A LOT of Vets are trying to make Vaccines safer for our cats and dogs and one of the Vets has emailed me this: <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Subject: Pet Vaccine Legislation Bill Filed in Maine -- NEED YOUR HELP !!!
Greetings All!
Great news-- Representative Peter Rines of Wiscasset, Maine has just put in a bill for Pet Vaccine Disclosure legislation which will require veterinarians to give disclosure sheets prior to vaccinating pets and would also require them to give disclosure sheets with prescription medications. As you all know, this is precedent-setting legislation, and the Maine Veterinary Medical Association strongly attacked Senator Chris Hall when he first proposed this legislation -- we need a large show of public support to get this passed. Once it does, it is only a matter of time before other states follow suit. Representative Rines is the second Maine legislator willing to sponsor this legislation -- if it doesn't get enough support to pass, you can bet it will a long time before another legislator is willing to submit such a bill.
Representative Rines and I need your help to get this through. Here's what you can do. Write letters to the editor supporting this legislation (Maine newspapers with e-mails and fax numbers are below). Send this e-mail to all of your pet-owning friends and acqaintances -- ALL OF THEM! This legislation will apply to feline vaccines & medications as well. Permission is granted to cross-post this. For those of you who are members of dog clubs, please get your clubs to send Representative Rines (Rep. Peter Rines 334 Bradford Rd.Wiscasset, Me. 04578/ 207-882-9794) an official letter of endorsement & send a copy to the newspapers as an Op Ed as well as have individual members write to the papers. Breeders and kennel owners -- please send this e-mail to all of your clients. We need a strong public show of support. Any of the veterinarians on the list willing to come out openly on this would help immensely, especially when the public hearing comes up, or you can send this e-mail to your clients if you wish.
Listers from Britain, Australia and South Africa, please send in something -- you don't have to be from Maine or the US, every bit of input will help.
Maine residents, please contact your Representative and Senator and ask them to support Representative Rines' bill. If you don't have your Representative's contact information, click on this link: http://janus.state.me.us/house/townlist.htm and click on the following link to get contact information for your senator: http://www.state.me.us/legis/senate/.
We have a unique opportunity here -- there is momentum statewide, nationally, and internationally -- over 4,000 people have signed the pet vaccine disclosure petition started by Safer Vaccinations for Companion Animals http://www.petitiononline.com/petvax23/ With a small amount of your effort, we can get the first pet vaccine disclosure legislation in the country (perhaps even in the world) passed here in Maine. I have not heard of any other states with legislators willing to step up to the plate to do the right thing for companion animals, so let's make sure Representative Rines gets more than enough support for his pet vaccine disclosure bill!!
Cheers & thanks, Kris
Maine's area code is (207)
Lincoln County News Fax #563-3127 Judy Finn
Lincoln County Weekly Fax #563-3615 Joan Grant
Wiscasset Newspaper Paula Gibbs Fax #882-4280
Boothbay Register Kevin Burnham, Editor Fax #633-7123
Bangor Daily News -- Susan Young, editor. Fax: 941-9476 [email protected]
Lewiston Sun Journal -- Fax #777-3436 David Farmer, Letters to the Editor Editor [email protected]
The Times Record -- Fax: 721-3151 Claire Bastien [email protected] , the letters-to-the-editor editor,
York County Coast Star -- Fax #985-9050 .
The Courier Gazette Fax #596-6981 Tom Von Malder, Senior Editor [email protected]
The Kennebec Journal Fax #623-2220 Opinion Page Editor: Anthony F. Cristan [email protected]
Journal Tribune (Biddeford, Sanford) Fax # 282-3138; Editorial Page Editor Gail Lemley at 282-1535 (ext. 324) or 1-888-429-1535 (Maine only) .
Central Maine Morning Sentinel 800-452-4666, Fax #861-9191 Acting Waterville City Editor: Glenn Turner, [email protected]
Ellsworth American Fax #667-7656
The Republican Journal Fax #338-5498 Daniel Dunkle, Editor; [email protected]; Tanya Mitchell, Assistant Editor; [email protected]
The Capital Weekly Fax #621-6006 [email protected] Joyce Grondin, Editor
Portland Press Herald main fax #791-6920 Kim Clifford, Letters to the Editor Editor
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Heidi and her kitty babies
Subject: Pet Vaccine Legislation Bill Filed in Maine -- NEED YOUR HELP !!!
