THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS
PROFESSIONS IN ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT WILL COME TO ORDER
GOOD AFTERNOON. THE SENATE
CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE PUBLIC
, BOTH IN PERSON AND VIA THE
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE FOR
INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT. THE PARTICIPANT
NUMBER IS 8772. AND THE ACCESS
CODE IS 57000. 0009. WE'RE
HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE HEARING IN
OUR 21 ST LOCATION. I'D ASK THAT
ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
REPORT TO ROOM 2100, SO WE'RE
ABLE TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM. IN
THE ABSENCE OF THE QUORUM. WE
WILL BEGIN THE HEARING. WE HAVE
ONE RESOLUTION ON TODAY'S
AGENDA. AND THAT'S
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CHOLERA. YOU
HAVE ONE MEASURE A CR 86, PLEASE
PROCEED. WHEN READY. THANK YOU,
SIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR
CHAIR, SENATORS. A CR 86 WOULD
ENCOURAGE STATE LOCAL, NONPROFIT
AND PRIVATE PARTNERS TO WORK
TOGETHER TO IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS
THAT ADDRESS THE STATE'S ANIMAL
SHELTER. OVERPOPULATION PROBLEM.
CALIFORNIA'S ANIMAL SHELTERS ARE
OVERCROWDED AND OVERWHELMED.
MANY SHELTERS ARE SO FULL THERE
FORCE RESORT TO EXTREME MEASURES
LIKE TURNING AWAY STRAY ANIMALS
AND EUTHANIZING HEALTHY ONES FOR
SPACE. FORTUNATELY SPAY AND
NEUTER SURGERIES ARE AN
EFFECTIVE MEANS OF LIMITING THE
UNCHECKED POPULATION. HOWEVER
UNSUBSIDIZED PAIN NEUTER
SURGERIES ARE EXPENSIVE, COSTING
HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS PER ANIMAL.
LIKEWISE THE SUPPLY OF LOW AND
NO COST SERVICES CANNOT MEET
DEMAND LEADING TWO MONTHS LONG
WAIT LIST FOR MANY PROCEDURES.
THIS ISSUE IS FURTHER
EXACERBATED BY A CHRONIC
VETERINARIAN SHORTAGE THAT
LEAVES CRITICAL AND NOODLE
FACILITIES WITHOUT PROPER
STAFFING. A CR 86 RECOGNIZES AND
ADDRESSES, THE MANY COMPOUNDING
CAUSES OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER,
OVERPOPULATION CRISIS. FIRST IT
URGES THE VETERINARY MEDICAL
BOARD TO ENCOURAGE AT A STATE
VETERINARY STAFF REGISTERED TO
PRACTICE IN CALIFORNIA. SECOND
IT ENCOURAGES STATE LOCAL,
NONPROFIT AND PRIVATE PARTNERS
TO DEVELOP AND FUND HIGH VOLUME
SPAY AND NEUTERING SERVICES
ACROSS THE STATE. FINALLY IT
ASKED THE STATE TO ENCOURAGE
CALIFORNIANS TO ADOPT ANIMALS
FROM SHELTER INSTEAD OF BUYING
THEM FROM BREEDERS. BY
ENCOURAGING THESE STEPS. IT'S
YOUR 86 AIMS TO ALLEVIATE THE
PRESSURE FELT BY OUR ANIMAL
SHELTERS AND ENSURE THEY ARE
ABLE TO GIVE VULNERABLE ANIMALS
THAT CARE THAT THEY NEED. AND
ULTIMATELY BY INVESTING IN SPAIN
. NEUTER PROGRAMS INVESTING IN
OUR SHELTERS. WE SAVE MONEY IN
THE LONG RUN. THE COSTS OF THESE
OVERRUN SHELTERS IS ENORMOUS,
AND WE KNOW THAT IF ADDITIONALLY
JUST BY LOOKING MATTER WHERE YOU
ARE IN THIS STATE IN LOS
ANGELES, I'M IN SAN JOSE. WE CAN
SEE THE CRISIS UNFOLDING BEFORE
OUR EYES. IN FACT, TODAY EARLIER
TODAY AT A PRESS CONFERENCE WE
HEARD FROM A LOCAL
REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE
SACRAMENTO S P. C. A WHO
INDICATED THAT THEY BUILT A
BEAUTIFUL $4 MILLION FACILITY
THAT CAN DO SPAY AND NEUTER. THE
PROBLEM IS THERE AREN'T ENOUGH
VETERINARIANS TO ACTUALLY DO THE
PROCEDURE, SO THEY'RE ONLY
SERVICING 20,000 ANIMALS A YEAR
. THEY CAN DO A WHOLE LOT MORE,
AND I BET WE CAN REPEAT THAT
STORY THROUGHOUT THE STATE, AND
SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT A CR 86
GRATEFUL TO THE MANY. OH
AUTHORS, BOTH ON THE ASSEMBLY
AND SENATE SIDE AND WITH ME
PROVIDE SUPPORTING TESTIMONY.
