Dixie_Girl Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Written by Kevin Clayborne - Staff Writer Sunday, 22 July 2007 Service Dog[sacramento, CA] A marble monument to service dogs, originally set to be displayed in Sacramento, California, may be on its way out of the golden state. The reason? The statue's "manhood" is still intact. Proponents of the recently-tabled state assembly bill AB-1634, the so-called "California Healthy Pets Act", which would require that most of the state's dogs and cats over the age of 6 months be sterilized, claim that placing the image of an intact male dog on public property is harmful and sends the wrong message to California pet owners. "Its not an appropriate display, in a state that carries out three million euthanasias a year." said Dan Nender, a 1634 supporter who filed suit in Sacramento Federal Court to have the monument altered. Pressed about the number, since most reputable sources set that number at 400,000, Nender replied, "One is too many. Concentrate on the point I'm making, not the numbers." The sculptor who created the piece, Fidel Marquez of Hemingford, Nebraska, has already refused to alter it. "This is ridiculous. I'll put the damn thing on my lawn before I 'neuter' it." "Frankly, it doesn't matter what the artist wants, or for that matter whether the lawsuit succeeds." responded Nender. "This is the will of the people... and don't ask me which people, and we're going to carry it out. If this guy doesn't want to do the work himself, we'll sneak in there at night and use a Saws-All on it." "We cannot have intact testicles on government property. As California government officials, at least the ones on our side, will attest to, Sacramento is a testicle-free zone." Assembly Bill AB-1634 may come before the California legislature some time again in 2008, according to supporters, but in the meantime, they say they will fight the battle their way. "The ends justify the means," said Nender. Even if the means includes vandalism. California Department of Parks, who oversee this sort of project, did not return our calls immediately, and the Governor could not be reached for comment. However, plans to erect the monument are on hold until the lawsuit is settled or dismissed. "It's a shame," Karen Billings, planning coordinator for the National Association for Dogs in Service (NADS) told us. "These folks just won't let it go. They're obsessed with dog testicles. That didn't sound right..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluj Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 If you're in the right frame of mind, this article is hilarious. "...Sacramento is a testicle-free zone." "This is the will of the people... and don't ask me which people" ...National Association for Dogs in Service (NADS) told us. "These folks just won't let it go. They're obsessed with dog testicles. That didn't sound right..." I wish I could say common sense would show voters what idiots these people are. Unfortunately, I'm no longer sure that's the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoloRiver Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Is this for real? It sounds like something out of The Onion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fosher Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Oh puhleez. A group called NADS? Am I the only one who's watched Bevis and Butthead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixie_Girl Posted July 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 This is suppose to be taken from, "OfficialNewsAgency.com". I tried to go there to check, but you gotta be a member. I don't know if I would want to join or not. Perhaps some of y'all will know more about them than I do. But at 12:30 last night, I found it wildly amusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Pure "satire" I too got the email last night and not long after was the email saying it was all in fun as are other articles of theirs. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranquilis Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 That's hilarious - pure satire in a very subtle form... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiegirl Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 If this is true: I think we need to make sure it IS a testicle free zone, and neuter those who are vehemently against testicles. I mean, if you talk the talk, you best be ready to walk the walk right? Come on supporters- show your TRUE love for those animals, and go in for YOUR neuter! When I read this, I said to myself " I sure hope no one from a foreign country reads this- we will be the LAUGHING stock of the WORLD, or at least that area will be" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz P Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 That does it, I am NOT moving back to CA. I need to find a state that will let me exercise my rights as a citizen of the USA. Hey, maybe we should let CA break off and become its own country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anda Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 LOL - while we're at it, let's "neuter" all famous nude statues, too They promote unhealthy-non-family values! Who's in for neutering Michelangelo's David? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcollie Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 It's soooo embarrasing to be from California. I am going to be like Amy and Ray and now sign my posts from the State of Jefferson. Geri State of Jefferson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranquilis Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 It's soooo embarrasing to be from California. I am going to be like Amy and Ray and now sign my posts from the State of Jefferson. Geri State of Jefferson Heh! You could always claim to be from the Bear Republic. Oooh, wait... That's a favorite dodge of crackpot income tax protestors. Maybe you'd better not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc4pack Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Hmmmm.... California...the land of fruits and NUTS! OK, go ahead ask me where I was born..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Beer Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 That really makes me wonder . . . what next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnewe2 Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 California...the land of fruits and NUTS! No I think that'd be the land of fruits and NO nuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesney's Girl Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 "We cannot have intact testicles on government property. As Californiagovernment officials, at least the ones on our side, will attest to, Sacramento is a testicle-free zone." Like everyone else pointed out... I think Nender needs to promptly schedule his Neuter so he's not contradicting the very law he's trying to pass. I mean he is already WELL over the age of 6 months by now... That does it, I am NOT moving back to CA. I need to find a state that will let me exercise my rights as a citizen of the USA. Hey, maybe we should let CA break off and become its own country. And according to everyone who never experiences earthquakes believes that one day we will break off into the Pacific... "Ocean Front Property in Arizona" Ol' George Strait told us that a long time ago haha Maybe then it will be easier to declare California a dictatorship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoloRiver Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 I like a round of righteous indignation as much as anyone, but guys, this is a JOKE. J O K E. http://www.officialnewsagency.com/ A cursory look at the headlines should explain things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesney's Girl Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Sure was kinda funny though... as most jokes should be. Plus it helps to feel like you are getting a few digs in when you have pretty much done as much as you can do for now as far as sending letters goes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancy in AZ Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Oh puhleez. A group called NADS? Am I the only one who's watched Bevis and Butthead? No, just the only one who will admit it publicly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fosher Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 Heh heh. She said, "publicly." Heh heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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