I blogged previously about Governor Brown's plan to repeal important provisions of the Hayden Law. Enacted in 1998, it is
Governor Brown's proposal shortened holding times from 6 days to 3 days and eliminated rules mandating that shelters keep some evening or weekend hours so working families can retrieve their missing animals.[1] The Hayden Law has been suspended since 2009, but supporters feel it is important to keep it on the books. Governor Brown's office claims the law does not increase adoptions and says a repeal would save tens of millions of dollars.
Animal welfare workers and advocates, including Tom Hayden himself have lambasted state legislators and the governor's office with phone calls, faxes, and emails since Brown's proposal in January.[2] A petition through change.org (which I signed) collected over 61,000 signatures. The California Assembly Budget Subcommittee rejected Governor Brown's attempt to repeal critical elements of the Hayden Law on March 14. The attempted repeal went to the State Senate Budget Subcommittee on April 11th, and it was again unanimously rejected. Due to term limits, retirements, and a new open primary and redistricting, many races on the June ballot will be a free-for-all and some incumbents face uncertainty. It looks as though legislators do not want to alienate the animal activists. Although Brown's proposal is not dead yet, this second unanimous rejection puts it in serious jeopardy.
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