Yesterday the City of Los Angeles had on the agenda to consider whether to support SB250.  Since the Mayor's Office has been sending people, at City expense, to Sacramento for each hearing, it seems that he has unilaterally decided to support this.  He is evidently not concerned about the increased killing in Los Angeles since the end of February.  Kill rates for dogs are up 24%. 

His advisors, including SB250 sponsor, who was at the City Council meeting today, would say that the reason the numbers are so bad is that the economy and home foreclosures are so bad.  But, as the chart below shows, the numbers in Los Angeles far exceed those elsewhere in the State.  And this Chart specifically shows counties with high foreclosure rates and where the economy is far worse than Los Angeles. 

Maybe the City Council just wants company.  Unfortunately it would come at the expense of owned dogs and cats.  

. . And Still No Amendments

August 3rd and those amendments that Florez promised the Senate just have not appeared. 

It would have been hard to predict at the beginning of the legislative year and anyone could make Assembly Member Levine look responsive but Florez has managed to do this.  For those of you who have forgotten the Committee hearing, it is here. 

One of the problems that the Senator has is that his bill makes the 500,000 people who went to one or more AKC events last year irresponsible owners with this bill.  Some because they do not have their tags on in conformation events and some because they have to be off lead to compete in performance events.  And with Los Angeles Animal Control conducting sting operations so charge people training their dogs at the parks; can you doubt that other cities will follow their lead.  One dog show sweep alone could net almost $500,000 in fines and court costs.