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                                                                  SCR 61
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          Date of Hearing:   September 11, 2013

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair
                   SCR 61 (Galgiani) - As Amended:  August 21, 2013

           SENATE VOTE  :   38-0
           
          SUBJECT  :   Shelter Pet Awareness Month.

           SUMMARY  :   Declares October of each year as Shelter Pet  
          Awareness Month.  Specifically,  this resolution  makes the  
          following legislative findings:

          1)Each year, between 700,000 and 800,000 animals are taken in by  
            California's public and private shelters; and less than half  
            of these animals are adopted into new homes.

          2)Animal shelters have limited resources and cannot accommodate  
            all of the animals that need help; and in the United States,  
            three to four million shelter pets are euthanized every year  
            due to overcrowding.

          3)The Legislature seeks to promote shelter pet adoptions by  
            raising public awareness of shelter animals.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :

           Support 
           
          None on file
           
            Opposition 
           
          None on file

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800