(HealthNewsDigest.com) - During this tough economic time, people are desperately looking for ways to cut costs. Sadly, all across the country people are abandoning their pets because they have no money to take care of them-they lost their job, their home, etc. What can we do to help these pets? Well, the answer is simple- spay and neuter laws. Judie Mancuso, president of Social Compassion In Legislation (SCIL), a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization focused on reducing pet overpopulation through legislation, (www.SocialCompassionInLegislation.org)and several other organizations and companies such as Karma Rescue, The Humane Society, and YogaFit are working hard to get SB 250 passed in California, a bill that requires that dogs be spayed or neutered in California unless their owner/guardian obtains an unaltered dog license when they license their animal.
Each year, over $250 million dollars is spent housing and euthanizing homeless dogs and cats in California. Approximately one 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.
The time has come for SB 250 The Pet Responsibility Act, a common sense, fiscally responsible method for reducing California’s tragic, expensive pet overpopulation crisis.
For more information visit www.YESonSB250.com.
