Support SB 260 - Mandatory spay-neuter of CA pet - reduce pet overpopulation

[Guest guest]

As you know, our nation faces a companion animal overpopulation crisis, and

California is no exception—it is estimated that nearly a half million dogs and

cats must be euthanized in California annually because of a lack of good homes.

Animal control and sheltering operations cost California taxpayers approximately

$250 million each year.

 

A lifesaving piece of legislation that would help abate this crisis—Senate Bill

250, The Pet Responsibility Act—will be considered by the California State

Senate Local Government Committee on April 15. Please attend this hearing at

9:30 a.m. (the bill is scheduled for 11 a.m.) in Room 112 of the State Capitol

Building at 10th Street and Capitol Mall in Sacramento.

 

If it becomes law, SB 250 would prohibit any person from owning or possessing

any unaltered cat or dog unless that person obtains an unaltered dog permit or

keeps unaltered cats strictly indoors.

This legislation would make California a safer place and save animals' lives.

According to one study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, male

dogs who are not neutered are almost three times more likely to attack a human

being than are those who are sterilized. This bill would not just save animals'

lives; it would also save taxpayers, and the state, money.

Please politely call, fax, or (as a last resort) e-mail the Senate Local

Government Committee members and urge them to vote " Yes " on SB 250:

 

Senator Patricia Wiggins (Chair)

916-651-4002

916-323-6958 (fax)

 

Senator Dave Cox (Vice-Chair)

916-651-4001

916-324-2680 (fax)

 

Senator Samuel Aanestad

916-651-4004

916-445-7750 (fax)

 

Senator Christine Kehoe

916-651-4039

916-327-2188 (fax)

 

Senator Lois Wolk

916-651-4005

916-323-2304 (fax)

 

Also, kindly forward this message to others in California who might be willing

to lend their voices to this important issue.

Thank you for your compassion and action for animals.