ADVOCACY WORK
Sherry E. DeBoer is an unpaid citizen lobbyist with 30 years experience.
Lobbied to prevent a race track from being built at Fort Ord in Seaside, California. It was not built.
At the request of the residents of Lindsay, California, I took them through the process of taking their case to Attorney General (AG) Bill Lockyer for review. As a result, AG Lockyer banned the killing of animals in California using a medieval torture device, stanchions.
Political Animals fought to kill AB128. In 2019, AB128 Gloria, reduced the 1998 initiative Prop. 6 which made the slaughter of one horse a felony, to, you can slaughter as many horses as you want for only a $1000 fine. AB128 was sponsored by American Wild Horse Campaign and Humane Society of the United States and Todd Gloria. Why would a humane society sponsor legislation that clearly hurts horses and diminishes their protection?
Co-sponsor and co-director of Prop. 6 1998, Save The Horses state wide initiative making it a felony to slaughter California horses for human consumption. The Pixie Project, Gini Richardson, Sidne Long, co-sponsor Prop 6.
In Lockyer"s Pet Store Bill I wrote the line about the size of the cages, big enough so that the animal can stand up, sit down, lie down and turn around without any part of the animals' body touching the top or sides of the cage. This was copied in an initiative for the size of chickens' cages an upheld by the 9th circuit court of appeals when challenged.
I was the lobbyist for SB15 a bill making it a felony/misdemeanor to steal any type of animal for use or sale for any commercial purpose including medical research and slaughter. (HORSES INCLUDED)
Sponsor and lobbyist of a bill the changed the universal birth date of race horses to the foaling date. This means all race horses in California cannot race until they are legally two years old from the day the mare gives birth.
Lobbyist and wrote significant parts of SB2124 Lockyer that established stringent standards in retail pet stores for puppies and kittens. This bill put the Doctor' s Pet Stores out of business in California.
Lobbyist killing a bill that would have legalized any games involving horses. If this bill had passed, it would have been legal, for example, to bet on Clydesdales dragging ponies around a racetrack.
Lobbyist killing a bill that would have allowed and owner or trainer who has been caught illegally drugging his/her racehorse, to keep the purse.
Lobbyist preventing passage of a bill that would have reclassified ostriches as poultry and allowed the fraud of Ostrich farming to take hold in California. I did it for three years until the fad had passed.
KILL BUYERS CAUGHT USING PROP 6
I, as Political Animals co-founder, met with AG Bill Lockyer and later with DA Jagels of Kern County, bringing them evidence of felony violators of Prop 6. Jagels and his investigator from the Rural Crimes Task Force raided The Jones Auction in Bakersfield twice. With the evidence I gave them, they rescued 149 California horses from Central Nebraska Packing and closed the slaughterhouse for three years.
When Central Nebraska Packing Company was raided, saving one thousand California horses off the kill floor, Steve Shaw was the investigator and the Deputy DA was Scott Spielman. I brought the evidence to Lockyer and Lockyer made an appointment for me with Jagels, since it was Jagels district that the horses came from. They also raided Ernie Jones Livestock Auction twice.
I have done countless one-on-one rescues all my life all over the world and continue to do so. I also take care of animal rescues in the neighborhoods where I live.
DEFEAT OF ANIMALS ENEMIES
John Lovell and I led the campaign to defeat the King of the Race Tracks, Bill Hoge. He was never heard from again.
CAMPAIGNS & FUNDRAISING
Election of Animal Friends
GOTV plus worked on two David Roberti Campaigns
GOTV plus worked on two Mike Thompson Campaigns
GOTV plus worked on two Richard Rainey Campaigns
Gave a fundraiser for Bill Lockyer
Gave a fundraiser for Dick Rainey
I work every year on getting animal friendly good men and woman elected
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION
Born in Hawaii. Graduate of Punahou School, Honolulu, Hawaii. President Fox invited me to go to Punahou and offered me a scholarship.
Centenary College for Women, Hackettstown, N.J.
Passed PC831, which is required to be a State Humane Officer
Graduate of State Humane Academy 64 hours, 64 hours Advanced Academy, 108 hours at the Police Academy, Pittsburg, California
Board member, Secretary and Humane Investigator for Contra Costa County SPCA for three years
Approximately 225 hours taking care of sick and injured animals in the largest wildlife rehabilitation center in California. The Lindsay Wildlife Museum takes in more than 7,000 animals a year.
8 hours of private Advocacy school with Rod Tuttle, former chief of staff to speaker Jesse Unruh.
Target speaker for Toastmasters Danville, 6 contests.
Formerly a child actress and Teen Magazine Cover girl...lots of TV shows, motion pictures and commercials. Formerly a Dodge girl.
Radio Operator's license, NY,NY
SPONSORSHIP & AWARDS
Sponsor for eleven years of The Leon and Sylvia Panetta Lecture Series, Monterey, California and of The Jefferson/Lincoln Awards.
Award from "California District Attorneys Association presented in grateful appreciation for your outstanding contributions and support to California's environmental prosecutors. Your efforts have made a significant impact."
