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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