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California Statewide Spay-Neuter Bill Headed to State Assembly
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Introduced by state Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez, SB 250 would require that nearly all dogs and free-roaming cats be spayed or neutered. (Breeders would be required to obtain permits to keep unaltered animals.) California spends $250 million every year to shelter homeless animals, many of whom are eventually euthanized.
If it passes the State Assembly, SB 250 will save lives. After Santa Cruz County enacted similar legislation, the number of euthanized animals dropped by 60 percent, so it's crucial that this legislation becomes law.
Concerned Californians—please don't wait to write a letter (calls and e-mails won't be effective at this time) to your state assemblymember in support of SB 250. Put this quick, simple task on today's "To Do" list and it can lead to a huge victory for animals on tomorrow's "Ta-da!" list.
Posted by Karin Bennett
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I hope California remains a champion of animal rights, vegetarianism, wildlife conservation and nature preservation.
Posted by: Brien Comerford | June 3, 2009 09:15 PM
The progress in reducing the killing in CA shelters has been phenomenal. You understand, of course, that Santa Cruz actually lagged the rest of the state in reducing its killing?
Posted by: Chuck Bridges | June 3, 2009 11:12 PM
all animals should be spayed or neutered but no animal should be murdered just because they are homeless.PLEASE PLEASE read the book : Redemption the Myth of Pet Overpopulation and the No Kill Revolution in America by
Nathan J Winograd
we as a speciesist society keep people who are are considered brain dead alive by machines, we house rapists and murders in jails and yet we "euthanize" =murder healthy and innocent animals due to lack of a home? that has got to change.
"there are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the roots" -Henry David Throreau
"custom will reconcile people to any atrocity"- William Shakespeare
Posted by: simara | June 4, 2009 01:25 AM
This is so weird that I am hearing about this today for the first time. Yesterday, I saw a bumper sticker on a car that read:
"My dog= my choice say no to spay and neuter laws"
Even before reading about the law, i was appalled that someone thinks more about themselves then the well being of millions of animals, and was wondering what law they were even talking about.
Hopefully it passes though! Go California!
Posted by: Linda | June 4, 2009 11:42 AM
Go Cali!!! Wake up Connecticut - there's more to life than working on the damn roads!
Posted by: carla | June 5, 2009 10:16 AM
Wow California!!!!!!!! Please tell us how this was done. Here in Miami is like a slaughter house. Dogs and cats are killed by the thousands and just driving you can see at least one dead dog and one dead cat on the road a day. Please contact me to let me know how this law can me implemented here. This city is a mess!!!!
Im so happy for pets in California. Congratulations!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Carolina Pagani | September 7, 2009 11:42 PM