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RESOLUTION NO. 2009 - 03
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY, 2009, AS "SPAY & NEUTER MONTH" AND
FEBRUARY 24, 2009, AS "SPAY DAY" IN THE
CITY OF REDDING
WHEREAS. pets share the homes of more than 63 percent of American households,
providing companionship, offering unconditional affection and friendship, and improving the
emotional and physical health of their owners; and
WHEREAS, ifleft unchecked, two unaltered dogs and their offspring can produce 67,000
dogs over six years; and
WHEREAS, as a result of pet owners failing to spay and neuter their dogs, approximately
two million healthy adoptable dogs are tragically euthanized annually by various animal control
agencies, humane societies and public shelters across the nation simply because there are not enough
good homes; and
WHEREAS, through public awareness campaigns, education, and various spay and neuter
incentive programs, the City of Redding has reduced the amount of unwanted domestic animals
euthanized annually from approximately 1,700 to 800.
WHEREAS, companion animal overpopulation also costs the taxpayers of the City of
Redding thousands of dollars annually in animal control programs aimed at public safety, and the
costs associated with coping with unwanted pets; and
WHEREAS, in response to the crisis, veterinarians, humane societies, and national and local
animal protection organizations have joined together to advocate and ensure the spaying and
neutering of more than one million companion animals during "National Spay & Neuter Month" and
"Spay Day USA" since the campaign's inception in 1995; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redding will be participating in "Spay & Neuter Month" by
displaying a banner across Pine Street announcing the event, providing a list of participating
veterinarians offering discounts toward spay and neuter procedures, and increasing the amount of
its spay and neuter assistance voucher from $30 to $40 for the Month of February, 2009, to
encourage more owners to spay and neuter their dogs; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redding continues to demonstrate its advocacy for the control of ~
pet overpopulation as evidenced by its spay and neuter program which has issued 2,617 spay and
neuter assistance vouchers for dogs since inception of this popular program in 1997; and
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WHEREAS, it is incumbent upon all responsible pet owners to work toward humanely
controlling the number of animals born each year by spaying and neutering their pets - a proven
method to effectively and drastically reduce overpopulation,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Redding
hereby proclaims the month of February, 2009, as "Spay & Neuter Month," and Tuesday, February
24,2009, as "Spay Day," and urges the citizens of Redding to observe the day by having their pets
spayed and neutered, or by sponsoring the spaying and neutering of another person's pet through the
Sponsor-A-Spay Program at Haven Humane Society.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and read at the regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 20th day of January, 2009, and was
adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Council Members:
Council Members:
Council Members:
Council Members:
Dickerson, Jones, McArthur, Stegall, and Bosetti
None
None
None
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RICK BOSETTI, Mayor
ATTEST:
FORM APPROVED:
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