NOTICE: CALIFORNIA DOG OWNERS

• Kris L. Christine Posted : 6/19/2010 8:58:14 AM Statement from Dr. Margo Roman sent in Support of AB 2000, "Molly's Bill"   As a California licensed veterinarian who has been practicing for 32 years, I am concerned about the health and well-being of my patients and protection of my clients. I am very concerned about the rabies vaccine. I have seen very serious reactions from the vaccine. My own personal dog, a 17 month old Standard Poodle “Wailea” was given a second rabies vaccine at 17 months and went into liver failure and facial myositis. She eventually lost all the muscles in her head as her eyes were sinking into their sockets and she eventually died.   I had taken a rabies titer (an antibody blood test) on my dog just for information at the time of the vaccine and it showed 10 times more protection than needed for a rabies response. Since the rabies vaccine is only 86 % effective and that means 14% of the animals vaccinated do not have protection. My dog did not need that vaccine but I gave it due to the law and it eventually killed my dog.   My dog's antibodies were protecting her from the deadly disease of rabies and giving her another vaccine did not make her more protected but instead drove her body into an auto-immune reaction attacking her own body.   I received my own rabies vaccines in 1974 and was told in Veterinary School that I should never just blindly get vaccinated but should titer every other year and see if my titer had dropped. If my titer dropped below the level then I should get a booster. Under no circumstances should I just blindly get a booster as it can cause auto-immune issues. As veterinarians, we are required to do that. The vaccine has hazardous effects. With 46 % of dogs and 39 % of cats now getting cancer, giving an unnecessary rabies vaccine is very dangerous to the pet.   Vaccines are strong immune stimulators and can work negatively on the immune system.  Titers are the best way to see if vaccines are effective protection and they should be an accepted evaluation of a pets protection from Rabies.   Margo Roman,DVM www.mashvet.com   Margo Roman, DVM MASH Main St Animal Services of Hopkinton Hopkinton, MA 01748 508-435-4077 fx 508-435-5533 www.mashvet.com DrDoMore Project www.drdomore.com drdomoredvm@aol.com 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Kris L. Christine Posted : 6/23/2010 10:23:47 AM CALIFORNIA AB2000 UPDATE:  Yesterday, with Saulo Londono and AM Curt Hagman, representatives of all the interested parties from the government agencies and California Veterinary Medical Association, including Dr. W. Jean Dodds from The Rabies Challenge Fund met via telephone conference. Draft amendments to the bill will NOT include quarantine, and I will post an update as soon as that rewording is available. The Senate Health Committee meets today. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Kris L. Christine Posted : 7/2/2010 6:23:20 AM CALIFORNIA Medical Exemption Bill AB 2000 Senate Health Committee Votes DO PASS 6/30/10 http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1951-2000/ab_2000_bill_20100701_status.html amended language not available yet, so we are not sure precisely what wording passed.   The bill has been referred to the Committee on Appropriations. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Kris L. Christine Posted : 8/3/2010 1:26:11 PM UPDATE:  CA Medical Exemption Bill AB 2000 -- On 8/2/10, California's Senate Appropriations Committee decided that the medical exemption bill AB 2000, Molly's Bill, "met the criteria for referral to the Suspense File," meaning that it will cost the state over $150,000 to implement http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1951-2000/ab_2000_cfa_20100802_131733_sen_comm.html .    An Appropriations Committee hearing is scheduled for 8/12/10 to vote yes or no on all the suspense file bills -- a yes vote will send a bill to the Senate floor, a no vote will kill the bill.   Saulo Londono from AM Hagman's office told me today that his office has requested that the committee pull AB 2000 from the Suspense File and send it directly to the Senate floor for vote; he expects to hear back within 48 hours whether they will pull the bill or not.    0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Kris L. Christine Posted : 8/13/2010 4:40:37 PM UPDATE 8/13/10 California Medical Exemption AB 2000, "Molly's Bill" -- Saulo Londono from AM Hagman's office just informed me that AB 2000, "Molly's Bill," was NOT voted out of the "Suspense File" at yesterday's Appropriations Committee hearing, which means that the bill will not go to the Senate for a floor vote, which it must do in order to become law.  According to Mr. Londono, the Committee Chair's STAFF (Senator Christine Kehoe (Chair) senator.kehoe@sen.ca.gov Phone: (916) 651-4039 Fax: (916) 327-2188) determined that the bill doesn't merit the cost of implementing it.  He believes that Senator Kehoe's staff is "playing politics" with this bill, and AM Hagman's office has contacted the Governor's office to see what can be done.   Mr. Londono will get back in touch with me next week to let us know what we dog owners can do.   0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• calliecritturs Posted : 8/13/2010 6:04:31 PM *sigh* thanks for the update 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Kris L. Christine Posted : 8/14/2010 12:53:45 PM Callie, I personally think people should call Senator Kehoe's office (916) 651-4039 and complain since she's the Chair of the Appropriations Committee and her staff apparently determined that the merits of the bill didn't justify the cost. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• calliecritturs Posted : 8/14/2010 4:23:55 PM I will do that 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Kris L. Christine Posted : 8/23/2010 4:19:59 PM URGENT--California AB 2000 Action Alert "Molly's Bill" -- Please make 3 calls:  Monica Wagoner Dept. Health (916) 440-7502, Appropriations Committee (916-651-4101), and Committee Chair Senator Kehoe (916) 651-4039.  Tell them to stop playing politics with the lives of California's sick dogs and get this bill to the Senate Floor for passage.    