BILL ANALYSIS ACR 118 Page 1 ASSEMBLY THIRD READING ACR 118 (Smyth) As Introduced February 8, 2010 Majority vote RULES 10-0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Ayes:|Lieu, Gains, Adams, | | | | |Furutani, Hagman, Hall, | | | | |Mendoza, Silva, Swanson, | | | | |Yamada | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY : Declares February 23, 2010, to be Spay Day USA 2010, 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. Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings: 1)More than 800,000 dogs and cats entered animal shelters in California during 2008, and an additional unknown number of animals die each year due to abandonment, neglect, abuse, starvation, or cruelty. 2)The cost to California government and nonprofit agencies of handling and euthanizing discarded animals is estimated to approach one-quarter of one billion dollars per year; and, it is the policy of the State 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 2010," an annual campaign of the Humane Society of the United States. FISCAL EFFECT : None Analysis Prepared by : Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 ACR 118 Page 2 FN: 0003682