from another list....... There is no space or money for released or stray animals in CA, and they want to push through a bill that will cost more and increase numbers in shelters? The answer, apparently, is to fly them to other states for rescue?!?!? __________ FIRST ARTICLE: Salinas Animal Services reduces holding time for stray animals August 13, 2009 Citing the state's budget cuts, the Salinas Animal Services has reduced the number of days they can hold a stray animal before it's put up for adoption, transferred to a rescue agency or euthanized. The shelter has changed the holding time for lost animals from four to three business days, officials said. The move took in to effect Wednesday. The decision, officials said, stemmed from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger suspending the mandates, under the Hayden law, for the 2009-10 fiscal year. The bill, passed in 1998, extended the length of time a shelter can hold the animal. This means owners will only have three days to reclaim their animals. The days don't include the day the animal came in the shelter, officials said. "People should come to the shelter immediately when they realize their pet is gone," said Animal Services Manager Cindy Burnham. "Don't wait." http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20090813/NEWS01/90813037 ==SECOND ARTICLE Free Air Transport for Rescue Dogs in September! Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:55:26 -0700 From: Nicky <harbordogs@xxxxxxx> * Hey, Everyone! If you haven't signed up for this yet, it looks like a fantastic way to get a bunch of our dogs out of L.A. in September!* *Let's make a statement by taking advantage of this wonderful opportunity to send our L.A. dogs to rescues we normally can't get transport to! * *For full information go to http://pilotsnpaws.org/guidelines/pnp5000-guidelines/.* ** *Nicky* *Volunteer/Harbor Shelter* ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================