I hope that all Calif directors and managers read this fine article and grasp the clarification it provides. Both Best Friends as well as Cal Animals (and Koret’s legal) instruct the shelters that the totality of Hayden’s Law has been “completely repealed and is inapplicable today in shelter operations”. Trying to straighten out this fallacy is tiresome for myself and other legal animal advocates. The directors come home from the BF seminars/conferences seemingly brainwashed. They need a refresher in civics. Hayden’s IS the law. When you read …“enacted 1998” after an animal/shelter statute, it signifies Hayden’s and is STILL VALID. Codes containing these statutes are republished annually to verify statutory validity.
The only true way to change Hayden’s is through the legislature. And BF, Cal Animals, Koret, Maddies, et al, all realize they LACK the public sentiment and support to do it. In fact they run from public engagement of their “progressive” directives. So instead they literally aid and abet cheating….they facilitate, encourage, promote, and directly cause violations of state law.
Thank you, Hilary, for your thoughtful and passionate comment! You’ve articulated the challenges surrounding Hayden’s Law with such clarity, especially the persistent misinformation being spread by influential organizations. It’s disheartening to see directors and managers misled into believing the law is no longer valid when, as you rightly point out, it remains enforceable unless repealed by the legislature. Your dedication to correcting these fallacies and advocating for the law’s enforcement is inspiring. Let’s continue working together to ensure Hayden’s Law is upheld and its protections for shelter animals are respected.
I hope that all Calif directors and managers read this fine article and grasp the clarification it provides. Both Best Friends as well as Cal Animals (and Koret’s legal) instruct the shelters that the totality of Hayden’s Law has been “completely repealed and is inapplicable today in shelter operations”. Trying to straighten out this fallacy is tiresome for myself and other legal animal advocates. The directors come home from the BF seminars/conferences seemingly brainwashed. They need a refresher in civics. Hayden’s IS the law. When you read …“enacted 1998” after an animal/shelter statute, it signifies Hayden’s and is STILL VALID. Codes containing these statutes are republished annually to verify statutory validity.
The only true way to change Hayden’s is through the legislature. And BF, Cal Animals, Koret, Maddies, et al, all realize they LACK the public sentiment and support to do it. In fact they run from public engagement of their “progressive” directives. So instead they literally aid and abet cheating….they facilitate, encourage, promote, and directly cause violations of state law.
Thank you, Hilary, for your thoughtful and passionate comment! You’ve articulated the challenges surrounding Hayden’s Law with such clarity, especially the persistent misinformation being spread by influential organizations. It’s disheartening to see directors and managers misled into believing the law is no longer valid when, as you rightly point out, it remains enforceable unless repealed by the legislature. Your dedication to correcting these fallacies and advocating for the law’s enforcement is inspiring. Let’s continue working together to ensure Hayden’s Law is upheld and its protections for shelter animals are respected.