Monday, June 15, 2009
In an effort to balance the failing California budget, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is making a proposal that will effect those that don’t have a voice and certainly didn’t choose to be put where they are. Those are animals in shelters. The Governor is trying to cut funding to the state’s shelters and shorten the amount of time animals are held in government sponsored shelters from 6 to 3 days before they are euthanized! This means that any lost, abandoned, stray, adoptable animals will have half the time to find its lost owner or a forever family and in essence, it doubles the number of animals in shelters that will be euthanized.
This proposal isn’t even a profitable solution to a deficit caused by greed and careless spending. This would also change the previous mandate passed by the state of California in 1998 which gives all animals 6 days to be adopted out of government funded shelters before they are euthanized. Sadly, 6 days isn’t enough time to save millions of these animals from euthanization each year. Click here to read more about this issue.
Here is how you can help:
Sign this petition for Governor Schwarzenegger outlining your opposition to the issue
Click here to find your senator and assemblyman’s phone numbers to call them and voice your opinion on this issue
Call Governor Schwarzenegger directly at 916.445.2841 and tell him how you feel about this issue
As someone who currently has 2 shelter dogs and who has adopted shelter animals my whole life, I feel it is more important to do something to help these animals rather than nothing. If that means adopting shelter animals, fantastic! If it means signing a petition or calling a government official, great! Spreading the word about the issue, awesome! Everything counts. Thank you for anything you can do to give these animals a second chance.
