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Hollywood Stars for Cali Spay/Neuter Bill
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Update: The California Healthy Pets Act has passed the Assembly, and is on its way to the State Senate Committee! Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to push the bill this far — I’ll keep you updated on the Senate vote as it progresses.
California's Healthy Pets Act just got a lot more Hollywood support with a new celebrity-filled petition. Star Trek's Captain Kirk, Grey’s Anatomy hottie Katherine Heigl, Studio 60's Bradley Whitford, and CSI's Jorja Fox, along with Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling, director Richard Linklater, and more than a dozen other Hollywood stars, including Captain Kirk, have signed a PETA petition pledging support for Assembly Bill 1634—the California Healthy Pets Act—which mandates spay-neuter surgeries for cats and dogs. The bill is scheduled for a floor vote this week. Did I mention Captain Kirk signed the petition?!?! (I know it’s not the first time PETA's teamed up with The Captain, but it’s the first time I got to report on it. Thanks for understanding.)
This petition is just the latest act of celebrity support for the bill. In recent weeks funny guy Bill Maher recorded a “New Rule” supporting the bill and PETA released another PSA for the bill featuring Kevin Nealon, Mike White, Ami James, and other celebs.
It's not just celebrities who are coming out in support of this bill. The Healthy Pets Act has already gained support from hundreds of animal protection organizations, veterinarians, city police departments. The vote is coming up early this week and if you live in California the animals need your support. Please use our handy web form to contact your assembly person today. If you won’t do it for the animals’ sake, do it for The Captain.
Click the image below to view the full petition.
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I'm European but I hope with all my heart that this law shall pass and thanks to PETA and all the famous animal Angels!
Posted by: Dog Mother | June 4, 2007 01:14 PM
The for-profit breeders are doing everything they can to fight this
All those lobbies that make cash from unaltered dogs- the AKC, the puppy millers, the dog fighters
One for-profit breeder even poses as a "pet care columnist" and writes propaganda against the bill for a CA newspaper.
No mention of her breeder interests or income in that column. Shame.
Posted by: kelly | June 4, 2007 05:56 PM
BILL,
YOU RULE.....
Judith
Posted by: Judith, Freedom Fighter | June 5, 2007 03:35 PM
Let's look past the fact that
breeders are against this act,
that is a given.
There is something even more
important to consider. If
you care for your pets, you
will have them spayed or
neutered at a young age,
generally about the 6 month
time frame. Not only does
this help control the over
population problem, but it
has health benefits for your
pets. When dogs and cats
are not altered (spayed/neutered), the run
a higher risk of certain
cancers - prostrate cancer
for males, breast and uterine
cancers for females. By
altering your pet early,
the hormonal changes are
stopped, thus reducing the
risk.
Posted by: Sara Millard | June 9, 2007 08:33 PM
I think this is an absolutely fantastic bill that, if passed, could hopefully start a trend that could drastically affect the vast numbers of homeless pets currently in shelters. Yes, the average companion animal guardian will no longer be able to breed their pets simply for the fun of having babies, but it is a way to protect the innocent kittens and puppies from potental suffering for people to have this pleasure. If people can't figure out that spay/neuter is a responsibility of pet guardianship, maybe it's time the government regulated it. The less homeless pets there are, the more money will be freed up to use for other community issues with a less easily solvable answer.
Posted by: Emily | June 11, 2007 04:31 PM