ADVISORY/ProPAW/Vote Yes on Proposition 4 Campaign Announces Plans for Election Night Victory Celebrations.

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WHAT:        Election night parties to celebrate a victory by
             Proposition 4, the Protect Pets and Wildlife (ProPAW)
             initiative, which will protect wildlife and family pets
             by banning cruel and indiscriminate traps -- including
             the steel-jawed leghold -- for recreation or the fur
             trade, and two extremely toxic poisons which are harmful
             to animals and the environment.  Exceptions are provided
             to resolve human/animal conflicts, protect public health
             and safety, and to protect threatened and endangered
             species.

WHEN:        Tuesday, Nov. 3
             8 p.m. -- ?

WHO:         Media, sponsors, volunteers/grassroots supporters,
             politicians, celebrities and all those who worked to
             help pass Proposition 4 are invited to the following
             parties in Southern and Northern California.

WHERE:       In Los Angeles
             The new offices of the ASPCA
             1111 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 204, Glendale
             Election Night Interviews with Wayne Pacelle, Sr. V.P.,
             The Humane Society of the United States or Aaron Medlock,
             Campaign Manager, ProPAW/Vote Yes on 4, 818/241-1822 or
             310/739-5184.

             In San Francisco
             Fort Mason Center, Building C, Room 235, San Francisco
             (adjacent to The Fund for Animals office)
             415/474-4020
             Election Night Interviews with Alan Berger, Executive
             Director, Animal Protection Institute, 916/612-5202, or
             Virginia Handley, California Coordinator, The Fund for
             Animals, 415/246-0402.

BACKGROUND:  Proposition 4 has been endorsed by veterinarians,
             municipal, state and federal legislators, scores of
             environmental and animal protection organizations from
             throughout California, the California Democratic Party,
             and national organizations including the Sierra Club,
             United Farmworkers of America, the Biodiversity Legal
             Foundation, and American Humane Association.  It is
             sponsored by the American Society for the Prevention of
             Cruelty to Animals, Animal Protection Institute, The Ark
             Trust, Inc., Doris Day Animal League, The Fund for Animals,
             The Humane Society of the United States, and the
             International Fund for Animal Welfare.