Dog was saved from euthanasia




I recently adopted an older, 11-year Labrador retriever from the Agoura Animal Shelter. The dog was emaciated, dehydrated and had a large non-cancerous fatty lipoma on her side. Were it not for the Hayden Bill, legislation which outlines the criteria for public, private and humane
organizations to prevent animal suffering, save lives and eliminate animal abandonment—and the amazing staff at the Agoura Animal Shelter, both paid and volunteer—my recently adopted dog would have been euthanized as was requested by her

former owner.

Today, just a few short weeks later after some TLC, medical care and good nutrition,

she is a happy, healthy member of my family. Her lipoma has been removed and she has been spayed.

While there are times a dog’s suffering needs to be addressed, the provision in the Hayden Bill for “irremediably
suffering” as the threshold to determining whether or not an animal should be euthanized saved my newly adopted dog’s life.

Thank you to the wonderful staff and volunteers at the Agoura Animal Shelter for abiding by the Hayden Bill. Thankfully this bill exists or my beloved animal would have been a sad statistic instead of the wonderful addition to my family that she is today.
Shelley MacEwen

Agoura Hills




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