Join CAPS in Helping Animals in California’s Municipal Shelters: Support our Critical Documentary Now
California’s municipal shelters are in crisis. Many of the animals live in overcrowded, inhumane conditions, without sufficient exercise or veterinary care. Euthanasia rates are shockingly high. In some parts of the state, backyard breeding is rampant, and spay/neuter services are woefully insufficient. The Central Valley overflows with abandoned dogs, living in fields and dying on roadsides, including dogs and puppies killed intentionally by cruel means.
It is time for the California Legislature to take action. CAPS is making a critical new short documentary called The Crisis at California’s Municipal Shelters to push for appropriate legislation. We want to see a law that would require the state to license, regulate, and inspect municipal shelters. As with a similar law in New York, the shelters would have three years to come into compliance with the help of state funding and training.
You can read an update about our progress and watch trailers for the upcoming video exposés about San Jose Animal Care & Services and OC Animal Care (two of the five exposés CAPS is producing in the lead-up to the release of the full documentary)
CAPS Cannot Make The Crisis at California’s Municipal Shelters Without Your Generous Donation Today
Our goal is to raise more than $50,000 to cover production, publicity, outreach and travel costs for The Crisis at California’s Municipal Shelters and five exposés. We will use the documentary and exposés to reach the state legislature, media and public, with the goal being legislation that requires state regulation of municipal shelters.
Please donate generously today.
Many California Municipal Shelters are:
Underfunded or poorly run
Overcrowded shelters, abandoned dogs
Low care, high euthanasia