The Hayden Law protects the hundreds of thousands of dogs, cats and other animals that enter California animal shelters every year by requiring that they be kept alive and available for reclamation or adoption for at least 4-6 days before being killed, and by extending the hours of operation of shelters to allow working families interested in adopting to visit during evenings and weekends.

Governor Jerry Brown  is planning to repeal key provisions of the Hayden Law in order to save the state money.  This is wrong.  Thousands of innocent animals should not be killed to alleviate California's budget woes. There are better and more humane solutions to our state's fiscal problems.

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California Governor Jerry Brown is suggesting that a Fish and Wildlife Department vehicle fleet of 527 vehicles be cut! His plan is that these vehicles be auctioned off to support the state's current revenue problems.

One of the important sectors of the Fish and Wildlife being hit will be the Oil Spill and Prevention team, which relies on its boats to police the oil shipping industry. Without an adequate number of boats, the state's oceans and marine life would be in great jeopardy.

Other vehicles slated for cut include those necessary for tracking and monitoring wildlife and detecting poachers.

Tell the governor that these are important and vital vehicles for the state's wildlife and their habitat. Without the vital services that these vehicles provide, we will risk great harm to our wildlife and their environment.