05a Honorary Proclamation "Spay Day"Recognizing February 25,2012
WHEREAS, cats and dogs provide companionship to and share the homes of over
71,000,000 individuals in the United States; and
WHEREAS, humane societies and shelters have to euthanize approximately four million
cat. and dogs each year, although many of them are healthy and adoptable, due to a lack
of critical resources such as money, space, and good adoptive homes; and
WHEREAS, the problem of pet overpopulation costs the taxpayers of this country millions
of dollars annually through animal control programs aimed at coping with the millions of
homeless cats and dogs; and
WHEREAS, spaying and neutering cats and dogs has been shown to drastically reduce cat
and dog overpopulation; and
WHEREAS, veterinarians, humane societies, national and local animal protection
organizations, and private citizens worked together to ensure the spaying or neutering of
more than 20,000 companion animals through "Spay Day USA" in 2012; and
WHEREAS, veterinarians, humane societies, national and local animal protection
organizations, and private citizens have joined together again to advocate the spaying and
neutering of companion animals on "Spay Day USA 2012".
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that I, Tony Ferrara, Mayor of
the City of Arroyo Grande, on behalf of the City Council, do hereby
proclaim February 25, 2012 as "Spay Day USA"; and encourage people
of another person's pet.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the
Seal of the City of Arroyo Grande to be affixed this 14~day of February
TONY FERRARA, MAYOR
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