| Pamelyn Ferdin |
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ACTIVISM Ferdin left the acting world in the 1980s and became a registered nurse. She married surgeon and fellow animal-rights activist Jerry Vlasak in 1986. They have no children. In 1996 she quit her job as director of public relations for the Center For Animal Care And Control , a nonprofit organization under contract to the New York City Department Of Health , claiming mismanagement by the agency. Since that time, other animal advocates outside of and formerly within the CACC have made similar allegations. On April 1, 2004, Ferdin and her husband appeared among the animal-rights activists interviewed for the ''. SHAC presidency In August of 2004, Ferdin accepted the presidency of '' she defines her current role as "a squeaky-clean representative for SHAC USA", but warning, " I think, are going to get hurt. There's going to be a lot of violence." [http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/02/07/thugs_puppies/index.html Arrests On January 11 , 2000 , Ferdin faced up to six months in jail after being found guilty of possessing an elephant Bullhook at an August 1999 protest at Pierce College in California. Circus Vargas had set up near Pierce College, sparking protests regarding cruelty in circus training methods. Ferdin's arrest was based on a local ordinance that makes it a misdemeanor to carry a staff or rod greater than 1½ inches in diameter while engaging in protest. This law dates back to the civil rights era and was originally enacted to protect police from overly aggressive demonstrators. She received 30 days. On June 22 , 2006 , Ferdin was sentenced to 90 days in jail for trespassing and "targeted demonstration" outside the home of an employee of the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services. She stated that the conviction "is not going to affect my speaking out and exposing the atrocities occurring at our six city shelters." {Link without Title} In December 2006, Ferdin's group the Animal Defense League, Los Angeles (ADLLA) announced that it had been awarded $75,000 against the city of Los Angeles for an anti-SLAPP ( Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation ) motion. {Link without Title} FILMOGRAPHY
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