SENATE BILL: Care For Homeless Pets Act of 2012 (Law'd)

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A BILL

To provide assistance and temporary housing for pets that are evicted from their homes on account of financial struggles.

Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled.

SECTION 1. TITLE

This act may be cited as the 'Care For Homeless Pets Act of 2012.'

SECTION 2. FINDINGS

The Senate hereby finds and declares that

1.) Due to rising homelessness and foreclosures across the county, Atlasia’s pet owners have been forced to abandon their pets.

2.) Pets that are faced with abandonment are often found on the brink of death or with failing health conditions including, but not limited to, starvation or kidney failure after being locked in an abandoned home or left to fend for themselves without shelter.

SECTION 3. PROGRAM

1.) Pet owners that are faced with foreclosures or homelessness and are unable to continue to care for their pets will have the option to enter their pet into the Animal Temporary Housing Program (ANTHP).

SECTION 4. ELIGIBILITY

1.) Shelter eligibility/grant distribution for the ANTHP will be set as follows:

2.) The shelter must be municipal, state, or government run in order to be eligible for benefits of the ANTHP.

3.) Shelters that participate in the ANTHP will receive grants based on the foreclosure and homelessness rate in the area, as well as the number of shelters in the vicinity that participate in the program. Grants will range from $500-$2,000 annually based on these factors.

SECTION 5. FUNDING

1.) Money for the ANTHP will be collected as follows:

2.) $10 million in starting funds will be allocated from the federal budget.

3.) A “Patriots for Pets” fund will be started that will ask for funds from the general public. The amount given from each donor will be deducted from participating donors’ taxes. The program shall take effect only after the government accumulates an additional $20 million via donations.

SECTION 6. GUIDELINES

1.) Guidelines for the ANTHP will be set as follows:

2.) Shelters covered by the program will shelter animals for three months. Pets from the same family will be housed in the same shelters, if possible.

3.) During the three month period, the family of the animal/s being sheltered will be given the option to either have the animal/s displayed for adoption, or not to.

4.) If at any time during the three months the family becomes financially stable or wishes to reclaim their pet for any reason, they may do so.

5.) At the end of the three month period, the family may choose to reclaim the pet/s or give full custody of the pet/s to the shelter to display for adoption. The shelter may not euthanize any animals it has ownership of.

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