BILL ANALYSIS ------------------------------------------------------------ |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | ACR 19| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ------------------------------------------------------------ THIRD READING Bill No: ACR 19 Author: Smyth (R), et al Amended: 3/2/09 in Assembly Vote: 21 WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE OR FILE ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 3/2/09 SUBJECT : Spay Day USA 2009 SOURCE : Humane Society of the United States DIGEST : This resolution declares February 24, 2009, as Spay Day USA 2009, and requests that Californians observe that day by having their dogs or cats spayed or neutered and by contributing to organizations that provide spay and neuter services. ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following legislative findings: 1. More than 500,000 dogs and cats entered animal shelters in California during 2007, and an additional unknown number of animals die each year due to abandonment, neglect, abuse, starvation, or cruelty. 2. The cost to government and nonprofit agencies of handling and euthanizing discarded animals approaches $250 million per year, and it is the policy of the State CONTINUED ACR 19 Page 2 of California that animal shelters should aggressively promote spay and neuter programs to reduce pet overpopulation. 3. Veterinarians, humane societies, animal control agencies, and national and local animal welfare organizations will join together to advocate the spaying or neutering of dogs and cats on "Spay Day USA 2009," an annual campaign of the Humane Society of the United States. FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No SUPPORT : (Verified 3/25/09) Humane Society of the United States (source) Veterinary Medical Association JJA:mw 3/25/09 Senate Floor Analyses SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE **** END ****