California’s SB
250 The Pet Responsibility Act
www.YESonSB250.com
Each
year, over $250 million dollars is spent housing
and euthanizing homeless dogs and cats in California.
Approximately 1 million dogs and cats enter California’s
shelters each year, and over half of them are euthanized (killed)
simply because there are not enough homes.
This enormous number of homeless pets actually means that
every dog born in the state of California today has
nearly a 1 in 4 chance of ultimately becoming homeless and
dying in a shelter. Two-thirds of the cats entering
California shelters are euthanized. And, the number
of dogs and cats entering our shelters is currently on the
rise.
SB
250 provides a reasonable, fiscally responsible step
towards reducing pet overpopulation in California. The bill
simply requires that dogs be spayed or neutered unless their
owner/guardian obtains an unaltered dog license when they
license their animal.
SB 250 also requires that roaming cats
be spayed and neutered by their owner/guardian.
SB 250 The Pet Responsibility Act, is:
Fair. Licensed
dogs may be left unaltered if the owner/ guardian chooses.
Owners cited for violating local or state laws may have
their license revoked or be required to spay or neuter.
Fiscally responsible.
SB 250 saves the state millions of dollars by reducing homeless
pets.
Proven. Spay
and neuter laws have been shown effective for over 10 years.
In one community, the number of homeless animals was reduced
by over 60% after a similar law was implemented.
Forward thinking.
Similar spay and neuter legislation is currently being introduced
across the country, as legislators nationwide confront the
high costs associated with pet overpopulation.
Provides due process.
A full and fair hearing process is provided for matters
related to citations.
Flexible.
License costs, fines and implementation details are at the
discretion of local jurisdictions.
Widely supported.
A diverse coalition of elected officials, law enforcement
agencies, city and county agencies, humane societies and
SPCAs, veterinarians and veterinary hospitals, national
animal welfare organizations, California rescue organizations,
and thousands of individuals and organizations support spay
and neuter legislation like SB 250.
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California’s AB 241 The Responsible Breeder Act
How does AB 241 The Responsible Breeder Act of 2009 address
the problem of puppy mills?
Assemblyman
Nava’s bill addresses the problems puppy mills create by limiting
the number of intact cats or dogs a seller can maintain to 50. This bill
does not impact animal shelters, research facilities, pet stores, veterinarians,
groomers or boarding facilities. By limiting the number of animals who
can reproduce, this legislation will make enforcement of existing state
law possible and enable animal control to more effectively and efficiently
deal with complaints about dogs and cats living in squalid conditions
and receiving inadequate care. This legislation also addresses pet overpopulation
and the stress that large-scale breeders place on animal shelters and
our communities. Legislation limiting the number of dogs in puppy mills
was passed in 2008 in Louisiana and Virginia. Public concern about the
inhumane conditions in puppy mills is at an all-time high, due to recent
national news coverage and several large-scale cruelty investigations
and rescues. Outraged citizens are demanding an end to puppy mills.
Puppy mill supporters and animal industry lobbyists are out in force trying to kill this good bill. They want puppy mills to be able to house and breed unlimited animals in awful conditions without oversight. We still need more calls to make sure the Committee knows how just how strongly the public feels about these cruel puppy mills.
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here.
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