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From: Diane Reilly Torres [dreillytorres@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 10:11 AIVI
To: - City Clerk
Subject: Fw: Late Document Item 3B
--- On Tue, 10/13/09, Joyce Tischler ytischler@aldf.org> wrote:
From: Joyce Tischler <jtischler@aldf.org>
Subject: RE: Petaluma needs For.gotten Felines- They don't need Petaluma
To: "'Diane Reilly Torres"' <dreillytorres@sbcglobal.net>, chris.samson@arguscourier.com,
corey.young@arguscourier.com, "'John Brown"' <jbrown@ci.petaluma.ca.us>, "'Julie Roseman"'
<julieroseman@lawyer.com>, "'Mike Harris"' <mike4pet@aol.eom>, paul.payne@pressdemocrat.com,
penngrove@sonic.net, "'Petaluma Neighbors"' <neighborspetaluma@hotmail.com>, "'Spence F. Burton"'
<spence@spenceburton. org>
Cc: "'AlleyCat"' <alleycat@alleycat.org>, "'Angelique Fry"' <angelique@divinedelights.com>, "'C Reinhart"'
<unleashedcr@sbcglobal.net>, cimeron@cimeron.com, jcharter@ci.petaluma.ca.us, "'John Cerini"'
<jcer@comcast.net>, jonlong@usa.com, "'Kathy Runion"' <plannedferalhood@earthlink.net>, "'Michael
Zenone"' <cnzkeats@comcast.net>, "'Mike Cook"' <mcook@ci.petaluma:ca.us>, "'Scott Brodhun"'
<sbrodhun@ci. petaluma. ca. us>
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 10:40 AM
To whom it may concern,
I am fhe Founder and General Counsel of the Animal Legal Defense Fund, a national nonprofit legal organization that
works to protect animals. I have lived in Petaluma for fifteen years. When I first moved to Petaluma, I noticed a large
population of fera~ cats in my neighborhood on the East Side of town. With fhe help of Forgotten Felines, I was able to
catch, spay%neuter and release a dozen feral cats arid make a significant dent in fhat feral population.
I have also come to know Forgotten Felines in my professional capacity and can assure you that it is an effective and
highly resPected organization within the animai protection community. The City Council of Petaluma will be short sighted
and doing a disservice to Petaluma's residents if it chooses not to work with Forgotten Felines and find practical solutions
to the `ongoing feral cat problem in Petaluma.
Sincerely,
)oyce Tischler
Joyce Tischler
Founder, General Counsel
Animal Legal Defense Fund
170 East Cotati Avenue
Cotati, CA 94931
(707) 795-2533, ext. 1012
www.aldf.or~