Greetings All!
Great news-- Representative Peter Rines of Wiscasset, Maine has just put in a bill for Pet Vaccine Disclosure legislation which will require veterinarians to give disclosure sheets prior to vaccinating pets and would also require them to give disclosure sheets with prescription medications. As you all know, this is precedent-setting legislation, and the Maine Veterinary Medical Association strongly attacked Senator Chris Hall when he first proposed this legislation -- we need a large show of public support to get this passed. Once it does, it is only a matter of time before other states follow suit. Representative Rines is the second Maine legislator willing to sponsor this legislation -- if it doesn't get enough support to pass, you can bet it will a long time before another legislator is willing to submit such a bill.
Representative Rines and I need your help to get this through. Here's what you can do. Write letters to the editor supporting this legislation (Maine newspapers with e-mails and fax numbers are below). Send this e-mail to all of your pet-owning friends and acqaintances -- ALL OF THEM! This legislation will apply to feline vaccines & medications as well. Permission is granted to cross-post this. For those of you who are members of dog clubs, please get your clubs to send Representative Rines (Rep. Peter Rines 334 Bradford Rd.Wiscasset, Me. 04578/ 207-882-9794) an official letter of endorsement & send a copy to the newspapers as an Op Ed as well as have individual members write to the papers. Breeders and kennel owners -- please send this e-mail to all of your clients. We need a strong public show of support. Any of the veterinarians on the list willing to come out openly on this would help immensely, especially when the public hearing comes up, or you can send this e-mail to your clients if you wish.
Listers from Britain, Australia and South Africa, please send in something -- you don't have to be from Maine or the US, every bit of input will help.
Maine residents, please contact your Representative and Senator and ask them to support Representative Rines' bill. If you don't have your Representative's contact information, click on this link: http://janus.state.me.us/house/townlist.htm and click on the following link to get contact information for your senator: http://www.state.me.us/legis/senate/.
We have a unique opportunity here -- there is momentum statewide, nationally, and internationally -- over 4,000 people have signed the pet vaccine disclosure petition started by Safer Vaccinations for Companion Animals http://www.petitiononline.com/petvax23/ With a small amount of your effort, we can get the first pet vaccine disclosure legislation in the country (perhaps even in the world) passed here in Maine. I have not heard of any other states with legislators willing to step up to the plate to do the right thing for companion animals, so let's make sure Representative Rines gets more than enough support for his pet vaccine disclosure bill!!
Cheers & thanks, Kris
Maine's area code is (207)
Lincoln County News Fax #563-3127 Judy Finn
Lincoln County Weekly Fax #563-3615 Joan Grant
Wiscasset Newspaper Paula Gibbs Fax #882-4280
Boothbay Register Kevin Burnham, Editor Fax #633-7123
Bangor Daily News -- Susan Young, editor. Fax: 941-9476 [email protected]
Lewiston Sun Journal -- Fax #777-3436 David Farmer, Letters to the Editor Editor [email protected]
The Times Record -- Fax: 721-3151 Claire Bastien [email protected] , the letters-to-the-editor editor,
York County Coast Star -- Fax #985-9050 .
The Courier Gazette Fax #596-6981 Tom Von Malder, Senior Editor [email protected]
The Kennebec Journal Fax #623-2220 Opinion Page Editor: Anthony F. Cristan [email protected]
Journal Tribune (Biddeford, Sanford) Fax # 282-3138; Editorial Page Editor Gail Lemley at 282-1535 (ext. 324) or 1-888-429-1535 (Maine only) .
Central Maine Morning Sentinel 800-452-4666, Fax #861-9191 Acting Waterville City Editor: Glenn Turner, [email protected]
Ellsworth American Fax #667-7656
The Republican Journal Fax #338-5498 Daniel Dunkle, Editor; [email protected]; Tanya Mitchell, Assistant Editor; [email protected]
The Capital Weekly Fax #621-6006 [email protected] Joyce Grondin, Editor
Portland Press Herald main fax #791-6920 Kim Clifford, Letters to the Editor Editor
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Heidi and her kitty babies
