Yesterday, AB 595 (Bowie's Law) unanimously passed the California Assembly Business & Professions Committee, despite opposition from nearly every shelter in the state, the National Animal Control Association, the ASPCA, Best Friends, the California State Association of Counties, the League of California Cities, and the Teamsters (a full list of opponents is below).
The list of naysayers is mind-boggling. The fact that there even needs to be a law to do the right thing for animals is mind-boggling. Hopefully people will remember this list when these same agencies solicit for donations to their "cause".
What reasons / excuses did these entities give for opposing Bowie's Law? WHY?
I'm really surprised that Best Friends Animal Society opposed this law. They are the organization that pioneered No-Kill, and that sponsor the No-Kill conferences ((now called No More Homess Pets conferences). I spent a week working with cats at Best Friends Sanctuary in 1998 or 1999. Their opposition to save lives through opposing Bowie's Law is beyond my comprehension.
The list of naysayers is mind-boggling. The fact that there even needs to be a law to do the right thing for animals is mind-boggling. Hopefully people will remember this list when these same agencies solicit for donations to their "cause".
What reasons / excuses did these entities give for opposing Bowie's Law? WHY?
I'm really surprised that Best Friends Animal Society opposed this law. They are the organization that pioneered No-Kill, and that sponsor the No-Kill conferences ((now called No More Homess Pets conferences). I spent a week working with cats at Best Friends Sanctuary in 1998 or 1999. Their opposition to save lives through opposing Bowie's Law is beyond my comprehension.