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22 April 2020

PawPAC Coalition Letter to CA Gov. Newsom and State Surgeon General Harris Urges
Ban on California Sales and Importation of Wildlife and Non-Native Species for
Live Animal and Slaughter Markets

United Poultry Concerns is pleased to be a signatory to this letter dated April
20, 2020. To view the coalition members and read the letter, see:
Urgent Letter:
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While this letter addresses the wild-caught animal trade including the breeding
of wild animals for these markets, it's important to understand that so-called
domesticated animals - chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guinea fowl, pigs,
goats, and others - are equal victims of this horrible business and are every
bit as sick, stressed and brutally handled and killed as their wild
counterparts. Animal farming, whether in the form of traditional methods or
modern methods, is merciless. Contemporary live animal markets are living proof
of how "food" animals have been treated for centuries by traditional cultures.
Modern industrialized animal farming is not a departure from but an extension of
raising and killing animals for food.

For more information about live poultry markets in U.S. cities, see:
Live Animal Markets & Auctions:
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Interestingly, I received this reply from the then Office of District Attorney
Kamala D. Harris (recent Democratic Presidential candidate) on June 24, 2009
regarding San Francisco's live poultry markets:

From: "Erica Derryck" <[email protected]> To: "Karen Davis"
<[email protected]> Cc: "[email protected]"
<[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 5:02 PM Subject:
Re: San Francisco Live Animal Markets

Thank you for your email expressing concern about the treatment of live
chickens at a San Francisco open-air market.

The District Attorney's Office prosecutes individuals who violate animal
cruelty laws. The statute on animal cruelty very specifically makes exceptions
regarding the handling of live poultry that is marketed for human consumption.
This statute mandates what prosecutors can and cannot pursue. The law also
precludes our office from prosecuting this individual under the other statutes
you mentioned. Without a change to state law, there is no legal means to
prosecute the individual in question.

Best, Erica Terry Derryck Deputy Public Information Officer Office of District
Attorney Kamala D. Harris

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the compassionate and respectful treatment of domestic fowl.
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