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Comment by Lauren + Winston on January 29, 2009 at 1:19am

also i forwarded the e-mail to one of my friends and shes going to e-mail them too!!! :)

Comment by Lauren + Winston on January 29, 2009 at 1:15am

i copied that letter, changed a few things, and sent it to every email sam posted. :)

Comment by Sam Tsang on January 29, 2009 at 12:14am

Here are the email addresses. Just got done sending :) Keep us updated!

gadams@leg.ne.gov, bashford@leg.ne.gov, bavery@leg.ne.gov, kcampbell@leg.ne.gov, tcarlson@leg.ne.gov, mchristensen@leg.ne.gov, ccoash@leg.ne.gov, tcook@leg.ne.gov, acornett@leg.ne.gov, bcouncil@leg.ne.gov, mdierks@leg.ne.gov, adubas@leg.ne.gov, dfischer@leg.ne.gov, mflood@leg.ne.gov, mfriend@leg.ne.gov, tfulton@leg.ne.gov, tgay@leg.ne.gov, bgiese@leg.ne.gov, mgloor@leg.ne.gov, khaar@leg.ne.gov, ghadley@leg.ne.gov, thansen@leg.ne.gov, jharms@leg.ne.gov, lheidemann@leg.ne.gov, rkarpisek@leg.ne.gov, clangemeier@leg.ne.gov, slathrop@leg.ne.gov, slautenbaugh@leg.ne.gov, llouden@leg.ne.gov, bmccoy@leg.ne.gov, amcgill@leg.ne.gov, hmello@leg.ne.gov, dnantkes@leg.ne.gov, jnelson@leg.ne.gov, jnordquist@leg.ne.gov, rpahls@leg.ne.gov, dpankonin@leg.ne.gov, ppirsch@leg.ne.gov, sprice@leg.ne.gov, krogert@leg.ne.gov, kschilz@leg.ne.gov, astuthman@leg.ne.gov, ksullivan@leg.ne.gov,
dutter@leg.ne.gov, nwallman@leg.ne.gov, twhite@leg.ne.gov, jwightman@leg.ne.gov

Comment by Kristen on January 28, 2009 at 5:16pm

You can also go to the Nebraska Unicameral website and contact each senator through their individual pages. That link is http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/senators/senator_list.php

Comment by Kristen on January 28, 2009 at 5:14pm

I think Theresa's letter is a great template. Since the bill is on the floor tomorrow contacting individual senator's right now is the best option. Nebraska is a conservative state. it is important to keep this issue about what makes sense and not just about trapping. Like most elected officials, they are going to be most concerned about messages from their constituents, but all information is valid. I am at work now. I will put a new post together when I get home! Thank you to everyone who has shown such concern and compassion regarding this issue!

email addresses for senators are firstinitiallastname@leg.ne.gov
so for example: Senator Heidemann's email address is lheidemann@leg.ne.gov.
Area code for Lincoln,Nebraska is 402

1 Heidemann, Lavon 471-2733
2 Pankonin, Dave 471-2613
3 Price, Scott 471-2627
4 Pirsch, Pete 471-2621
5 Mello, Heath 471-2710
6 Nelson, John E. 471-2714
7 Nordquist, Jeremy J. 471-2721
8 White, Tom 471-2722
9 Howard, Gwen 471-2723
10 Friend, Mike 471-2718
11 Council, Brenda J. 471-2612
12 Lathrop, Steve 471-2623
13 Cook, Tanya 471-2727
14 Gay, Tim 471-2730
15 Janssen, Charlie 471-2625
16 Rogert, Kent 471-2728
17 Giese, Bob 471-2716
18 Lautenbaugh, Scott 471-2618
19 Flood, Mike 471-2929
20 Ashford, Brad 471-2622
21 Haar, Ken 471-2673
22 Stuthman, Arnie 471-2715
23 Langemeier, Chris 471-2719
24 Adams, Greg L. 471-2756
25 Campbell, Kathy 471-2731
26 McGill, Amanda 471-2610
27 Coash, Colby 471-2632
28 Avery, Bill 471-2633
29 Fulton, Tony 471-2734
30 Wallman, Norm 471-2620
31 Pahls, Rich 471-2327
32 Karpisek, Russ 471-2711
33 Utter, Dennis 471-2712
34 Dubas, Annette 471-2630
35 Gloor, Mike 471-2617
36 Wightman, John 471-2642
37 Hadley, Galen 471-2726
38 Carlson, Tom 471-2732
39 McCoy, Beau 471-2885
40 Dierks, M. L. “Cap” 471-2801
41 Sullivan, Kate 471-2631
42 Hansen, Tom 471-2729
43 Fischer, Deb 471-2628
44 Christensen, Mark R. 471-2805 **Sponsor of the bill to repeal trapping ban
45 Cornett, Abbie 471-2615
46 Nantkes, Danielle 471-2720
47 Schilz, Ken 471-2616
48 Harms, John N. 471-2802
49 Louden, LeRoy J. 471-2725