OUR FIRST PRISCILLA PRESLEY,
ACTOR, PHILANTHROPIST AND
EXTRAORDINARY GLOBAL ANIMAL
ADVOCATE AND FOLLOW, FOLLOWED BY
JUDY MANCUSO, FOUNDER CEO AND
PRESIDENT OF SOCIAL COMPASSION
AND LEGISLATION EXPRESSLY BEFORE
WE PROCEED WITH YOUR LEAD
WITNESSES, ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
LET'S ESTABLISH A QUORUM. ROTH
HERE HERE WHEN OF ARGYLL ABARGIL
HAIR ARCHULETTA TO HEAR ASHBY
ASHBY HERE, BECKER DODD. DODD
HERE. EGGMAN EGGMAN HERE. GLASER
NILO HERE. SMALLWOOD CREVASSE.
WE'LL HAVE WELCOME. WE HAVE A
QUORUM, MISS PRESLEY. THANK YOU
FOR JOINING US. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR ROTH AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING
ME TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY ABOUT
A CR 86. AND IT'S CALLED THE
ACTION THAT I HOPE YOU WILL ALL
TAKE TO HEART. SADLY OUR
APPROACH TO COMBATING PET
OVERPOPULATION HAS BEEN
INEFFECTIVE AND INCAPABLE OF
PREVENTION. AS WE TEND TO TACKLE
TACKLE IT AND REACTIVE MANNER
RATHER THAN ADOPTING A PROACTIVE
AND COST EFFECTIVE APPROACH. THE
MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THIS
RESOLUTION, IN MY OPINION, IS
THAT IT HIGHLIGHTS THE
IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION, WHICH
IS CONSISTENTLY MORE ECONOMICAL
THAN REACTING AFTER THE FACT.
OUR LOCAL JURISDICTION SPENT
OVER $400 MILLION PER YEAR AND
OPERATING ANIMAL SHELTERS AND
ANIMAL CONTROL. BUT AS A STATE.
WE CONTRIBUTE LESS THAN 500,000
TOWARDS SPAY AND NEUTER
PROGRAMS. OUR STATE MUST BECOME
AS PRO ACTIVE IN THIS FIELD AS
IT IS IN NUMEROUS OTHER DOMAINS.
TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS IN
REDUCING OVERPOPULATION AND
MEDICATION. THE ASSOCIATED COSTS
OF ANIMAL SERVICES THROUGHOUT
THE STATE. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT
RESOURCES ARE ALLOCATED TO
EXPAND LOW COST SPAY. SPAIN A
AND NEUTERS SERVICES ACROSS THE
STATE. BUT MORE THAN A PHYSICAL
ISSUE. THIS IS A HUMANE ISSUE
DOGS AND CATS LANGUAGE IN OUR
STATE'S SHELTERS. OFTEN TIME
WITH VERY LITTLE INTERACTION
WITH OTHER ANIMALS OR LOVING
HUMAN COMPANIONS. AND WHEN
THEY'RE NOT BEING ADOPTED, WHICH
IS THE MAJORITY OF THEM, THEY'RE
EUTHANIZED. WE HAVE A MORAL
OBLIGATION TO PREVENT HARM TO
THESE ANIMALS, WHICH HAVE
EVOLVED AND BEEN BRED TO LOVE US
AND NEED US. LET ME JUST SAY IN
CLOSING. THAT FOR ANIMALS IN
CALIFORNIA TODAY IS AS IS AN
IMPORTANT DAY. TAKE A STAND.
