Save Animal’s Lives – Support California Healthy Pet Act
The California Healthy Pets Act AB1634
The Bumper Foundation, a Los Angeles Dog rescue and Dog adoption foundation asks you to please help save animals’ lives by supporting the California Healthy Pets Act (AB1634), which is coming up for a vote in the Senate in early ‘08.
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$250,000,000 of tax payers’ $$$ are spent each year on animal shelters.
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450,000+ animals were euthanized in California shelters in 2006.
The first ever state-wide neutering/spaying subsidy for low income families’ pets will be available from animal welfare group when AB1634 passes.
Please support AB1634. Copy, sign, and fax the attached letter.
It is best to also print your name, city & zip code. Please ask everyone you know to sign the letter & fax them to 310-274-2003.
Ask professionals your vet, business owners, corporations, and non profit organizations to write support letters on their letterheads & fax them to 310-274-2003.
Be part of history!
Thank you for helping all of California’s dogs and cats!
Buddy, a friend of Bumper’s
Call/fax/write your senator
to support AB1634
Dear Senator :
Re: AB1634
I urge you to support the California Healthy Pets Act (AB1634).
AB1634 is an important legislation concerning the costs of pet overpopulation. $250,000,000 of taxpayers’ dollars are spent each year on government funded shelters for the intake, housing, and euthanasia of dogs and cats.
An intact male dog can impregnate several female dogs, one female dog can give birth to a litter of 6 or more puppies. Those puppies can have their own litters within a year.
Cats are even worse.
The result is an overwhelming and undisputed problem of pet overpopulation.
AB1634 encourages owners to neuter/spay their pets. It requires no additional government funding. Enforcement of the neutering/spaying will be by existing Animal Control staff as part of their regular duties.
AB1634 does not impose undue burden on pet owners. Low-cost and free neutering/spaying is widely available throughout the state. The first state-wide neuterint/spaying subsidy for low income families’ pets will be available from animal welfare group when AB1634 passes the Senate.
AB1634 exempts guide/service/police dogs; owners of purebred or competitive dogs can get an exemption permit for a nominal fee. Sick pets are exempt if a veterinarian so determines.
AB1634 limits breeding from unlicensed people who profit from the sale of puppies and kittens without paying state and local income taxes. Many of these animals are unhealthy as a result of inbreeding, and end up in shelters because their owners cannot or will not pay for veterinarian bills, incurring additional taxpayers’ dollars.
I strongly urge you to support AB1634, the humane way to address the pet overpopulation problem and save taxpayers dollars. It is time to address this issue.
Sincerely,
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California State Legislature Information link:
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html
California Healthy Pets Act Home page
http://www.cahealthypets.com/ca-healthy-pets-ab-1634-home.php
Tags: AB1634, animal shelter, California Healthy Pets Act, Los Angeles Dog rescue and Los Angeles Dog adoption, neuter, spay, spay. neuter, the bumper foundation
