BILL NUMBER: ACR 9	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 4, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member McCarty
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Bloom and Chiu)
   (Coauthors: Senators Leno, Liu, and Pan)

                        JANUARY 16, 2015

   Relative to Pet Care Education Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 9, as amended, McCarty. Pet Care Education Month.
   This measure would declare the month of January  2015
  2016  as Pet Care Education Month and would
request Californians to observe the month by ensuring that their
companion animals receive the proper preventative care by
establishing a financial plan for pet health emergencies and by
contributing to charitable organizations that provide low-cost spay
and neutering services and vaccinations or funds to help low-income
individuals pay for veterinary care.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, An increasing number of dogs and cats in the United
States do not get the regular, preventative health care that they
need to stay healthy; and
   WHEREAS, Animal welfare organizations often bear the burden of
dealing with animal health care issues that could have been
prevented, such as dental and skin issues, nutritional deficiencies,
heartworm, pyometra, distemper, and parvo; and
   WHEREAS, It is the policy of the State of California to encourage
pet owners to take steps to responsibly care for their pets,
including providing for responsible nutrition and regular visits to a
veterinarian, and ensuring that their pets receive proper
preventative care such as vaccinations, spaying or neutering, oral
care, and heartworm prevention; and
   WHEREAS, National and local animal welfare organizations, animal
shelters, animal control agencies, veterinarians, and others engaged
in the care and feeding of pets will join together to advocate for
"Pet Care Education Month," which will help Californians receive
affordable preventative care for their pets throughout the month of
January  2015;  2016;  now, therefore, be
it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California
declares the month of January  2015   2016 
as Pet Care Education Month in California and requests Californians
to observe the month by ensuring that their companion animals receive
the proper preventative care by establishing a financial plan for
pet health emergencies and by contributing to charitable
organizations that provide low-cost spay and neuter services and
vaccinations or funds to help low-income individuals pay for
veterinary care; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.