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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Five men from San Francisco will pay $12,855 in fines after pleading guilty this month to participating in a poaching operation in Glenn County.
The subjects entered their guilty plea in Glenn County Superior Court.
Department of Fish and Game (DFG) wardens caught Zon Chu, 56; Howard Lai, 43; Kenneth Wong, 29; Jiale Yu, 43; and Chi Wong, 34, illegally hunting wildlife on a private ranch in western Glenn County near the Mendocino National Forest in October 2011.
The men admitted to poaching wildlife on the property, owned by Chu, for more than 10 years. Although the property is owned by Chu, wildlife living on it or crossing through it belong to all Californians.
On the evening of Oct. 21, 2011, DFG wardens observed a spotlight sweeping over a wooded area in western Glenn County. Upon closer inspection, wardens observed the men spotlighting and hunting wildlife from the back of a pickup truck and several ATVs.
After giving the men time to return to their base camp, wardens Steven Martignoni, Tyson Hulse and Jake Olsen moved in and discovered seven subjects covered in blood and a camp strewn with dead animals including deer, wild hog, rabbits and a western screech owl. A further inspection of the property revealed evidence of a long-standing poaching operation.
Wardens seized three scoped rifles, the spotlight and numerous dead animals, DFG reported.
Five of the seven subjects were cited for several Fish and Game violations including hunting without a license, hunting after legal shoot times, possession of a non-game bird, hunting with a spotlight and unlawful take of wildlife. Two of the subjects were minors and were not cited for violations.
The case was filed earlier this month by the Glenn County District Attorney’s Office.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Lake County Animal Care and Control is getting some much-needed assistance in the effort to reduce the county's cat population and its high euthanasia rates.
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has awarded Animal Care and Control a $10,000 grant, according to department Director Bill Davidson.
Davidson said the grant will make it possible for Animal Care and Control to offer increased spay/neuter services for community cats – described as felines who roam neighborhoods and don't have a specific home.
During the coming 2012-13 fiscal year – which begins July 1 – Animal Care and Control will offer free spaying and neutering, rabies vaccines and ear notching on all free roaming neighborhood cats, Davidson said.
That means, if it’s not your cat, but roams your neighborhood, and you're willing to return it after treatment, Animal Care and Control will offer free spay/neuter, vaccination and ear notching services, Davidson reported.
Davidson said Dr. Anthony Wong and Dr. Richard Bachman will perform the surgeries at Animal Care and Control's veterinary clinic, located behind the shelter at 4949 Helbush in Lakeport.
The ASPCA awards millions of dollars in such grants to animal welfare programs across the United States.
The group reported that it has granted $5 million in the first three months of 2012 alone, with $1.5 million going to support 120 spay/neuter programs.
For more information on the community cat program, call Animal Care and Control at 707-263-0278.
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Surgeon General Regina Benjamin on Wednesday announced the release of the National Prevention Council Action Plan, which aims to increase the number of Americans who are healthy at every stage of life.
The action plan is the next step in the federal implementation of the National Prevention Strategy, a comprehensive plan to tackle such issues as obesity, tobacco use, health disparities and chronic disease.
The plan complements prevention and wellness efforts already underway by the federal government, states, tribal and local governments, health care systems, businesses, communities, nonprofit organizations and others.
The National Prevention Strategy was released last year by the National Prevention Council, an organization of 17 federal departments and agencies that was established by the Affordable Care Act.
The council’s mission under the health care law is to help shift the nation’s health care focus from sickness and disease to prevention and wellness. The action plan is being released together with the council’s annual status update to Congress.
“Currently, chronic diseases and conditions account for at least 7 of every 10 deaths in our country, and many of these conditions are preventable,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, a member of the National Prevention Council. “Our council’s commitment to promoting health and preventing disease across each of our areas of responsibility is a commitment to helping Americans lead longer, healthier, and more productive lives.”
The action plan includes for the first time, commitments from all of the 17 federal departments and agencies on the council to increase tobacco free environments and access to healthy, affordable foods and to identify additional opportunities to consider prevention and health by their agencies.
Additionally, the action plan highlights more than 200 specific prevention and wellness actions that federal agencies are already taking or plan to take to implement the National Prevention Strategy.
“The National Prevention Council Action Plan is a road map to turning around the huge burden of chronic illness and health disparities that the nation and individual Americans currently bear,” said Dr. Benjamin, who chairs the council. “I believe that prevention offers the greatest opportunity to improve the health of America’s families, now and for decades to come.”
Members of the council are the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Education, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, Labor, Veterans Affairs, and Transportation; the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Federal Trade Commission; Environmental Protection Agency; Office of National Drug Control Policy; Domestic Policy Council; Corporation for National and Community Service; and the Office of Management and Budget.
More information on the National Prevention Strategy and the National Prevention Council can be found at www.healthcare.gov/prevention/nphpphc .
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The service of a search warrant by the Lake County Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force has resulted in two arrests, the seizure of methamphetamine and various prescription medications.
Elizabeth Ann Williams, 33, and 26-year-old Daniel Avila, both of Clearlake, were arrested during the operation on Friday, June 1, according to Sgt. Steve Brooks.
Brooks said narcotics detectives secured a search warrant for Williams and her home on Friday, May 25.
A week later, at 7 a.m. June 1, detectives served the warrant at Williams’ home on Vista Street in Clearlake, Brooks said.
When narcotics detectives entered the residence they detained Williams without incident, Brooks said.
Brooks said Avila attempted to shut the door of the bedroom to prevent detectives from entering. Detectives were able to force the door open and detain Avila after a brief struggle.
During a search of the residence, detectives located approximately a quarter ounce of methamphetamine in the bedroom, which appeared to be packaged for sales, according to Brooks. Also located in the bedroom were two digital scales and packaging materials.
During a search of the bedroom closet, detectives located numerous prescription pill bottles containing lorazepam, amphetamine, hydrocodone and several other medications, Brooks said.
Williams was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance for sales, Brooks said. Avila was arrested for obstruct or resist a peace officer, possession of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance for sales.
Both Williams and Avila were transported to the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility and booked. They later posted bail and were released.
The Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force can be contacted through its anonymous tip line at 707-263-3663.