BILL ANALYSIS
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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
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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
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