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	<description>a grassroots effort to save working dogs from mandatory spay/neuter laws</description>
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		<title>Dog Licensing and Mandatory Spay-Neuter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Animal services cost California local governments about $250 million each year.  Individual dog license fees have increased in many California counties and cities in recent years, but the revenues generated from these licenses cover only a small fraction of the cost to fund animal services.  Most of the rest is paid by the taxpayers.  This [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saveourdogs.net/2011/01/28/dog-licensing-and-msn/</link>
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		<title>Contra Costa County Mandatory Spay-Neuter Passes Committee</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Contra Costa County (California) Board of Supervisors Public Protection Committee held a hearing today about a proposed ordinance that would mandate sterilization of impounded dogs. After more than 1 hour of discussion, unfortunately the committee approved the MSN proposal and authorized staff to draft an ordinance. There were no speakers for MSN &#8212; other [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saveourdogs.net/2011/01/24/contra-costa-county-mandatory-spay-neuter-passes-committee/</link>
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		<title>Contra Costa County California &#8211; Mandatory Spay-Neuter Ordinance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Opposition is needed to stop mandatory spay-neuter from passing in Contra Costa County, California. On Monday January 24 starting at 11 AM, the Contra Costa County Public Protection Committee will meet to discuss a proposed all breed mandatory spay-neuter ordinance for impounded dogs picked up at large. unlicensed dogs face MSN on the first impoundment [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saveourdogs.net/2011/01/23/contra-costa-county-california-mandatory-spay-neuter-ordinance/</link>
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		<title>Hollister Mandatory Spay-Neuter Ordinance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Update There was a great turnout for last night&#8217;s Hollister city council meeting about the mandatory spay-neuter ordinance. The room was packed with more residents than the council had ever seen before on any issue. Only one person in the audience spoke for the ordinance. ALL of the others in the audience who spoke, at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saveourdogs.net/2010/10/16/hollister-mandatory-spay-neuter-ordinance/</link>
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		<title>SB 250 is finally defeated</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The California state Assembly voted on SB 250 (Florez) tonight, but after multiple attempts it did not receive a sufficient number of votes to pass. The final vote &#8211; at 11:47 pm &#8212; was 28 27 Yes, 40 39 No, 10 12 abstain.   41 Yes votes were required for SB 250 to pass. SB [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saveourdogs.net/2010/09/01/sb-250-is-finally-defeated/</link>
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		<title>SB 250 fails to pass &#8211; but reconsideration requested</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday Aug 31 8:15 pm Update The motion to reconsider SB 250 is being voted on, but a number of members are voting against what is usually a courtesy vote (even members who oppose a bill vote for these motions).   This is not a vote on the actual bill itself.  It is a vote on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saveourdogs.net/2010/08/26/sb-250-fails-to-pass-but-reconsideration-granted/</link>
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		<title>SB 250 &#8211; VOTING TODAY &#8211; NEED IMMEDIATE CALLS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The California state Assembly is voting TODAY on the mandatory spay-neuter bill SB 250.   Californians, please help save our state from the unintended consequences of this bad legislation, which has backfired everywhere it has been implemented. The initial vote is close: 30 Yes, 38 No, 10 abstained.  There will be one last vote before the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saveourdogs.net/2010/08/26/sb-250-voting-today-need-immediate-calls/</link>
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		<title>No on SB 250 &#8211; Need more calls and faxes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[California SB 250 &#8211; mandatory sterilization for dogs and cats &#8211; is eligible for a vote in the Assembly at any time.   If it passes the Assembly it may be moved very quickly to a final vote in the Senate.   Additional polite No on SB 250 calls and faxes are needed from Californians to these [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saveourdogs.net/2010/08/24/no-on-sb-250-need-more-calls-and-faxes/</link>
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		<title>AB 2000 stuck in Appropriations Committee, please help</title>
		<description><![CDATA[AB 2000 &#8220;Molly&#8217;s Bill&#8221; which is sponsored by California Assemblymember Hagman is a simple compassionate bill that we support.  It would provide an option for a medical exemption for dogs that veterinarians determine could have severe adverse reactions to the rabies vaccination that is mandated in existing state law.   Currently dog owners have no choice.   [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saveourdogs.net/2010/08/23/ab-2000-stuck-in-appropriations-committee-please-help/</link>
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		<title>Response to SB 250 Misinformation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The lobbying firm retained by SB 250 supporters has been giving a &#8220;Background Sheet&#8221; of misinformation about this bill to legislators. CLAIM: SB 250 DOES NOT APPLY to an owner of a licensed dog or cat. FACT: SB 250 DOES APPLY to the owner of a licensed dog. SECTION 1. 30804.6 (b) of SB 250 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saveourdogs.net/2010/08/20/response-to-sb-250-misinformation/</link>
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