Source: By Stephen Hawkins (FOX 26)
FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — With animal shelters overcrowded and pet owners struggling to find affordable veterinary care, a new bill introduced in Sacramento aims to expand access to spay and neuter services across California, including in rural areas where help can be hours away.
Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria, D-Merced, introduced AB 2010, legislation designed to increase access to high-quality, high-volume spay and neuter services for California pet owners and shelters. The bill would also allow the use of Mobile Animal Sterilization Hospital clinics, known as MASH clinics, which can bring traveling spay and neuter operations into underserved and rural communities by setting up in community buildings.