CALIFORNIA HAS OFTEN BEEN A
GUIDING LIGHT, LEADING THE
NATION IN EMBRACING CHANGE FOR
THE BETTER. IT'S TIME FOR US TO
SHINE THAT LIGHT AND THE WELFARE
OF OUR ANIMAL FRIENDS. THIS
HUMBLE PROPOSAL CALLS ON THIS
LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATOR
LEGISLATURE. THE GOVERNOR AND
ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO SUPPORT
AFFORDABLE VETERINARIAN CARE AND
SPAIN NUDIST SERVICES TO THOSE
WHO NEED IT MOST BY MAKING IT
AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE, WHICH
IS NOT THE CASE NOW. IN OUR HOME
TOGETHER. ELVIS ALWAYS HAD A
SPECIAL BOND WITH HIS ANIMALS,
ESPECIALLY HIS DOGS AND HORSES.
HE WOULD MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH
TO ENSURE THEIR WELL BEING. AND
WE WERE A TEAM IN THAT WAY, AND
THAT'S WHY I CONTINUE TO DO WHAT
DO YOU DO FOR ANIMALS AROUND THE
GLOBE? SPEAKING TO THOSE WHO
HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE THINGS
TO BE BETTER? SO I THANK YOU.
FOR THE INVALUABLE TIME AND
ATTENTION TODAY. I ASK THAT YOU
PLEASE LISTEN. NOT JUST WITH
YOUR EARS, EARS BUT WITH YOUR
HEARTS. THE VOICES THAT CANNOT
SPEAK BUT RESONATE THROUGH OUR
ACTIONS. I HAVE FAITH IN OUR
ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES. AND I
EAGERLY ANTICIPATE THE POSITIVE
CHANGES THAT WILL RIPPLE ACROSS
CALIFORNIA WHEN YOU CHOOSE TO
STAND WITH US ON THIS JOURNEY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR
PRESLEY. MR MANCUSO. HI THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING THIS
HEARING FOR US TODAY. LET ME
TELL YOU HOW WE GOT HERE. UM AT
THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, MY
GROUP COMES UP WITH THE BILLS
THAT WERE GOING GOING TO DO AND
WE SHOP FOR AUTHORS. BUT MY
PHONE WAS RINGING OFF THE HOOK
WEEK AFTER WEEK FROM RESCUE
COMMUNITY SHELTER WORKERS
SHELTER DIRECTOR SAYING JUDY
WERE OVER CAPACITY WERE TURNING
AWAY ANIMALS. THERE'S NO
VETERINARIANS DO SOMETHING. WHAT
CAN YOU DO? BECAUSE I'VE BEEN IN
THIS ARENA FOR 17 YEARS. MOST OF
YOU KNOW ME THAT I'VE BEEN HERE
DOING THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
AND I SAID, WELL, IT'S WE NEED A
STATE OF EMERGENCY. SO I
CONTACTED THE GOVERNOR AND I
SAID, WE NEED A STATE OF
EMERGENCY FOR ANIMAL SHELTERS.
AND HE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO
DEDICATED STAFF PERSON TO ME
THAT I SPOKE TO, AND I FOUND OUT
THAT STATE OF EMERGENCIES ARE
ONLY FOR NATURAL DISASTERS AND
WAR. SO GIVEN THAT WE NEEDED TO
DO SOMETHING, AND WE NEEDED TO
DO IT RIGHT AWAY, AND I
APPROACHED THE BIGGEST ANIMAL
LOVER IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AS CHOLERA, AND
I SAID, PLEASE, OSH, CAN WE DO
SOMETHING? EVEN IF IT'S A
RESOLUTION, LET'S JUST SET THE
SET THE NARRATIVE HERE BECAUSE
AFTER COVID YOU KNOW THINGS LOOK
GOOD AT COVID. OH, THE SHELTERS
ARE EMPTY. EVERYBODY'S ADOPTING
. WELL WHAT HAPPENED WAS THEY
DID BUT THEN, WHEN THEY RETURNED
TO WORK ARE THEY LOST THEIR HOME
. THEY ENDED UP RELINQUISHING
THEIR ANIMALS. AND THE OTHER
THING THAT HAPPENED TO US IS
THAT PEOPLE STARTED BREATHING
FOR THAT QUICK BUCK. RIGHT
BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE OUT
OF WORK. AND SO THEY DECIDED.
