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POPSOne More Try - SB 250 CA Spaying & Neutering (Florez) Is this bill different than Mancuso's AB 1634 "CA Healthy Pets Act?" Currently SB 250 requires an "owner or custodian" to provide a certificate of sterility, unless written confirmation is obtained from a licensed veterinarian that serious bodily harm, or death would result from spaying, or neutering the animal. California animal owners are wary of a change in the legal status of animals as a result of the use of a term other than owner. Custodian does not have a legal definition and is not legally equivalent to the term guardian. Still, the use of the word custodian will cause reticence for some to support SB 250. I currently hold a watch position for this bill.
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POPSWhere will they go? What will happen to these animals if they don't have a place to go? Zoos or sanctuaries are not going to be able to take them all.
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POPSProtect Pets Write to the Governor and your state representatives to stop taxation of veterinary services. Health care services should not be taxed, even for animals.
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POPSShortage of veterinarians Although veterinarians are recognized as a common profession, most people would be surprised that there are so few vets in the USA. The American Veterinary Medical Association has about 78,000 members.