SCASC SPECIAL EDITION - February 13, 2012
Many of you have asked what you could do to Stop the Repeal of the Hayden Law by Governor Brown, so a Form Letter has been provided below by Mr. Tom Epperson of Laguna Hills:
This is a letter everyone can use to send to Governor Brown and to your State Senators and Legislators to protest the Governor's repeal of the “Hayden Law” which requires shelters to wait at least four to six days before killing a pet, rather than the 72-hour minimum that prevailed prior to 1999. It also requires California shelters to schedule their operating hours to allow working people to visit during weekends and evenings so that they can find their missing companion animals or adopt an animal that would otherwise be put to death, and mandates that animals be provided needed veterinary care.
Dog Park is also circulating an online petition calling on Gov. Brown “not to kill thousands of innocent shelter animals” to solve the state’s budget woes at: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/protect-shelter-animals/
The postal address, the phone #s and the e-mail address for the Governor of CA. are also noted below.
Governor Jerry Brown
c/o State Capitol, Suite 1173
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 445-2841
Fax: (916) 558-3160
e- mail - http://gov.ca.gov/m_contact.php
FORM LETTER:
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Dear [recipient name inserted here],
As both an animal advocate and a taxpayer in California, I am shocked and disheartened that SB 1785, the Hayden Law, is in danger of being repealed in an attempt to fix our state's budget problems and/or fund high-speed rail.
The Orange County Animal Shelter already has one of the highest kill rates in the nation.
Repealing the Hayden Act will certainly exacerbate the problem. Our shelters should not be looked at as holding cells where animals sit and wait to die without medical attention even if they are sick or injured.
When a life is on the line, every day counts, and cutting down the number of days that animals must be held will mean an unnecessary death sentence for untold numbers of animals and heartbreak for families who reasonably expect animal shelters to provide humane care and make good faith efforts to reunite stray pets with their owners.
We all know our state needs to sort out the budget, but this is the wrong way to do it. Please don't punish our pets; do not repeal the Hayden Law.
I am proud to live in California, a state full of animal lovers, and I know that you will do all you can to keep California a state where citizens can be proud of the way we treat and care for our pets. Orange County pets need more protection: not less.
Thank you for taking the time to consider my opinion on this matter.
Sincerely,
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