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ANIMAL ADVOCACY

Tuesday, January 31 at 6:00 p.m.
Clark County Government Center in the Commission Chambers

Meeting of the Clark County Committee to Manage Wildlife of which Tracy Truman is a member (will not be there supposedly because of death threats). Your presence can force change at this meeting by letting the committee members know that current trapping practices as seen in the bobcat versus dog video are not okay. The Las Vegas Valley Humane Society and Nevada Voters for Animals have been fighting the inhumane treatment of Nevada’s wildlife through current practices which allow visitation to traps only every 96 hours (that’s 4 days), no identification on traps so inhumane practices cannot be cited (go to http://www.ndow.org/ to see common trapping violations), and widespread trapping in the urbanized areas of Clark County without posting. Because of the number of trappers on this Committee (appointed by the Clark County Board of County Commissioners), we have not been able to get any movement in terms of trapping practices or a reduction in the area of the County to be trapped.

TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE CHANGES! This meeting is a lead in to the Nevada Wildlife Commission meeting on Friday Feb. 3 and Saturday Feb. 4 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Public Comment is almost at the beginning of the meeting so don’t be late. You don’t need to speak, just be there.

Friday, February 3 at 4:30 p.m.
Trapping Regulation Meeting before a subcommittee of the Nevada Wildlife Commission at the Las Vegas Convention Center

This is the second committee meeting held in Las Vegas looking at where trapping will occur in the congested areas of Washoe County and Clark County. Once again, your presence is CRITICAL. The LVVHS is currently awaiting the posting of the preliminary discussion on line at http://www.ndow.org/ under the agenda for this meeting.

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Bear Hunt Vote at Clark County Advisory Board

Wants a Permanent Bear Hunt

The CC CAB voted unanimously Sept 20th “to adopt a permanent regulation to manage black bears using current sound data to allow NDOW to fund and sustain a black bear population.” Basically the committee, which is appointed by Clark County Commissioners, voted to kill the bears in order to save them. They said they needed the money from the hunt, which amounted to less than $21,000 to study and manage the bears. Thanks to all of you who wrote letters to the CC CAB. There were 194 units of correspondence, either letters or emails. Unfortunately, Paul Dixon, Chair of the Clark County CAB, developed a spreadsheet which he showed most of the correspondence being “emotional” and not based on sound science. However, he did not do the same for the 37 letters in support of the bear hunt.

On Saturday, the Nevada Wildlife Commission voted unanimously in favor of making the bear hunt permanent. Expect a larger quota for the bear hunt in the 2012 season. The season will extend from August 21 to December 31.

Henderson City Council passes major revisions

to its Title 7 Animal Ordinance

By a unanimous vote, the City Council on Tuesday, Sept 20^th approved major revisions which should impact current operations of pet stores in the City. Pet stores must provide substantial information on each animal regarding where it came from, illnesses, etc. The ordinance which was revised by Animal Control and the City Attorney’s Office also included retail and dealer regulations. Some members of local animal advocacy groups, including the Las Vegas Valley Humane Society, had the opportunity to meet with Animal Control, and suggest changes to the ordinance.

A copy of the ordinance is available by emailing lvvhs@cox.net. The Las Vegas Valley Humane Society testified in favor of the revisions, but pointed out that the cat fancier permit allowed for only 5 cats as opposed to the 10 cats in Clark County and that feral cats continue to be illegal in Henderson. The LVVHS recommended that the City adopt a trap-neuter-vaccinate-return to custodian ordinance similar to that adopted by Clark County.

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Phone Number: (702) 434-2009 Fax Number: (702) 257-9662 Mailing Address: Las Vegas Valley Humane Society | 3395 S. Jones Blvd., #454 | Las Vegas, NV 89146

Phone Number: (702) 434-2009 Fax Number: (702) 257-9662

Mailing Address: Las Vegas Valley Humane Society | 3395 S. Jones Blvd., #454 | Las Vegas, NV 89146