WOW HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY AND
THEY STARTED BREEDING. SO WE HAD
SHELTERS CLOSING. AH THANK YOU,
SENATOR NGUYEN FOR JOINING US
AND THE SENATOR KNOWS, UH, IN
ORANGE COUNTY. WE JUST HAD A
GRAND JURY REPORT OUT ABOUT OUR
SHELTERS BEING CLOSED AND THEY
NEED TO BE OPEN. THIS IS NOT
JUST. SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING OF
YOU IS TO HELP US TO RESET THE
NARRATIVE ON ADOPT, SPAY AND
NEUTER, STOP BREEDING AND GIVE
MONEY TO FROM THE STATE ON A
SUSTAINABLE BASIS BECAUSE THE
LOCAL JURISDICTIONS CANNOT
HANDLE IT, SO I WENT COMPLETELY
OFF SCRIPT. BUT I THINK I'VE
SAID MY PIECE, SO THANK YOU. AND
WE LOOK FOR YOUR HELP TODAY,
LIKE EVERY DAY GOING FORWARD
UNTIL WE SOLVE THIS, SO THANK
YOU. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
NOW LET'S TURN TO ANY OTHER
WITNESSES HERE IN ROOM 2100, WHO
WISH TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OF A
CR 86 ANY WITNESSES IN SUPPORT.
STEP ON UP. I WASN'T PREPARED,
BUT I'M ALWAYS PREPARED FOR
ANIMALS. UM I'M SIMONE REYES.
I'M ON THE BOARD OF SOCIAL
COMPASSION LEGISLATION ON THE
VICE PRESIDENT OF
COMMUNICATIONS. UM OVER THE
PANDEMIC. IT WAS ALL HANDS ON
DECK. I'M A WELL KNOWN ANIMAL
RIGHTS ACTIVISTS. BUT I JOINED
IN IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE I SAW
THAT THE SHELTERS WERE IN
TROUBLE. AND WHAT I FOUND
ACTUALLY WAS THAT IT'S NOT ONLY
DOGS AND CATS. IT'S ALSO FARM
ANIMALS. A FARM ANIMAL IS, YOU
KNOW BASICALLY PURCHASED BY
BREEDERS. PEOPLE THINK THAT
THEY'RE MICRO PIGS. THERE'S NO
SUCH THING. SUDDENLY THERE ARE
100 AND £5200. THEY END UP IN
THE SHELTERS WHERE THEY'RE
EITHER EUTHANIZED OR THEIR
ADOPTED OUT WITHOUT BEING FIXED
. THEY COULD HAVE AS MANY AS 13
BABIES. IT'S HORRIFIC, AND THESE
ARE LITTLE PIGS, TYPICALLY THAT
ARE SMARTER THAN TODDLERS
SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN TO BE
SMARTER THAN OUR BELOVED DOGS.
SO ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO TO
HELP THIS SITUATION? WE AS
RESCUERS ARE DROWNING, AND WE
ARE DESPERATE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU FOR JOINING US ANY OTHER
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT. SEEING
THEN LET'S TURN TO ANY LEAD
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION HERE IN
ROOM 2100. ANY OPPOSITION
WITNESSES IN THE HEARING ROOM.
SEEING NONE. LET'S TURN TO
WITNESSES WAITING TO TESTIFY VIA
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE MODERATOR
IF YOU PLEASE PROMPT ANY
WITNESSES WAITING TO TESTIFY,
EITHER IN SUPPORT OR IN
OPPOSITION TO THIS MEASURE WILL
TAKE THAT TESTIMONY NOW. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR, AND IF YOU WISH
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION, PLEASE PRESS ONE
THAN ZERO AT THIS TIME. IN JUST
A MOMENT WAS MR CHAIR WHILE WE
GATHER THE LINE NUMBER.
