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by go_topless on September 4, 2012	Mail this to a friend!
Greetings All, Below please find a list of the participants in the volunteer Dangerous Animal Initiative Workgroup. This group will meet between September and November 2012 to develop consensus-based recommendations around public safety and potentially dangerous animals. The recommendations of the Workgroup will be compiled in a report, noting areas of agreement as well as non-agreement, at the end of the Workgroup process. We will post an update regarding the meetings on the website: www.virginiaanimals.net This is also a reminder about the survey which will be open until Friday, Sept. 7 to gather feedback on public safety and potentially dangerous animals at this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3M8FWP3. Thank you in advance for participating in the survey--the Workgroup will review the survey compilation. We appreciate your time and feedback. Sincerely, David K. Whitehurst Director, Bureau of Wildlife Resources Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Christine Muehlman Gyovai UVa Institute for Environmental Negotiation animals@virginia.edu \| 434-982-6464 Dangerous Animal Initiative Workgroup members Andrew Wyatt, US Association of Reptile Keepers (US ARK) Chris Blalock, Sheriff, Virginia Sheriffs' Association (VSA) Dan Kovich, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) (ex officio) David Whitehurst, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) (ex officio) Deborah Broughton, Animal Control Officer, Dinwiddie County Doris Hackworth, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) (ex officio) Doris Pruett, Animal Kingdom of Virginia Earit Powell, Fairfax County - Animal Services Division Eric Mogensen, Virginia Safari Park & Reston Zoological Park James Lavender, Dr. Lavender's Animals Jared Watts, Saving All Virginia's Exotic Species (SAVES) Jim Andelin, Metro Richmond Zoo Joseph Lerch, Virginia Municipal League (VML) Julie Murphy, Virginia Department of Health (VDH) (ex officio) Kathy Strouse, Virginia Animal Control Association (VACA) Kelly Gottschalk, Virginia Veterinary Medical Association (VVMA) Larry Land, Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) Larry Mendoza, Virginia Herpetological Society (VHS) Laura Donahue, Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) Lindsay Reames, Virginia Farm Bureau (VFB) Bambi Osborne, Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) Peggy Rice, American Primate Haven Peter Brewer, Zoological Association of America (ZAA) Robin Lentz, Mill Mountain Zoo Robin Starr, Richmond SPCA Scott Stahl, Stahl Exotic Animal Veterinary Services Sharon Adams, Virginia Alliance For Animal Shelters (VAAS) Steve Olson, Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Tray Adams, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, McGuire Woods Virginia Kilmer, Virginia Federation of Humane Societies (VFHS)

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