Protesters at Fish and Game hearing succeeded in pushing the schedule for the final hearing until the next fiscal year!

See our team speak, as well as present the CaPetBan.com almost 1,300 petitions being presented!

Many spoke eloquently about the vague and dangerously subjective language of the proposed regulations, and quite a few of them on our CaPetBan team!  Dr. David Ostrach, a biologist with years of fish and game experience brought his 90% wolfdog service dog with him as he spoke of the need for better regulatory language that addressed specific problems.

Commissioners were surprised at the turnout, and were very receptive to speakers.  The law enforcement guy for fish and game, Rob Allen, minimized the impact of the language – but with all due respect, this very vagueness is what would give his department more unchecked power.

The timeline has been greatly extended to meet the commissioners request for submittals for more appropriate language, details of our concerns for both the fiscal impact and risk of pet seizure.  CaPetBan is working with experts to present more information to the commission – and we will need your support to make sure they listen.

117 extra signatures were collected the morning of the hearing, but due to time constraints it was impossible to take these in. They will however be included in the presentation at the next hearing, along with any signatures collected between now and then… and an educational presentation that we are currently putting together.

The result of the October 1st Fish and Game hearing, is that the issue has been tabled until 1st quarter of the fiscal year.

Everyone worked well together, and even though the comment time was shortened to 2 minutes, instead of 3 minutes, a lot was said. A video of the meeting will be posted soon.

Thank you everybody for your signatures and diligence!

Thanks to all of you, we collected (as of this morning) 1417 Signatures in a week. The petition has been bound and is going to the hearing this morning. More news to follow.

This site was created to fight The California State Fish and Game Commission’s proposed regulations: State hearings on November 5, 2009 could eliminate due process and allow officers to seize pets if they “look” related to a wild animal.

This affects any “wolfy” looking canine, i.e. Tamaskans, Utonagans, Siberian Husky, German Shepherds, Northern Inuit Dog, Wolf Dogs, Akitas, Belgian Shepherds….

These regulations specifically authorize the officers and wardens to determine the species of your pet without the burden of proof, and requires the application of the “most protective” standard.  This will enable the state and local animal regulation to seize your pets, force you to provide containment systems that most people cannot meet or afford and perhaps worse.  Fish and Game standards are the basis for many protocols and actions for local animal control.  Many other breeds and species are also affected, and this could be the start of a ban on other full breeds from the State of California.

CaPetBan is fighting this effort.

Please visit our site to read about the issue, and to fight the ban.

Please sign our PETITION to be submitted at the hearings, and learn about other ways that you can help fight for California’s pets.

Print a FLYER to post in public areas and distribute to friends & pet lovers.

Sign up for our MAILING LIST and get news updates — this fight will continue until we have protected our animals from unreasonable seizure!   *We will respect your rights and keep your e-mail address private.  Your name, city and zip code will be submitted with the petition.

And check our ACTION ALERT page to see how else you can help fight this issue.

We will be posting news and updates on this page.