AND WE'LL GO TO LINE NUMBER. 12,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI I'M
STEPHANIE STEVENS WITH GREATER
LOS ANGELES ANIMALS
COLLABORATIVE AND MY RESCUE
CULTURE FELINE THE LOVE. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY, AND I WANT TO BE
BRIEF, BUT THIS MEANS A GREAT
DEAL TO ME. YOU KNOW, IT'S 2023
AND WE'RE KILLING CATS, DOGS AND
OTHER ANIMALS AND SHELTER IN OUR
SHELTERS, RATHER, AT A RATE THAT
SEEMS VERY UNREALISTIC. WE ARE
CALIFORNIA. WE'RE KNOWN FOR
LEADING BEING THE STATE,
HOWEVER, NOW WITH THE SECOND
HIGHEST RATE OF KILLING SHELTER
PETS, AND THAT'S DEPENDING ON
THE DATA THAT ONE IS USING ON
FACEBOOK POST AFTER POST
ILLUSTRATES THE EMERGENCY IN THE
STATE, THOUSANDS OF CATS AND
DOGS AND THEIR KITTENS AND
PUPPIES WITH NO HOME LIVING
OUTSIDE GOOD SAMARITANS,
PLEADING FOR HELP FOR THEM THAT
OVERWHELMED THE RESCUE OR SOME
OF THEM THAT I KNOW DOING
WITHOUT FOOD THAT THEY NEED
PAYING THEIR RENT TO HELP THE
ANIMALS. YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS MAY
NOT UNDERSTAND THEY KNEW WHERE
TO GET IT, HOW TO PAY FOR IT. I
HOPE WE CAN HAVE FREE OR VERY
LOW COST ACCESSIBLE CONVENIENCE
AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE
EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT
THAT FUNDING FOR VETERINARIANS
THAT TAX AND FACULTY TO TEACH
THEM AND GIVEN THE
SCIENTIFICALLY DOCUMENTED
LONELINESS AND ISOLATION THAT
AFFECTS A LARGE SWATHS OF OUR
POPULATION IN THIS COUNTRY AND
IN THE WORLD, REALLY. IT DOESN'T
MAKE SENSE TO KILL SO MANY
DOMESTIC ANIMALS THAT COULD
PROVIDE INVALUABLE COMPANIONSHIP
IF THEY WERE PAIRED WITH A HUMAN
AND PEOPLE LIKE US WHO LOVE OUR
PETS, KNOW THIS AND KNOW THE JOY
THEY BRING. WE CAN DO BETTER AND
THIS COMPREHENSIVE RESOLUTION
BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN SPELLS OUT
WHAT WE NEED TO DO AND WHAT WE
CAN DO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. IF WE HAVE
OTHER CALLERS ON THE LINE, I
REALIZED THIS IS A VERY, VERY
IMPORTANT AND EMOTIONAL ISSUE.
UM THIS IS THE TIME, HOWEVER,
WHERE WE TAKE NAME, AFFILIATION
AND EITHER SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
STATED JUST LIKE THAT, UM, WITH
RESPECT TO THE MEASURES, SO
MODERATOR NEXT, PLEASE. MR
CHAIR. WE HAVE NO ONE ELSE IN Q
AT THIS TIME. THAT'S A FINE WAY
TO END UP PUBLIC COMMENT AND
LET'S BRING THE MATTER BACK TO
THE DAIS MEMBERS. ANY QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS I SEE SENATOR EDMUND
THANK YOU. I GUESS I'D LIKE TO
ASK YOU ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HOW
MANY PETS DO YOU HAVE? SINCE
YOU'VE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE
PERSON WHO LOVES PETS MORE THAN
ANYBODY ELSE IN THE LEGISLATURE
AT THE MOMENT, I DON'T ONLY
BECAUSE I'M WITH MY FATHER AND
HE I'M TRYING TO GET TO GET HIM
THERE. ALTHOUGH I HAD A
BREAKTHROUGH THIS WEEKEND, WHEN
YOU FINALLY AGREED TO ADOPT A
DOG AND SO, UM, WE'RE MOVING IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I HAVE HAD
PETS IN THE PAST, THOUGH. OKAY
ALL RIGHT. WELL, I JUST LIKE TO
SAY SOMEBODY HAS TWO CATS, TWO
DOGS AND CHICKENS AND ROUTINELY
SAVES ANIMALS. AND MOST ALL MY
FRIENDS HAVE A DOG THAT I HAVE
SAVED AND FOUND A HOME FOR BUT
BUT I AND I WILL MOVE THIS THIS
THIS RESOLUTION, AND BUT I'D
ALSO LIKE TO SAY, I THINK I
THINK WE CAN DO BETTER, AND I
THINK WE CAN DO MORE. I WOULD
ALSO LIKE TO JUST YOU KNOW, AND
TO THE ACTIVISTS WHO ARE HERE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR PRESLEY.
