comm. may recommend pet adoption only tonight at City Hall   This is beautifully put. Thank you, Kim.    I agree, some of it should go into a PR: the question is, when and about what? No doubt there soon will be blow back from the pet retailer/breeder lobby; they'll be spinning this to the press before it gets anywhere with the supes. Do we play offense, or set up to do defense, or maybe distract at the flank with something like a PR on Mickaboo's continuing bird intake moratorium and how much an ordinance like this would help our work?  -----Original Message----- From: Kim Flaherty Sent: Jun 10, 2011 11:13 AM To: Mickaboo media advisor team , Jonathan Harris Subject: Re: [Media-advisors] Fwd: SF Animal Control & Welfare Comm. may recommend pet adoption only tonight at City Hall My statement is attached.  Thank you. --- On Thu, 6/9/11, Jonathan Harris wrote: From: Jonathan Harris Subject: Re: [Media-advisors] Fwd: SF Animal Control & Welfare Comm. may recommend pet adoption only tonight at City Hall To: "Mickaboo media advisor team" Cc: "Kim Flaherty" Date: Thursday, June 9, 2011, 11:54 PM Thanks Elizabeth and Kim.I tried to make the meeting (even prepared testimony) but left too late and maze/Bay Bridge traffic was a crawl, so it was all over by the time I arrived. I'm real sorry now I missed Kim's statement. Hope I get to read it at some point.    Philip was still there and filled me in a bit. My sense was he was somewhat flummoxed by the small breeder exception too, but perhaps felt it was a necessary compromise at this point and needs to be refined further at least to exclude the worst abusers.    All in all, I think he managed the whole business very well The fact sheet he/they prepared is excellent, as is their summary statement (below).                              Well done! Now the arena shifts to the board of supervisors.    -----Original Message----- From: Mary Long Sent: Jun 9, 2011 10:05 PM To: Mickaboo media advisor team Cc: Kim Flaherty Subject: Re: [Media-advisors] Fwd: SF Animal Control & Welfare Comm. may recommend pet adoption only tonight at City Hall Wonderful, wonderful news!  Thank you for updating us!   --- On Thu, 6/9/11, Elizabeth Young wrote: From: Elizabeth Young Subject: [Media-advisors] Fwd: SF Animal Control & Welfare Comm. may recommend pet adoption only tonight at City Hall To: "Mickaboo media advisor team" Cc: "Kim Flaherty" Date: Thursday, June 9, 2011, 8:06 PM   It PASSED!   The Commission voted to pass the concept of making SF an adoption-based, humane pet acquisition city on to the Board of Supervisors.  The exact language and details are TBD.   P.S. Mickaboo's own Kim F was there and, as always, spoke incredibly eloquently on behalf of the animals and birds that cannot speak for themselves. And Kim's statement was perfect! If she was okay with the idea, excerpts of it would make an ideal press statement from Mickaboo on the topic, IMO.   e On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 8:39 AM, Elizabeth Young wrote: Attend if you can!  The ordinance would state that in San Francisco, people can acquire pets of all species through the following methods: 1) Pet store adoptions events; 2) Pet store permanent adoption centers/partnerships; 3) Direct sale from small breeders; 4) Adoption from shelters such as Animal Care and Control and the SF/SPCA; 5) Adoption from animal rescue organizations. Methods that fall outside of those listed above, such as non-adoption sales through pet stores, would not be permitted.   San Francisco Commission of Animal Control & Welfare Error! Filename not specified.   MEETING AGENDA Thursday, June 9, 2011 5:30 PM   Room 408 City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689 ……………………………………………………………………………………. Susanna Russo, Geneva Page, Jack Aldridge, DVM, Andrea Brooks, Sally Stephens Philip Gerrie, Pam Hemphill, Vicky Guldbech, John Denny, Lisa Wayne …………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………. Mailing Address: City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place,  Room 362  San Francisco, CA 94102 Commission Voicemail: (415) 554-6074 Website: www.sfgov.org/awcc Commission Chairperson: Sally Stephens   Error! Filename not specified.   (Note: Public comment will be taken on each item.  