HR 45
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Date of Hearing: June 9, 2025
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Blanca Pacheco, Chair
HR 45 (Castillo) – As Introduced June 4, 2025
SUBJECT: Animal Rights Awareness Week.
SUMMARY: Proclaims the week of June 15, 2025, as Animal Rights Awareness Week in the
State of California. Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1) Animals play a significant role in the lives of Californians, from household pets and service
animals to livestock and working animals, and their proper care is a reflection of responsible
stewardship and community values.
2) Humans have a unique role and responsibility in overseeing the well-being of the animals
under their care, ensuring that they are treated humanely and not subjected to unnecessary
harm or neglect.
3) California law has long recognized that the humane treatment of animals is not only a moral
responsibility, but one that promotes public health, safety, and social responsibility.
4) Local animal shelters, nonprofit organizations, and veterinary professionals provide essential
services, including rescue, adoption, treatment, and education, and often operate with limited
resources.
5) Continued investment in animal welfare infrastructure, including appropriate funding for
shelters, local enforcement of anticruelty laws, and public education about the importance of
spaying and neutering pets, will ensure that animals are properly cared for in every
community across the state.
6) Animal Rights Awareness Week promotes education on proper animal care, the importance
of preventing cruelty, and the value of responsible ownership, particularly for pets and
livestock.
FISCAL EFFECT: This resolution is keyed non-fiscal by Legislative Counsel.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by: Michael Erke / RLS. / (916) 319-2800