VERY NICE TO SEE YOU, MISS
MANCUSO. ALSO, UM I'VE SEEN YOU
IN THE MAGAZINES MORE, BUT THAT
WE I THINK WE SHOULD ALSO SPREAD
IT OUT AS WE HAVE DONE WITH
OTHER HEALTH CARE ISSUES RIGHT
THAT IT SHOULDN'T JUST BE THE
VETERINARIAN WHO CAN DO THIS AS
A COMBAT ARMY MEDIC. I KNOW LAY
PEOPLE CAN DO A WHOLE LOT OF
THINGS AND SPAY AND NEUTERING IS
NOT THAT DIFFICULT TO BE ABLE TO
DO. I HAVE PARTICIPATED IN
VASECTOMIES MYSELF. I'M NOT
SAYING THAT I WANT TO DO ON A
DOG TODAY OR TOMORROW. BUT IT'S
AS WE HAVE DONE WITH OUR MEDICAL
CARE AND EXTENDING WHO CAN DO
PROCEDURES. I JUST SUGGEST IF WE
DO THAT, ALSO, IN OUR ANIMAL
HEALTH CARE WILL GET A LOT MORE
PROVIDERS THAT ARE ABLE AND I
WOULD CERTAINLY HOPE THE
VETERINARY COMMUNITY DOESN'T
PUSH BACK LIKE CMA HAS IN THE
PAST, AS WE TEND TO EXPAND THE
SCOPE, BUT I THINK WHAT WE ALL
KNOW IS THE NEED IS THERE AND
THE MORE PEOPLE DOING SELF SAFE,
EFFECTIVE SPAN NEUTER THE BETTER
OFF? ALL OUR ANIMALS ARE THANK
YOU, SENATOR, SENATOR ASHBY.
THANK YOU. AND THANKS TO THE
ADVOCATES WHO MADE THEIR WAY UP
HERE TODAY IS THAT'S HOW MUCH
APPRECIATED ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S.
YOU MENTIONED THE SACRAMENTO
SPC. WHICH IS SQUARELY IN MY
COMMUNITY HERE. AND THEY ARE IN
AMAZING. I MEAN, 20,000 IS
ACTUALLY A LOT RIGHT THAT
THEY'VE DONE, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT.
THEY HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO
MORE, AND THERE ARE SEVERAL
SHELTERS IN THE REGION THAT I
THINK COULD DO MORE. IF YOUR
BILL HAS IS I WOULD ALSO JUST
ADD THAT COMING FROM LOCAL
GOVERNANCE. THERE ARE ALSO
ANIMAL COMMITTEES AT ALMOST
EVERY CITY LEVEL. AND GENERALLY
SPEAKING, THERE'S A CATEGORY
THAT YOU HAVE TO FILL OF SOME
TYPE OF VETERINARIAN AND VERY
OFTEN THAT SEAT GOES UNFILLED ON
THESE BOARDS BECAUSE IT'S SO
DIFFICULT TO FIND SOMEBODY. WHO
MEETS THAT CRITERIA AND WHAT
THOSE BOARDS DO FOR THE REGION
IS MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT
KINDS OF RESOURCES WILL BE
ALLOCATED TO WHICH AREAS INSIDE
OF ANIMAL CONTROL. AND SO IF YOU
HAD MORE VETERINARIANS IN THAT
SPACE, I GUESS THIS IS A BIT OF
A SELF FULFILLING PROPHECY.
THERE WOULD BE MORE CONVERSATION
AROUND THE NEED FOR SPADE AND
NEUTERING AND MORE CONVERSATION
AROUND SPENDING ADDITIONAL
DOLLARS TO RECRUIT. SO I AGREE
WITH MY COLLEAGUE. WHO OBVIOUSLY
IS THE CHAIR OF THE HEALTH
COMMITTEE HAS SOME EXPERIENCE IN
THIS BUT WE NEED TO BE DOING
SOME LEGISLATION THAT ALSO
ENHANCES GROWTH OF THE INDUSTRY
AND INCENTIVIZES PEOPLE TO ENTER
THAT AREA OF CARE. OBVIOUSLY U.
C. DAVIS BEST VETERINARY SCHOOL
, I THINK IN THE WORLD RIGHT
HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY WERE
SENATOR DODD AND I GET TO
REPRESENT THEM, AND THERE HAS TO
BE A WAY THAT WE CAN PARTNER
WITH THEM TO CONTINUE TO
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
WHO CAN GO OUT. INTO THE
COMMUNITY AND HELP US WITH THIS
POPULATION ISSUES A BIG DEAL.
