DOF OPPOSES SB 250
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Date: Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:01 PM ((PDT))
FINANCE SAYS SB250 WILL ADD TO BUDGET DEFICIT Mandatory Spay and Neuter Doesn't Work
In their report on SB250, the California Finance Department of SB250 Opposes this bill as they say it will add to costs and that MSN has been Ineffective when tried. You can find the report at www.SB250.org or www cdoca.org.
We are sure that Senator Florez will point out that he has decided that State government will not have to pay the costs - but that doesn't change the Costs. It just transfers them to local governments.
And all of this comes at a time when HSUS, ASPCA and other groups are Asking the Governor to keep the Animal Mandates in effect. Since the State has Already says they will not be able to pay the costs already incurred to the Local governments for at least 4 years, we are not sure how extending it Another year helps. Temporarily pulling the Hayden Act does not require any Group to shorten an animal's stay; they can keep them for as long as they Want. But it would not reimburse local governments for dogs they keep and then Euthanize.
The Commission on State Mandates noted that the Hayden Act indeed Financially rewards the shelters who euthanize dogs rather than the shelters that Find homes for animals.
While the Business and Professions Committee may not care about increasing The budget deficit; each of the individual assembly members should be Concerned. So please contact them and send them a copy of the report.
The B&P Committee meeting is scheduled for 10:00 am on Tuesday, June 30th. If you have not written to the Committee Members, please do so.
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. You can find your
Representative at www.leginfo. ca.gov
You will also find more information on SB250 and the reasons it should be Defeated at 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.
PERMISSION TO CROSS POST
CDOC DogPAC Becomes A Reality
Concerned Dog Owners of California was formed as a 501(c)3 because our Primary focus is to educate legislators and others about issues concerning the Health and well being of dogs and the rights of responsible dog owners. It Is the reason we sponsor symposia and try to bring information on solutions.
But it has become apparent that California voters also wanted a vehicle Which could track the legislators who are working and voting for solutions (such as AB2291) and the ones who prefer MSN, even when they are provided With information on how it kills more dogs, increases costs, and doesn't keep dogs Out of shelters.
As a 527 organization, CDOC DogPAC is an actual Political Action Committee. Over the next few weeks we will be getting You more information on how to participate. But this is a vehicle whose Sole purpose will be voter's guides and monetarily supporting the candidates
Who are working toward solutions.
