THIS IS IT! - LOS ANGELES COUNCIL TO VOTE ON DECLAWING! URGENT - PLEASE ACT TODAY (please forward)
A vote on the Los Angeles declawing ban will take place Friday morning, Nov. 6, 2009 at City Hall (if you think you can attend the meeting, please reply to this message)
TODAY the Los Angeles City Council's Public Safety Committee voted unanimously to recommend to draft an ordinance banning the practice of declawing, saying the procedure caused “unnecessary pain, anguish and permanent disability” to cats.
Messages of support would be very helpful and should be sent to the Mayor Councilmembers immediately. Phone calls are also effective: every call counts as 115 votes and legislators who are undecided are tallying votes. Please write, phone, fax, or e-mail.
E-MAIL ADDRESSES FOR THE LOS ANGELES CITY REPRESENTATIVES:
mayor@lacity.org,
councilmember.reyes@lacity.org,
councilmember.zine@lacity.org,
councilmember.labonge@lacity.org,
paul.koretz@lacity.org,
councilmember.cardenas@lacity.org,
councilmember.parks@lacity.org,
jan.perry@lacity.org,
councilmember.wesson@lacity.org,
councilmember.rosendahl@lacity.org,
councilmember.smith@lacity.org,
councilmember.garcetti@lacity.org,
councilmember.huizar@lacity.org,
councilmember.hahn@lacity.org
Mayor Antonio VillaraigosaLos Angeles City Hall200 N. Spring St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012Phone:
213-978-0600Fax:
213-978-0750Email:
mayor@lacity.org
Councilmember Ed Reyes
Los Angeles City Hall
200 N. Spring St. Room 410
Los Angeles, CA 90012Phone:
213-473-7001Fax:
213-485-8907Email:
councilmember.reyes@lacity.org
Councilmember Dennis P. Zine
Los Angeles City Hall
200 N. Spring St. Room 450
Los Angeles, CA 90012Phone:
213-473-7003Email:
councilmember.zine@lacity.org
Councilmember
Tom LaBonge Los Angeles City Hall
200 N. Spring St. Room 480
Los Angeles, CA 90012Phone:
213-473-7004Fax:
213-624-7810Email:
councilmember.labonge@lacity.org
Councilmember
Paul KoretzLos Angeles City Hall
200 N. Spring St. Room 440
Los Angeles, CA 90012Phone:
213-473-7005Fax:
213-978-2250Email:
paul.koretz@lacity.org
Councilmember
Tony CardenasLos Angeles City Hall
200 N. Spring St. Room 455
Los Angeles, CA 90012Phone:
213-473-7006Fax:
213-847-0549Email:
councilmember.cardenas@lacity.org
Councilmember
Richard AlarconLos Angeles City Hall
200 N. Spring St. Room 425
Los Angeles, CA 90012Phone:
213-473-7007Fax:
213-847-0707Email: (use contact form at
www.lacity.org/council/cd7/contact.htm)
Councilmember Bernard Parks
Los Angeles City Hall
200 N. Spring St. Room 460
Los Angeles, CA 90012Phone:
213-473-7008Fax:
213-485-7683Email:
councilmember.parks@lacity.org
Councilmember Jan Perry
Los Angeles City Hall
200 N. Spring St. Room 420
Los Angeles, CA 90012Phone:
213-473-7009Fax:
213-473-5946Email:
jan.perry@lacity.org
Councilmember Herb J. Wesson, Jr.
Los Angeles City Hall
200 N. Spring St. Room 430
Los Angeles, CA 90012Phone:
213-473-7010Fax:
213-485-9829Email:
councilmember.wesson@lacity.org
Councilmember
Bill RosendahlLos Angeles City Hall
200 N. Spring St. Room 415
Los Angeles, CA 90012Phone:
213-473-7011Fax:
213-473-6926Email:
councilmember.rosendahl@lacity.org
Councilmember
Greig SmithLos Angeles City Hall
200 N. Spring St. Room 405
Los Angeles, CA 90012Phone:
213-473-7012Fax:
213-473-6925Email:
councilmember.smith@lacity.org
Councilmember
Eric GarcettiLos Angeles City Hall
200 N. Spring St. Room 470
Los Angeles, CA 90012Phone:
213-473-7013Fax:
213-613-0819Email:
councilmember.garcetti@lacity.org
Councilmember
Jose HuizarLos Angeles City Hall
200 N. Spring St. Room 465
Los Angeles, CA 90012Phone:
213-473-7014Fax:
213-847-0680Email:
councilmember.huizar@lacity.org
Councilmember
Janice HahnLos Angeles City Hall
200 N. Spring St. Room 435
Los Angeles, CA 90012Phone:
213-473-7015Fax:
213-626-5431Email:
councilmember.hahn@lacity.org