THANKS FOR BRINGING THE
LEGISLATION FORWARD. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. SEEING ANOTHER. NO
OTHER HANDS. SOME REMEMBER.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK
YOU SO MUCH CHAIR AND I WANT TO
APPRECIATE OUR COLLEAGUES. YOU
KNOW, SENATOR ASHBY RAISES A
GOOD POINT. BIG PART OF THIS IS
EDUCATION AND WE KNOW THE LOCAL
LEVEL. THERE'S TRAVELS AT THE
SALARY SHELTER A COUPLE WEEKS
AGO. THEY'RE REALLY WORKING
HARD, BUT THEY'RE STRUGGLING,
AND WE ABSOLUTELY NEED MORE
EDUCATION ON THE LEVEL OF THE
CRISIS AND GET WILL BE OBVIOUSLY
NEED TO GET MORE VETERINARIANS
ENGAGED. SENATOR EVANS PLAYING.
LOOK THIS IS BRINGING THIS
RESOLUTION FOR THIS IS A TEAM
EFFORT. I LOOK FORWARD TO ALL
IDEAS AND LEGISLATION COMING
FORWARD. WE'RE GOING TO NEED A
NUMBER OF PIECES OF LEGISLATION.
I LOVE THE IDEAS. IDEAS ENTER
EGGMAN WOULD FULLY SUPPORT IT
AND LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING MORE
ABOUT THAT AND OTHER WAYS THAT
WE CAN ENCOURAGE MORE
VETERINARIANS. WHETHER IT'S
TRAVELING VETERINARIANS WOULD
HAVE YOU OR EXPANDING SCOPE,
SCOPE OF PRACTICE WITH OTHER
TYPES OF TECH TEXT AND WHAT HAVE
YOU TO DO THIS SERVICE BECAUSE
THERE'S NO ONE SOLUTION TO THIS.
THIS IS THIS IS A CRISIS AND I
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE
FEEDBACK THAT WE CAN GET IF
WE'RE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY GET
THIS RESOLUTION PASSED, AND LAST
THING I'LL MENTION IT WAS
MENTIONED IN A LOT OF
CONVERSATIONS TODAY IS THAT WE
USUALLY LOST BOB BARKER. UM AND
HE WAS SUCH A HUGE I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT SPAIN NEUTERING WAS UNTIL I
WATCHED THE PRICE IS RIGHT AS A
KID AND ASK QUESTIONS, BUT HE
KEPT ON SAYING IT AT THE END OF
EVERY SHOW. UM BUT I DON'T THINK
YOU CAN UNDERESTIMATE THE VALUE
OF US, REGARDLESS OF OUR
PLATFORM, REALLY LETTING FOLKS
KNOW AGREED TO WHICH WE HAVE AN
ISSUE AND VERY GRATEFUL TO MISS
PRESLEY FOR BEING HERE AND USING
HER PLATFORM, NOT JUST HERE BUT
GLOBALLY. ON ISSUES OF ANIMAL
WELFARE, BUT I THINK WE ALL
COMPLAIN A ROLE, ESPECIALLY IN
OUR POSITIONS TO ENSURE THAT
CALIFORNIA CAN BECOME A LEADER,
ESPECIALLY COMING OUT OF COVID
IN ENSURING THAT WE'RE TAKING
CARE OF OUR PETS AND MAKING SURE
OUR SHELTERS ARE ALSO TAKEN CARE
OF. THANK YOU BETTER ASK
PRACTICALLY ASTRONAUT BOTH.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. THE
BILL HAS BEEN MOVED BY SENATOR
EDMUND. IT'S A GREAT BILL. THE
MOTION IS TO BE ADOPTED AND RE
REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ROTH I
WHEN I ALVARADO GIL. I HAVE
ALREADY KILLED ARCHULETTA. TÔI
ASHBY, FBI. BECKER BECKER. I
DODD DOT I EGGMAN EDMUND I
GLASER GLASER, I NILO HØI
SMALLWOOD CREVASSE. HOB. WELCOME
BILL HAS 10 VOTES WILL HOLD THE
ROPE AND FOR ABSENT MEMBERS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. THANK
YOU.
LET'S. OPEN THE ROLL BACK UP ON
A CR 86. THE CURRENT VOTE IS 10
0 CHAIR VOTING. I WOULD CUEVAS
WUHAN. I WILK. VOTE NOW IS 11 0
HOLD THE ROAD OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS
.
WELL. DEAL WITH. OKAY OKAY.
LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON A CR 86
CURRENT VOTE IS 11 0 CHAIR
VOTING. I PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS CREVICE I
WELCOME. OKAY THE VOTE IS 12 0,
AND THAT MATTER IS OUT. OH YEAH
. SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA
TODAY. THE SENATE BUSINESS
PROFESSIONS IN ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE IS NOW
ADJOURNED.