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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Supporters of bird conservation:</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color="#161616" face="Times New Roman"><u2:p></u2:p><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#161616'>There are 2 pending bills in the
Illinois General Assembly, S 65 and HB 240<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>that
would<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>allow the neutering and
release of wild cats throughout the state<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>and
would probably result in getting state funding to do it. I’m sure
you don’t need any convincing that this is very bad for birds, but if you
do, </span></font><font size=4 color=black><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
color:black'>the </span></font><font size=4 color="#161616"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#161616'>A</span></font><font size=4 color=black><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>merican </span></font><font size=4
color="#161616"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#161616'>B</span></font><font
size=4 color=black><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>ird </span></font><font
size=4 color="#161616"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#161616'>C</span></font><font
size=4 color=black><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>onservancy</span></font><font
size=4 color="#161616"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#161616'> has an
excellent website and a terrific video. </span></font><font size=4><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'><a
href="http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/cats/index.html">http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/cats/index.html</a></span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color="#161616" face="Times New Roman"><u2:p></u2:p><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#161616'>Please<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>send
a note<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>opposing these bills<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>each
of<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>the bill’s two sponsors, </span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color="#161616" face="Times New Roman"><u2:p></u2:p><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#161616'>Representative Thomas Holbrook (D</span></font><font
size=4 color=black><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>-113th</span></font><font
size=4 color="#161616"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#161616'>)<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>re HB 240</span></font><font size=4><u1:p></u1:p><span
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style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#161616'>Senator Ira I. Silverstein (D</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Thanks for your help.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Donnie Dann, Advocacy Chair and
Past President<br>
Bird Conservation Network<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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