Comment by Sam Tsang on January 28, 2009 at 4:53pm

Hey Kristen, is there an email address where we can send the letter to? Feel free to post a template and get our members here to respond, you have my support.

Comment by Kristen on January 28, 2009 at 4:42pm

Theresa, that is an awesome letter! I will share it with others that are not on MyCorgi! It looks as though the bill has a good chance of coming up on the floor on Friday. The speaker is scrambling for bills to be discussed so he asked for them to be expedited out of committee. This means it didn't even get a legitimate discussion in Committee.

Comment by Theresa on January 28, 2009 at 4:35pm

OK, DOG LOVERS of all breeds - it is important to the write your senator in Lincoln or in the state where you live because this is IMPORTANT. I am including my letter to my senator and to the Natural Resource Committee for your reference - if you agree with it you can use it - But the IMPORTANT thing is to write. And if you don't think you need to then just google "dog caught in conibear trap" under images. . .

Thank you for hearing all testimony on LB5. I urge you not to advance LB5 that would repeal the ban set by LB299 in 2007 that prohibits trapping wildlife in county road rights-of-way.

You have heard testimony that the problems caused by traps in county road right-of-way are due to illegal traps placed by people who ignore the current ban. It is the location of the trap that is the issue, not if it is legally or illegally set.

According to 37-513 “Shooting at wildlife from highway or roadway; trapping in county road right-of-way; violation; penalty. (1) It shall be unlawful to shoot at any wildlife from any highway or roadway, which includes that area of land from the center of the traveled surface to the right-of-way on either side…” Why are Nebraska senators considering giving right-of-way trapping special consideration?

It is not my intent to stop anyone from hunting or trapping, however in my opinion, trapping a right-of-way is wrong. I do not believe that a trapper will deprived the opportunity to trap because ditches are now off limits.

Some have raised the argument that a trapper should be required to get permission from the adjoining landowner before trapping in the right-of-way because it places the landowner and his animals at risk. A landowner often maintains the right-of-way next to his land. I do believe that if the landowner would give permission to trap the right-of-way, the landowner will most likely give permission to trap on their land, which would allow the traps to be set on private land not in the right-of-way.

Proponents have indicated that LB 5 was introduced so animals that are damaging county roads can be trapped. It there is legitimate damage to the right-of-way, then the county entities should contact Game & Parks and work together to create a special depredation permit which would authorize trapping for the management and control of these animals. G & P would need to use proper signage and public awareness to alert the public of the traps in the right-of-way. Game & Parks already has a database of trappers that they can contact for depredation.

Proponents of the ban have argued that the public should not be in the right-of-way. I live in rural Nebraska I have ridden horses, walked dogs, and picked up trash in the county road right-of-way. All legitimate reasons to be in the right-of-way.

Larry Dix, executive director of the Nebraska Association of County Officials, has offered the following alternatives, I have included my thoughts.

- To have the traps flagged to call attention to them. Ethical trappers have a legitimate concern that this will allow unethical trappers or animal rights activists to take the trap or rob it.

- To require the completion of a mandatory training to obtain a trapping permit. How would this resolve the issue of the location of the trap? I do support the idea that a person who holds a Fur Harvest permit must first obtain a certificate of trapper education program like the one for hunter education that Nebraska currently has in place for firearms and bow hunting.

- To granting counties the authority to pass trapping ordinances. This would add confusion to the issue if someone is trapping across two or more counties.

Thank you for your time and consideration on this matter. Again, I urge you not to advance LB5.


OK - Start Writing!

Comment by Geri & Sidney on January 27, 2009 at 2:51pm

I'm so sorry Kristen. That is so messed up.

Comment by Kristen on January 27, 2009 at 2:41pm

Bad News... The Natural Resources Committee advanced the repeal of Basil's Law with only one "no" vote. I will continue to communicate with members of the legislature, but it oesn't look good. Not a good day for me.

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