Mail just received FEBRUARY 1,2001
Gov. Vilsack vetoed dove hunting. He said the majority of
Iowans oppose
changing the 1918 law. MN Mary
VERY URGENT, IOWA DOVE HUNTING IS ON THE LINE !!!
A bill to legalize mourning dove hunting (HSB 1) in Iowa is moving very fast
in the legislature.
Your phone calls and e-mails will make a big difference to several hundred
thousand doves. Please act NOW!
THERE ARE THREE (3) ACTIONS WE CAN ALL TAKE :
ACTION 1 :
Fax/Email/Call/ to the Governor of Iowa, urging him to VETO ANY BILL that
would allow dove hunting in Iowa, using the following link:
http://www.state.ia.us/governor/comments/capitol_correspond/index.html
(Please click "Make your selection here first " )
The Honorable Tom Vilsak
phone: 515-281-5211 (in USA )
fax : 515-281-6611 (in USA )
ACTION 2 :
PLEASE e-mail ALL the representatives and senators of Iowa
please send to ALL OF THE IOWA LEGISLATORS by copying the entire
list and then simply paste into the "BCC " field. Then put your own email
address or your other email address in the "TO " field.
There must be a comma between addresses, we have already provided for
you. Then type the letter (or copy and paste) , then click "Send".
Please simply address to : Dear Honorable Legislator,at the end sign your
name . That's it.
if you are in Iowa, you may put your Iowa address at the end ,otherwise ,
you do not need to put your address. )
( Note: All legislator addresses are : @legis.state.ia.us )
Dear Honorable Legislator ,
I am contacting you to urge you that please vote AGAINST HSB 1 (now HF
43)
that seeks to overturn the 82-year tradition of protecting doves in
Iowa.
Doves are of special significance to Christians. The Bible says that
the Holy Spirit came down on Jesus in the form of a dove:
"And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightaway out of the water:
and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God
descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: And lo a voice from
heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased"
(Matthew 3:16-17; See also Mark 1:9-11, Luke 3:21-22, and John 1:32-34).
I think, that in itself, should be a very good reason to protect doves.
However, I would also like to point out several other strong and extremely
compelling reasons to ban dove-hunting:
A. Statistics show that 20 to 30 % of the doves shot by hunters get
wounded and are left to die excruciatingly painful deaths.
B. Doves damage neither property nor crops. In fact, they help farmers by
eating weed seeds on the ground.
C. Doves are primarily used for target practice which can easily be done
using clay targets.
D. Federally protected birds such as the American kestrel and the
sharp-shinned hawk are often mistaken for doves and willundoubtedly be
shot if a dove hunting season opens.
E. Dove hunting will contribute to the discharge of lead shot in the
environment. Toxic lead shot poses a risk to wildlife, especially to
waterfowl, who ingest the pellets while feeding.
F. It is a well known fact that a vast majority of the people in Iowa are
opposed to dove hunting. Hence establishing a dove-hunting season would
totally violate fundamental democratic principles.
G. Doves are recognized as a symbol of peace all over the world and this
makes it all the more inappropriate to take away their lives.
Because of these reasons, I urge you to vote AGAINST HF 43 or any other
legislation that seeks to legalize dove hunting in Iowa.
I would be very grateful to you for your kindness, compassion and urgent
help.
Sincerely,
ACTION 3 :
After sending your email, then please send another EMAIL and CALL the
following important Majority and Minority Leaders to get special attention .
All the information is as follows :
State Senator Mary Kramer ,
President of the Senate,
Home Telephone: (515) 224-7613
e-mail: mary_kramer@legis.state.ia.us (at legis.state.ia.us )
State Senator Andy McKean,
Home Telephone: (319) 462-4485
Office Telephone: (319) 462-4361
e-mail: andy_mckean@legis.state.ia.us (at legis.state.ia.us )
State Senator Stewart Iverson,
Senate Majority Leader,
Home Address:3020 Dows-Williams Rd., Dows IA 50071
Home Telephone: (515) 852-3350
e-mail: stewart_iverson@legis.state.ia.us (at legis.state.ia.us )
State Senator Michael Gronstal
Senate Minority Leader,
Home Address:220 Bennett Ave., Council Bluffs IA 51503
Home Telephone: (712) 328-2808
e-mail: michael_gronstal@legis.state.ia.us (at legis.state.ia.us )
State Representative Brent Siegrist,
Speaker of the House,
Home Address:204 Lori Lane, Council Bluffs IA 51503
Home Telephone: (712) 256-3826
e-mail: brent_siegrist@legis.state.ia.us (at legis.state.ia.us )
State Representative Christopher Rants,
House Majority Leader,
Home Address:2740 S. Glass St., Sioux City IA 51106
Home Telephone: (712) 274-8874
e-mail: christopher_rants@legis.state.ia.us (at legis.state.ia.us )
State Representative Libby Jacobs,
House Majority Whip,
Home Telephone: (515) 223-1225
e-mail: libby_jacobs@legis.state.ia.us (at legis.state.ia.us )
State Representative Richard Myers,
House Minority Leader,
Home Telephone: (319) 351-7794
e-mail: richard_myers@legis.state.ia.us (at legis.state.ia.us )
State Representative Geri Huser,
House Minority Whip ,
Home Telephone: (515) 967-6547
e-mail: geri_huser@legis.state.ia.us (at legis.state.ia.us )
References :
For more details, visit the Fund web site:
http://www.fund.org/library/documentViewer.asp?ID=19&table=action_alerts
http://www.hsus.org then click "Morning Dove " .
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