Bill Text: FL H9075 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Adopt a Shelter Pet Month

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-20 - Placed on Ceremonial Resolutions Calendar - Publication only; Read 2nd time -HJ 00790; Adopted; companion bill(s) passed, see SR 2820 (Adopted) -HJ 00790 [H9075 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-H9075-Introduced.html

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HR 9075

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution recognizing April 2010 as "Adopt a Shelter
3	Pet Month" in Florida.
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5	WHEREAS, Florida and the nation have an enormous problem
6	with pet overpopulation, with 3 to 4 million cats and dogs
7	euthanized nationally each year, and
8	WHEREAS, adopting a pet from a shelter and caring for that
9	animal for the rest of its life is a responsible way to help
10	Florida's pet animal population, rather than contributing to
11	overcrowding, and
12	WHEREAS, pets adopted from Florida animal shelters are
13	generally spayed or neutered at the time of adoption, which
14	further helps to reduce pet overpopulation, and
15	WHEREAS, animal shelters are focused on animal placement,
16	which is why most shelters provide low-cost adoptions so that
17	everyone can have the opportunity to bring a loving pet into his
18	or her home, and
19	WHEREAS, adopting a pet from a local animal shelter is one
20	way Floridians can make a difference not only in their own
21	lives, but also in the life of an animal in need, and assist
22	local shelters in these difficult times, NOW, THEREFORE,
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24	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
25	Florida:
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27	That the month of April 2010 is recognized as "Adopt a
28	Shelter Pet Month" in Florida, and the House of Representatives
29	encourages all Floridians as a result to visit their local
30	animal shelter and enrich their lives and save a life by
31	adopting an animal from that shelter.

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