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WYOMING Rabies Laws
Following a 3/22/08 article entitled
Vaccine overkill?
in the Wyoming News http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2008/03/23/local_news_updates/19local_03-23-08.txt
by Baylie Davis and inspired by encouraging developments in Kansas,
Wyoming dog breeders have contacted Wyoming's
Governor, Attorney General as well as the Mayor of Cheyenne
imploring the state to adopt the national standard of a 3 year
rabies vaccination protocol. They need your assistance to help them
get the annual rabies booster ordinances in the state changed.
What You Can Do To Help
Please contact any/or all of the
Wyoming public officials listed below. You can copy and
paste e-mail addresses listed. I will be sending a letter of
support as well and will keep you updated on developments.
After the Wyoming contact list, there will be updated information on
rabies law efforts in Kansas and Arkansas as well.
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Wyoming Contacts
Attorney General Bruce A.
Salzburg Phone: (307) 777-7841 Fax: (307)
777-6869; Consumer Protection Division
307-777-7874 or 1-800-438-5799 Fax: 307-777-7956
baylwa@state.wy.us
Governor Dave Freudenthal
Phone: 307-777-7434 Fax: 307-632-3909 (fax)
cboswe@state.wy.us;
rlance@state.wy.us;
ccroft@state.wy.us;
ceastw@state.wy.us;
bwarbu@state.wy.us;
jyoung@state.wy.us;
mbaine@state.wy.us;
mgeist@state.wy.us
Cheyenne Mayor Jack
Spiker
mayor@cheyennecity.org Phone:
(307) 637-6200;
Fax: (307)637-6378;
City Council:
citycouncil@cheyennecity.org
Phone: (307) 637-6357 Fax: (307)637-6356
jcase@cheyennecity.org;
playbourn@cheyennecity.org;
jvaldez@cheyennecity.org;
pcollins@cheyennecity.org;
mrinne@cheyennecity.org;
tsegrave@cheyennecity.org;
jbrown@cheyennecity.org;
gbroyles@cheyennecity.org;
dpierson@cheyennecity.org
Wyoming
Legislators
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/email/email.htm dalden@wyoming.com;
randerso@wyoming.com;
g.bagby@bresnan.net;
rberger@wyoming.com;
sblake@wyoming.com;
bbrechtel@wyoming.com;
kermitbrown@wyoming.com;
ebuchanan@wyoming.com;
childers@wyoming.com;
royc@alluretech.net;
bcraft@wyoming.com;
kdavison@wyoming.com;
diercks@wyoming.com;
ddockstader@wyoming.com;
aedmonds@wyoming.com;
warpaint@wyoming.com;
fesquibel@wyoming.com;
kesquibel@wyoming.com;
mgilmore2@wyoming.com;
kgingery@wyoming.com;
pgoggles@wyoming.com;
mary.hales@realestateincasper.com;
tphallinan@bresnan.net;
dhammons@wyoming.com;
sharshman@wyoming.com;
harvey00@tctwest.net;
jiekel@wyoming.com;
pete_chloeilloway3@msn.com;
ajaggi@wyoming.com;
aljones@wyoming.com;
pjorgensen@jorgensenassociates.com;
jlandon@wyoming.com;
tlockh1617@aol.com;
tlubnau@vcn.com;
madden@wyoming.com;
mmartin@wyoming.com;
dmcomie@wyoming.com;
emercer@wyoming.com;
slmey@wyoming.com;
davidmiller@wyoming.com;
lorimillin@bresnan.net;
molsen@wyoming.com;
opetersen@wyoming.com;
fphilp@wyoming.com;
lquarberg@wyoming.com;
dswyo@wyoming.com;
msemlek@wyoming.com;
lshepperson@wyoming.com;
csimpson@skelaw.com;
slater@wyoming.com;
jebsteward@union-tel.com;
tim@stampedeforstubson.com;
mteeters@wyoming.com;
billthompson@wyoming.com;
mthrone@wyoming.com;
sue.wallis@vcn.com;
jwbeardog@bresnan.net;
elkuw@wyoming.com;
dzwonitzer@wyoming.com;
dzwonitzer@wyoming.com;
jamesda1@msn.com;
paullman@wyoming.com;
senbebout@wyoming.com;
bburns@dbburns.com;
ccase@wyoming.com;
hcoe@wyoming.com;
scooperwy@gmail.com;
kDecaria@wyoming.com;
bob@robertfecht.com;
ggeis@wyoming.com;
jhastert2@wyoming.com;
jhines@wyoming.com;
kit@kitsenate.com;
rjob@wyoming.com;
wajohnsonsd6@yahoo.com;
blanden@bresnan.net;
senlarson@wyoming.com;
mamassie@msn.com;
cmeier@wyoming.com;
jmockler@wyoming.com;
phil.nicholas@lariat.org;
drew@schwartzbon.com;
rpeterson@wyoming.com;
tross@wyoming.com;
jschiffe@wyoming.com;
charlesscott@wyoming.com;
ksessions@wyoming.com;
ctown@wyoming.com;
bvasey@wyoming.com;
mvonflatern@wyoming.com
Kansas Rabies Law Update &
Arkansas Dog Owners Organizing to Challenge Arkansas Rabies Laws
Kansas: Dog owners
have started a petition to get annual rabies laws in the state
changed to the national 3 year standard. They are planning to have
petitions available for dog owners to sign at the upcoming
Yappy Days event on March 29th from 9-4 at the Kansas
Coliseum, Pavilion II
http://www.kzsn.com/cc-common/mainheadlines2.html?feed=107458&article=3323054
. The petition is posted online at
http://www.thepetitionsite.com:80/1/Stop-Over-Vaccination-in-Wichita .
Activities in Kansas were sparked by a March 18, 2008 article in
the Wichita Eagle entitled,
Are Annual Shots a Risk for Dogs?
http://www.kansas.com/news/story/344780.html by Diane
McCartney.
Arkansas: Dog
owners are organizing to change their annual rabies laws. A Yahoo
group, Arkansas Rabies Vaccine Info
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ARVaccineInfo has been started to
coordinate efforts, please join if you are interested.
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Wichita to
Form Rabies Vaccination Committee
I received the notice below on March 25,
2008. How unfortunate that Wichita is not including a member of
their dog-owning public on this committee.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kay Johnson, Director of Environmental Services, 268-8351
City to Form Rabies Vaccination
Committee
The City of Wichita is forming an ad hoc committee to review the schedule for rabies vaccinations, Interim Wichita City Manager Ed Flentje announced on Tuesday.
The committee will review the latest information on
rabies prevention and control and make recommendations,
said Kay Johnson, Director of Environmental Services.
Committee members will be announced at a later date.
“The committee will be primarily comprised of local
veterinarians and public health officials,” Johnson said.
“Rabies is a very serious issue and potentially fatal. We want
to make sure that people and pets are protected.”
The committee recommendations will be provided to the City
Manager as part of a broader and ongoing animal ordinance
review. The ordinance review is scheduled to be presented to
the Wichita City Council later this year.
For further questions, Johnson can be reached at
kjohnson@wichita.gov or 268-8351.
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Thank you all for your incredible efforts
in Maine and Kansas! You are making a huge difference in the lives
of dogs everywhere. Remember what Margaret Mead said,
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only
thing that ever has."
Regards, Kris
Kris L. Christine
Founder, Co-Trustee
The Rabies Challenge Fund
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