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Schwarzenegger wants to speed California executions
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Schwarzenegger Wants Stray Animals Killed In Half The Time
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is outraginganimal lovers by proposing to make it easier for shelters to killstray dogs and cats.
The governor is asking the state Legislature to repeal a 1998law that requires the shelters to hold animals up to six daysbefore destroying them.
Instead there would be a three-day requirement for cats and dogs, and other animals could be killed immediately.
A spokesman for California's finance department says the waitingperiod has caused overcrowding at the shelters.
Schwarzenegger's administration said the changes could savelocal governments that operate the shelters up to $14 million.
The governor's aides are planning to meet with animal rightsgroups and local governments to work out a compromise on the issue.
An estimated 600,000 dogs and cats are put to death eachyear in California, including 34,000 in Los Angeles alone.
Despite Schwarzenegger's huge popularity, some politicalobservers think the proposal will meet stiff resistance. One saidcats and dogs are like "mom and apple pie." Her advice: "Don'tmess with the pets."
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I don't think that 6 days is that long to wait. On the other hand, if the pets owners had their pets properly licensed, tagged and collared, then it's a non-issue.
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