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IN THE MATTER OF PROCLAIMING RESOLUTION NO. 2007/65
FEBRUARY 27, 2007 AS
"SPAY DAY USA"
IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
WHEREAS, cats and dogsgive companionship to and share the homes of over 63 million:individuals in
the United States; and ,
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WHEREAS, two unaltered cats and their offspring can produce 420,000 more cats in seven years and
two unaltered dogs and the>r o£fspru g can produce;67,000 more. dogs m six years; and
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WHEREAS, humane socletles�and shelters euthanize an estunated 4 million cats and,dogs each year,
although many° ofaliem:are healthy and:adoptable, sunply`because the e are not enough good
homes .arid
WHEREAS, the'pfoblem of companion animat`overpopulation costs tJie taxpayers of�'thtscountly over
a billion dollars annually through anii-nal control ptograms aimed at coping "th the'�inillions of
ui7anted cats and dogs; and
WHEREAS, spaying andmc-ute ing cats and:dogs has been shown to dtastteally reduce cat anfd dog
overpopulation, and =°
WHEREAS;`veterinarians, hurnane soclettes;naticin`al and'local anunal.protectton ozgantzations, and
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pr n tamon antes w 1>ked together to ensure the;spaying ox neutering of an estirriat`&2,25000
p s through Spay Day
WHEREAS, veterinaiians, humane societies, national and lo15
cal anurial protectlo organizations and
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private clttzens have loiried together again to advo ate the spay ng--and neutering of companion
animals on` Spay;Day USA-2007"; ``
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NOW THEREFORE °the Board of':Superylsors of :e Couknty4of Contra C,o� y
testa PROCLAIM and
PRONOUNCE February 27„2007 0, e >gna}t6-yl payDay.:.USA.”
ARY N. PIEPHO
Chair
District III Supervisor �_—
JOHN GIOIA. GAYLE B. UILKEMA
District I Supervisor District II Superviso
SUSAN A. BONILLA FEDERAL D. GLOVER
District IV Supervisor District V Supervisor
I hereby certify that thus is a true and correct copy of an action taken
and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supenisors on the date
shown:
AITES"1'ED: February 13,2007
10I-IN CULLEN, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County
Administrator
By I Deputy