Saulo Londono called from AM Hagman's office with an update.  Apparently the problem with this bill lies with the Deputy Director of Legislative & Governmental Affairs in the Department of Health, Monica Wagoner (916) 440-7502, who claims they will need to hire a 1/2 time research scientist for 18 months at the cost of $160,000 to put this bill through the regulatory process.  Other states, such as Maine, did not have to hire anyone to process their medical exemption regulations -- it appears that the Health Department is trying to use this bill as an excuse to hire an extra researcher.   Monica Wagoner is the same person who wrote a letter to California legislators on June 8th opposing the rabies medical exemption after the mandatory quarantine clause was removed.  Please call Monica Wagoner's office and tell her this cost is ridiculous, other states did not take 18 months to process a medical exemption clause into their regulations, and they did not have to hire a research scientist in order to do so.   PERMISSION GRANTED TO POST AND CROSS-POST 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Kris L. Christine Posted : 8/29/2010 5:45:54 AM UPDATE "Molly's Bill" CALIFORNIA AB 2000 August 28:  Saulo Londono from AM Hagman's office called to say that Senate Appropriations Committee Chair, Senator Christine Kehoe (916) 651-4039 "killed" the rabies medical exemption bill, AB 2000 "Molly's Bill" yesterday in committee by aligning all the Democrats on the Committee to vote against it strictly along party lines rather on the merit of the bill.  Senator Kehoe's Chief of Staff reportedly told Saulo that this was "all about politics."   Remember this bill unanimously passed an Assembly floor vote (74-0) May 6th, and on July 15th received a unanimous 8-0 "DO PASS" vote from the Senate Health Committee.  The Appropriations Committee should respect this strong vote of support from the Legislature and fund this bill.   Please direct any and all calls of concern to Senator Kehoe at (916) 651-4039.   PERMISSION GRANTED TO POST AND CROSS-POST 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Kris L. Christine Posted : 9/9/2010 2:32:39 PM UPDATE "Molly's Bill" CALIFORNIA AB 2000 September 9.  This bill unanimously passed an Assembly floor vote (74-0) May 6th, and on July 15th received a unanimous 8-0 "DO PASS" vote from the Senate Health Committee http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1951-2000/ab_2000_bill_20100827_history.html . Thus, it was deemed by the California legislature to be medically meritorious and in need of enactment.   The bill was then “killed” by Senator Christine Kehoe and the Senate Appropriations Committee based solely on perceived fiscal needs and party line politics during this time of recession. Should any one residing in California have a dog justifiably in need of medical exemption from rabies booster vaccination, the fact that this bill unanimously passed both houses can be used as a  rationale for rabies exemption at the local level.   PERMISSION GRANTED TO CROSS-POST          0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Kris L. Christine Posted : 1/8/2011 7:08:17 AM CALIFORNIA:   Rabies Medical Exemption Petition  http://www.change.org/petitions/view/california_take_action_to_help_dogs_too_ill_to_receive_the_rabies_vaccine for California residents. If the link to the petition does not work by clicking on it, simply copy and paste it into your browser. Please ask all the California residents you know to sign this petition.   Veterinary student Lisa Lippman has started a petition to get Rabies Medical Exemption legislation reintroduced in California.  Lisa's story and another link to petition:  http://www.truthaboutpetfood.com/articles/vet-student-assists-to-change-rabies-law-in-california.html    PERMISSION GRANTED TO CROSS-POST 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Kris L. Christine Posted : 2/27/2011 9:45:54 AM CALIFORNIA Rabies Medical Exemption Bill AB 258 (Molly's Bill)  http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0251-0300/ab_258_bill_20110222_status.html has been referred to the Agriculture Committee.  Please contact Committee members (especially Chair Galgiani (916) 319-2017 Assemblymember.Galgiani@assembly.ca.gov ) and ask that they vote "Ought to Pass."   2011 California Agriculture Committee  http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/newcomframeset.asp?committee=53   Committee Phone (916) 319-2084   Cathleen Galgiani - Chair (916) 319-2017 Assemblymember.Galgiani@assembly.ca.gov David G. Valadao - Vice Chair (916) 319-2030 Assemblymember.Valadao@assembly.ca.gov Bill Berryhill (916) 319-2026 Assemblymember.Bill.Berryhill@assembly.ca.gov Jerry Hill (916) 319-2019 Assemblymember.Hill@assembly.ca.gov Fiona Ma (916) 319-2012 Assemblymember.Ma@assembly.ca.gov Tony Mendoza (916) 319-2056 Assemblymember.Mendoza@assembly.ca.gov Kristin Olsen (916) 319-2025 Assemblymember.Olsen@asm.ca.gov Henry T. Perea (916) 319-2031 Assemblymember.Perea@assembly.ca.gov Mariko Yamada (916) 319-2008 Assemblymember.Yamada@assembly.ca.gov 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• calliecritturs Posted : 2/27/2011 7:16:46 PM My experience in calling these folks -- you need to have a california phone number or area code to give them or at least a 'city' or they will hang up on you. I'll make some calls soon as I can. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Kris L. Christine Posted : 3/17/2011 8:09:15 AM CALIFORNIA Rabies Medical Exemption Bill AB 258 Hearing Date April 6 http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0251-0300/ab_258_bill_20110310_status.html before the Assembly Agriculture Committee.  Please contact Committee Chair Cathleen Galgiani (916) 319-2017 Assemblymember.Galgiani@assembly.ca.gov and ask the committee to vote "ought to pass."   Please attend the hearing if you can and share this message with everyone you know in California, the more California pet owners the committee hears from, the more likely the bill will pass.   PERMISSION GRANTED TO CROSS-POST 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login