2006/06/25

Shame on the Lions Club

4 furry honorary poodle paws up to Susan Cox who took part of her Saturday night to compose and send the following letter to 3 members of the Lions Club; mjbelectric@worldnet.att.net, wzwinkels@aol.com, tombco@msn.com, the Camarillo City Council council@ci.camarillo.ca.us and the Editor in Chief of the Ventura County Star Joe Howry jhowry@venturacountystar.com

Dear Sirs and Madams:

I am writing to protest the location of the Camarillo Parks and Recreation Dept., the Pleasant Valley/Somis chapter of the Lions Club and the City of Camarillo community fireworks display at 600 Aviation Drive, Camarillo CA. It is next to The Ventura County Animal Shelter that houses 400 stray, abandoned and lost animals.

What has gone wrong? What has caused this lack in imagination that seems to be epidemic. Can you not, for a second, put yourself in the place of these abandoned and homeless creatures and experience the fear that might be caused by unexplained explosions, bursts of accompanying bright light and the smell of heat and gunpowder. If you can imagine, then shame on you for letting it continue. If you cannot, then join the volunteers who are at The Camarillo Animal Shelter trying to calm the terrified animals this July 4th starting at 6:00 PM and experience the effects for yourself.

The 4th of July is a commemoration of the victory of imagination. A people imagined a country without the rule of tyrants and rose up to secure the life they imagined to be possible. It is our responsibility as the society imagined by our forefathers to protect the weak and defend the powerless. Celebrate the victory of right over might. You don't have to loose your party. Move it to a place more imaginative.

Sincerely,

Susan A. Cox

Past 2 weeks in review:
  • June 12th, 2006 Emmy Award Winning Senior Producer Bob Tarlau of Fox 11/UPN 13 starts his research and interviews
  • June 20th, 2006 KCAL9/CBS2 - TV and online video coverage
  • June 20th, 2006 Program Manager, Animal Sheltering Issues of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) contacts City Council & Lions Club
  • June 21st, 2006 PETA posts an action alert of the Lion’s Club & assigns a Cruelty Caseworker
  • June 21st, 2006 Ventura County Star - 4 letters published in the Opinion section.
  • June 21st, 2006 Have YOUR say right now. Visit the Ventura County Star link, then scroll to the bottom of the page and hit COMMENTS.
  • June 22nd, 2006 - Sam Richard at the Ventura County Star starts working on a story
  • June 23rd, 2006 - KEYT 3 Santa Barbara TV evening news coverage between 5 & 6 and 6 & 7
  • June 23rd, 2006 The Acorn newspaper starts working on a story
  • June 24th, 2006 Warren Eckstein talks about Camarillo Fireworks vs. pets on The Pet Show
  • June 24th, 2006 Hunter the honorary poodle AKA an Afghan Hound decides eruff is eruff - time to blog about this matter
  • June 26th, 2006 Emmy Award Winning Senior Producer Bob Tarlau of Fox 11/UPN 13 will be taping a story

Still hoping that ABC and NBC and the L.A. Times will join the other networks and papers and do a story.

All paws remained crossed here that the fourth will be fireworks free for the 400 already dramatized pets at the Ventura County Animal Shelter - if you haven't already done so please take a moment right now to visit: http://www.PoodleClubSoCal.com and write a letter or two - or three barking your two 'scents' worth ~ Hunter

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