Hearings Next Week For SB 250 and AB 241 More Info July 10, 2009 Despite mounting pressures to resolve California's looming budget crisis, the California legislature will be devoting time to two controversial animal rights bills next week. Not only do these bills distract lawmakers from their greatest priority, but SB 250 will ultimately siphon resources away from the state budget. SB 250, mandating spay/neuter for dogs and cats of owners who don't possess an unaltered license, will be heard in the Assembly Committee on Appropriations on Wednesday, July 15th at 9:00 am in Room 4202 of the State Capitol. Click here to link to our full alert on this bill, where you can write your Assembly Member and share the statistical evidence NAIA has gathered about the fiscal dangers of SB 250. <http://capwiz.com/naiatrust/issues/alert/?alertid=13612736&type=ST&show_alert=1 > AB 241, which would impose a cap of 50 on the number of intact dogs and cats that can be owned in California, is set for a hearing in the Senate Public Safety Committee on Tuesday, July 14th at 9:30 am in Room 4203 of the State Capitol. Click here to use our lobby tool to urge your Senator to oppose this dreadful bill. <http://capwiz.com/naiatrust/issues/alert/?alertid=13435426&type=ST&show_alert=1 > Even if you have already written your lawmakers, please send another message today, in light of the hearings next week, stressing any fiscal costs associated. California would be foolish and irresponsible to pass costly, experimental legislation that has no solid evidence of having worked anywhere it has been tried. In fact, just last week, the Department of Public Health Veterinary Services released their 2008 shelter data and the numbers from the poster child for mandatory spay/ neuter -- Santa Cruz -- are conspicuously absent. Notably, Los Angeles, which passed mandatory spay/neuter last year, already demonstrates a remarkably negative impact on shelter numbers. If you were to apply this trend statewide under mandatory spay/neuter, it would be devastating and incredibly costly. Thank you for taking action on behalf of California's pets and pet owners! If you received this email from a friend, be sure to sign up HERE <http://capwiz.com/naiatrust/mlm/signup/ >to receive NAIA Trust alerts in the future about important animal legislation in your state -- and nationally. JOIN OUR 18 YEAR MOVEMENT DONATE TO NAIA TRUST TODAY! ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================