Howdy,

With all of the recent talk about what is or isn't appropriate and/or
offensive, this gets my vote for being absolutely offensive, and essentially
SPAM.
No thanks Martha.

Guy L. Monty
Parksville, BC

----- Original Message -----
From: "martha burdick" <marthaburdick at hotmail.com>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 8:14 PM
Subject: FW: Help stop bill that would allow massive bird slaughter


>
>
>
> From: "Best Friends, Troy" <troy at bestfriends.org>
> Reply-To: <troy at bestfriends.org>
> To: "Bfnmembers" <bfnetalert at bestfriends.org>
> Subject: Request to help stop bill that would allow massive bird slaughter
> Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 10:43:25 -0600
>
> Dear Best Friends Network Members,
>
> Right now, there is in both the US Senate and the US House of
> Representatives, concurrently, a bill (S2547) and (HR4114) that would
> deprive 94 species of non-native birds of the protection of the Migratory
> Bird Treaty Act, including species of cranes, cardinals,
> and swans.
>
> This bill is moving rapidly through both houses, with little opposition,
and
> has the potential to allow the mass slaughter,
> especially all along the East Coast, of tens of thousands of Mute Swans.
>
> There has long been a plan for government agencies to slaughter Mute
Swans,
> on the Chesapeake Bay and on many lakes. This nearly
> took place a few years ago, but it was prevented by a court ruling, in
2001,
> that found that Mute Swans were protected by the
> Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
>
> The bill now in congress, called the Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act
would
> exempt Mute Swans and 93 other species from federal
> protection.
>
> If this bill were to be passed, then the Mute Swans will be in danger all
> over again of mass slaughter, and the other 93 species of
> non-native birds will no longer have federal protection either.
>
> If you would like more information about this, please go to
> www.api4animals.org
> www.fund.org
> www.sort.org
>
> Please either call, send a letter to, and/or e-mail your two state
senators
> and your representative in the House of Representatives,
> and ask them to vote against this bill.
>
> Their names and contact information may be found at
> www.action.fund.org/directory
>
> A sample letter follows; you may use this, or send a letter in your own
> words.
>
> Thank you so very much for caring about these birds and for taking the
time
> to help them!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Sharon
> (Sharon St. Joan)
> Bird and Wildlife Consultant
> Best Friends Animal Society
> www.bestfriends.org
> sharonsj at bestfriends.org
>
>
> Sample Letter
>
>
> Dear
>
> I am writing to urge you to oppose S2547 (to your two senators) (or to
> oppose HR4114- to your representative in the House).
>
> S 2547 (or HR4114) will destroy the protection afforded by the Migratory
> Bird Treaty Act to 94 species of migratory birds,
> considered non-native, and will allow them to be shot, trapped, poisoned,
or
> otherwise killed. These birds include cranes,
> cardinals, swans, and many others.
>
> Overall bird populations are dwindling year by year in this country and
> globally. Birds need more protection, not less.
>
> The mass slaughter of beautiful, magnificent Mute Swans along the East
Coast
> by government agencies, had been planned and was about
> to take place, until it was halted by a Washington D.C. court ruling, in
> 2001, that found that Mute Swans were protected by the
> Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
>
> Passing S2547 (or HR4114) would remove this protection and would allow the
> long-planned slaughter of tens of thousands of Mute
> Swans. This seems to be the primary reason for the introduction of this
> bill.
>
> Concerning the Chesapeake Bay, one of the areas targeted for the slaughter
> of swans, The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has determined
> that harm to the bay is caused by industry and farming, not by Mute Swans.
>
> Mute Swans, and most birds, mate for life, take wonderful care of their
> young, are intelligent, graceful, beautiful, contribute
> positively to the environment, and cause no harm to human beings. They are
a
> source of joy to many human beings, in a world often
> short of joy.
>
> Thank you very much for considering voting against S2547 (or HR 4114),
> thereby retaining federal protection for these beloved birds.
>
> Sincerely,
> (your name)
>
> Thank you for your continued support.
>
> Sincerely,
> Troy Lea
> Network Coordinator
> Best Friends Animal Society
> 5001 Angel Canyon Road
> Kanab, Utah 84741
> 435-644-2001 ext.123
> troy at bestfriends.org
> www.bestfriends.org
>
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