ALERT! IMMEDIATE ACTION NEED!!

Washingtonians for Wildlife Conservation (WWC)
http://www.w4wc.org
2-19-02(Revise for 2-21-02 posting)


Monday night the Senate voted 38-11 to repeal Initiative 713.

The bill (SSB5831) has now moved to the House of Representatives for action.

The "antis" have geared up their allies to prevent SSB5831 from getting House approval and it is up to us to counter their actions and get it passed and sent to the Governor.

YOUR CALLS AND EMAILS TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE NEEDED IMMEDIATELY!!

This going to the House Natural Resources Committee on Friday, Feb 22nd at 8am. The HSUS plans to fill the hearing with anti-trappers. Your Legislators need to hear from you TODAY!

The general message is: The proponents of I713 lied and mislead the public, not only on moles, gophers, and mountain beavers, but throughout their entire campaign and they continue to lie in their desperate efforts to stop this repeal, which is in the best interests of the public, both urban an rural. The State Constitution, as a sfety valve, provides for the repeal of bad initiatives. (or your own words to that effect) Your representatives need to be contacted through phone calls and then a follow-up Email, if you are able.

It may be necessary to contact their office more than once. Request a "yes" or "no" commitment - be polite, but firm. Remember, you are the voter. You can obtain their individual phone numbers by calling the Legislative Hotline @1-800-562-6000.

The formula for their Email addresses is: Up to 8 letters of the last name_first 2 letters of the first @leg.wa.gov Example: [email protected] Rep. Lynn Kessler Be sure and mention tht you live in their District and include your name(s) and addresses in any Emails.

You can also locate you Representives by going to the WWC site at www.w4wc.org and clicking on the "Tools" section.

Please ask others within your circle to join in this effort. If you are a member and/or a leader of an organization, get your Email message systems going and your phone trees. There is no time to waste!! The action can be unbelievably fast in the political arena and the repeal of this bad initiative will benefit all of us, and the animals too!!

For more information on the WWC please visit us online at:
http://www.w4wc.org/

Or e-mail: [email protected]

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