The first time I saw any press coverage about the impact the economy has had on animal shelters was on CNN’s The Cafferty File.
His words, along with the words of 300 other people from around the nation who commented on the story, drove the issue home for me. I had only been somewhat aware of the problem prior to seeing this story and that was only because of time I had spent at animal shelters.
Once I became more aware of what was happening, I noticed it happening everywhere. I wondered why no one was talking about it. Even more importantly, I wondered why no one was doing anything about it.
Someone was but they weren’t exactly doing anything to solve the problem.
Governor Schwarzenegger’s proposal to cut animal shelter funding went widely unnoticed by the press. He was able to successfully go through with his horrible budget cut idea without causing too much of a stir.
In fact, he didn’t even speak to the press about the issue until after the budget plans were finalized.
Keep in mind that in 2004 the Governor proposed the same measure and was unable to implement it because it was opposed by so many constituents.
If the Governor thought the current system for animal shelters was failing, why didn’t he try to formulate a plan to alleviate the problem at some point over the last five years?
Animal organizations have not only opposed his budget cut both times he brought it up, but some have even introduced their own plans.
Why hasn’t the Governor listened?
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