PRINTER'S NO. 3089
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
654
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY SCHLOSSBERG, BERNSTINE, BIZZARRO, BROOKS, BURNS,
SCHLEGEL CULVER, DEASY, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, HENNESSEY,
HILL-EVANS, HOHENSTEIN, HOWARD, KINSEY, KORTZ, LONGIETTI,
MACKENZIE, MALAGARI, McNEILL, MILLARD, MURT, PASHINSKI,
READSHAW, SAINATO, SCHMITT, THOMAS, ULLMAN, WILLIAMS AND
SCHWEYER, JANUARY 10, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
JANUARY 10, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing February 25, 2020, as "World Spay Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Cats, dogs and other animals possess unique
personalities and provide faithful companionship for many
Pennsylvanians; and
WHEREAS, Not all owners of these companion animals have their
pets spayed or neutered, which allows for the birth of unwanted
animals; and
WHEREAS, According to the American Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals, approximately 6.5 million animals enter
shelters each year in our country; and
WHEREAS, Approximately half of these animals are adopted to
new homes; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 2.4 million healthy and adoptable cats
and dogs are euthanized in animal shelters each year because
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