PRINTER'S NO. 400
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
82
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY SCHLOSSBERG, BULLOCK, BIZZARRO, CALTAGIRONE,
DEASY, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, FREEMAN, GREINER, HENNESSEY,
HILL-EVANS, KINSEY, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MACKENZIE, McCLINTON,
McNEILL, MILLARD, MURT, NEILSON, PASHINSKI, READSHAW, SAPPEY,
SCHWEYER, SIMS, SONNEY AND YOUNGBLOOD, FEBRUARY 11, 2019
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing February 26, 2019, 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
insufficient resources exist to keep them alive until a suitable
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