California
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:32 pm
Mandatory Spay and Neuter Bill....unless YOU have already been neutered I would think you'll help do something about it.
SB250 TO BE HEARD JUNE 30th
Business and Professions
FLOREZ GETS SB250 ASSIGNED TO B&P
Nothing in the proposed ordinance relates to committee.
SB250 has been assigned to a Committee.
As anticipated, Florez was able to get this assigned to the Business and Professions committee in spite of the fact that no businesses or professions are affected. When AB1634 was in the Assembly, it required action from veterinarians. This bill does not.
So you need to mark June 30th on your calendar!
On June 2nd the Committee Consultant advised CDOC that letters needed to be in early if they are to be counted. That means your Clubs, organizations and businesses need to get their letters in right away. While they will not list letters from individuals she said they MAY include the count in the analysis.
When this bill was in the Senate, dog people, while writing to one another, were largely silent. One of the things that is in our favor is that there are many more of us that vote than there are of animal rights people. So make your voice count and let your views be heard.
When you write your letter, be sure you state Oppose SB 250 As Proposed to be Amended - and then note in the letter that you are aware of the amendments, but do not believe they are sufficient.
While we have been following the amendments closely they continue to be aimed at responsible owners and owned dogs - resulting in more deaths and higher costs. After 5:00 pm PST you will be able to find sample letters under the Resources tab at http://www.sb250.org.
The B&P Committee meets at 9:30 am on Tuesdays.
Letters should be sent to
Rebecca May
Associate Consultant
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-319-3301
916-319-3306
You also need to send a copy to every member of the Business and Professions Committee as well as your own Assembly Member.
Addresses are here.
You will also find more information on SB250 and the reasons it should be defeated at http://www.sb250.org.
If you work as hard on defeating SB 250 as you did on AB1634, it will fail. And, when you read the text, you will see that this is a much worse bill. If you sell or give away and dog and do not go through all the new legislative hoops that this bill requires, you can lose your right to ever own an intact dog again. Giving a dog to your parents or your children or your sister or the service organization you support is all it takes to trigger this.
Making a mistake on the sales tax issue on a dog also would trigger the penalty against owning an intact dog.
The owner, custodian, applicant, or licensee has violated a
state law, or a city, county, or other local governmental provision
relating to the care and control of animals.
This is not the time for apathy. This is the time to make calls, send faxes, send emails and make sure that the thousands of dog organizations in California get their letters into the Committee THIS WEEK.
SB250 TO BE HEARD JUNE 30th
Business and Professions
FLOREZ GETS SB250 ASSIGNED TO B&P
Nothing in the proposed ordinance relates to committee.
SB250 has been assigned to a Committee.
As anticipated, Florez was able to get this assigned to the Business and Professions committee in spite of the fact that no businesses or professions are affected. When AB1634 was in the Assembly, it required action from veterinarians. This bill does not.
So you need to mark June 30th on your calendar!
On June 2nd the Committee Consultant advised CDOC that letters needed to be in early if they are to be counted. That means your Clubs, organizations and businesses need to get their letters in right away. While they will not list letters from individuals she said they MAY include the count in the analysis.
When this bill was in the Senate, dog people, while writing to one another, were largely silent. One of the things that is in our favor is that there are many more of us that vote than there are of animal rights people. So make your voice count and let your views be heard.
When you write your letter, be sure you state Oppose SB 250 As Proposed to be Amended - and then note in the letter that you are aware of the amendments, but do not believe they are sufficient.
While we have been following the amendments closely they continue to be aimed at responsible owners and owned dogs - resulting in more deaths and higher costs. After 5:00 pm PST you will be able to find sample letters under the Resources tab at http://www.sb250.org.
The B&P Committee meets at 9:30 am on Tuesdays.
Letters should be sent to
Rebecca May
Associate Consultant
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-319-3301
916-319-3306
You also need to send a copy to every member of the Business and Professions Committee as well as your own Assembly Member.
Addresses are here.
You will also find more information on SB250 and the reasons it should be defeated at http://www.sb250.org.
If you work as hard on defeating SB 250 as you did on AB1634, it will fail. And, when you read the text, you will see that this is a much worse bill. If you sell or give away and dog and do not go through all the new legislative hoops that this bill requires, you can lose your right to ever own an intact dog again. Giving a dog to your parents or your children or your sister or the service organization you support is all it takes to trigger this.
Making a mistake on the sales tax issue on a dog also would trigger the penalty against owning an intact dog.
The owner, custodian, applicant, or licensee has violated a
state law, or a city, county, or other local governmental provision
relating to the care and control of animals.
This is not the time for apathy. This is the time to make calls, send faxes, send emails and make sure that the thousands of dog organizations in California get their letters into the Committee THIS WEEK.