Proposed Budget Cuts Would Eliminate State's Animal Welfare Division within Dept of Agriculture-Please Help!

Please read on for an important message from the NC State Director of the Humane Society:

Late Tuesday afternoon the Department of Agriculture submitted their budget proposal.  Within the proposal  is the elimination of the Animal Welfare Division.  This would leave our shelters, boarding kennels, pet stores and rescues with no oversight.  Many people are sending emails and asking if they proposed “cut backs” or moving the department elsewhere.  The proposal is to eliminate the Animal Welfare Division completely.

The Appropriations Committee (both House and Senate) is responsible for creating the final budget.  The subcommittees considering this proposal in both chambers are Natural and Economic Resources.  They are the groups that we need to contact.  They will consider the proposal, put together a budget and present in a few weeks.  It is critical that they hear from us.  If we do not act it is possible that the Animal Welfare Division will be cut.  This would be devastating to NC and our animals.

The North Carolina Voters For Animal Welfare team has kindly set up a link to the legislators in the Appropriations Committees and the subcommittees that we need to contact.  Please click on the attached link and contact them today:  http://ncvaw.org/elimination-of-shelter-oversight/