Subject: Urgent Constituent Request: Please Author a 2026 Animal Welfare Bill

Dear [[Recipient’s Title and Name]]:

I  am writing to urgently request your leadership on a 2026 bill  addressing unregulated backyard breeding and severe shelter overcrowding  in California.

Across the state, municipal shelters are openly  declaring extreme overcrowding and overcapacity. Animals are being  euthanized not because they are unadoptable, but because facilities are  overwhelmed, disease outbreaks are spreading, and intake continues to  outpace resources. At the same time, repeat and high-volume backyard  breeders continue operating just below current enforcement thresholds,  driving constant intake into an already broken system.

A bill  modeled on Bowie’s Law (AB 1482) would address these root causes in a  responsible, prevention-focused way. Importantly, the bill concept has  already been submitted to the Legislative Counsel by Senator Stern,  demonstrating real momentum. What is urgently needed now is a lead  author and champion, as legislators are finalizing their 2026  priorities.

This bill would:

– Strengthen regulation of backyard and small-scale breeders
– Lower breeder thresholds to capture repeat and high-volume producers
– Require public shelters to list all adoptable and impounded animals online
– Direct the state to study shelter overcrowding and statewide adoption visibility

This  approach focuses on prevention, transparency, public safety, and  long-term cost avoidance — not punishment. Multiple legislators have  indicated support as part of a coalition, but without a champion, this  opportunity may be lost.

I respectfully and urgently ask you to  step forward and help lead this effort. Please help reverse this growing  crisis affecting animals, shelters, rescues, and communities across  California.

Thank you for your time and public service. I would appreciate knowing your position on this issue.

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Sincerely,

[ Your Full Name ]