Items are first introduced to the Commission, and then there is public comment.  After public comment, the Commission may further discuss the item and vote if it is an action item.)   1.  Call to Order and Roll Call   1.  General Public Comment Members of the public may address the Commission with comments or recommendations on items within the Commission’s jurisdiction other than the items on the agenda at the beginning or end of the meeting, but not both.    1.  Approval of Draft Minutes from the May 12, 2011 Meeting [Discussion/Action Item] 1.  Chairperson’s report and opening remarks [Discussion Item] A) Update on Rules Committee hearing to fill expiring appointments to the Commission 2.  Old Business A) Update on attempts to develop a database of animal abusers that could be accessed by city shelters and rescue groups to help them screen potential adopters and keep abusers from adopting animals through them. [Discussion Item] [Commissioners Brooks and Stephens] 3.  New Business A) Discussion and possible action to recommend to the Board of Supervisors that they pass an ordinance requiring the humane acquisition of pets in San Francisco. Pets would include dogs, cats, birds, small animals (including but not limited to hamsters, gerbils, rats, mice, guinea pigs, and chinchillas), reptiles, amphibians, and aquarium fish. [Note: live animals purchased as food for pets are excluded.] The ordinance would state that in San Francisco, people can acquire pets of all species through the following methods: 1) Pet store adoptions events; 2) Pet store permanent adoption centers/partnerships; 3) Direct sale from small breeders; 4) Adoption from shelters such as Animal Care and Control and the SF/SPCA; 5) Adoption from animal rescue organizations. Methods that fall outside of those listed above, such as non-adoption sales through pet stores, would not be permitted. The pet trade is a multi-billion dollar industry that treats animals as commodities to be bought and sold for profit. This leads to suffering on a massive scale when animals are warehoused, bred for sale, denied socialization and basic veterinary care, and finally transported with minimal care. Animals from mills develop diseases creating public health problems. Importation of sick animals to SF is bad for SF animals. Buying animals from local breeders and adopting from rescue/shelters are healthier companion animal choices. Shelter adoptions will increase when people cannot buy animals on impulse at retail stores. Euthanasia rates will decrease as a result. Many birds, reptiles, and fish are actually taken from the wild to be sold as pets, or bred in captivity. At the same time, the pet trade fuels an overpopulation problem. Pets escape, are released "into the wild" or wind up at ACC to be euthanized by the City. The ordinance is not a prohibition of owning pets but is an endorsement of the benefits to animals (and consumers) of adoption from shelters and rescues versus purchases from stores. [Discussion/Action Item][Commissioners Gerrie, Page, and Russo] 4.  General Public Comment Members of the public may address the Commission with comments or recommendations on items within the Commission’s jurisdiction other than the items on the agenda at the beginning or end of the meeting, but not both.        -- Elizabeth   PLEASE HELP MICKACOO WIN $25K BY VOTING EVERYDAY IN JUNE AT http://www.refresheverything.com/mickacoopigeonanddoverescue AND TEXTING 106711 TO 73774!   Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt. www.RescueReport.org www.MickaCoo.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0   -- Elizabeth   PLEASE HELP MICKACOO WIN $25K BY VOTING EVERYDAY IN JUNE AT http://www.refresheverything.com/mickacoopigeonanddoverescue AND TEXTING 106711 TO 73774!   Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt. www.RescueReport.org www.MickaCoo.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0   -- Elizabeth   PLEASE HELP MICKACOO WIN $25K BY VOTING EVERYDAY IN JUNE AT http://www.refresheverything.com/mickacoopigeonanddoverescue AND TEXTING 106711 TO 73774!   Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt. www.RescueReport.org www.MickaCoo.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0 -----Inline Attachment Follows-----   -----Inline Attachment Follows-----