,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #i1         
#bjai,mr4 ,norcross submitted the       
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,oversight and    
,reform  ,,resolution  ,expressing      
support for designation of the first    
,saturday in ,october as ,national      
,animal ,rescue ,day to create awareness
 of the importance of adoption and to   
educate on the importance of spaying and
 neutering animals and the encouragement
 of animal adoptions throughout the     
,united ,states4  ,whereas up to        
#f1jjj1jjj cats and dogs are placed into
 shelters every year and between        
#c1jjj1jjj and #d1jjj1jjj cats and dogs 
are euthanized2 ,whereas there are      
between #c1jjj to #d1jjj animal shelters
 throughout the ,united ,states in need 
of medical supplies1 blankets1 towels1  
cleaning supplies1 food1 and educational
 materials about owning a pet2 ,whereas 
increased knowledge and awareness of    

animal rescue programs throughout the   
,united ,states will significantly      
reduce the number of cats and dogs      
euthanized and reduce the number of     
animals returned to a shelter who have  
been rescued2 ,whereas loving families  
welcome pets to their new forever home  
every day1 but more adoption is needed2 
,whereas lowering the number of animals 
in need of rescue1 by spaying and       
neutering1 can help alleviate the       
overcrowding of our ,nation's shelters2 
,whereas years of animal abandonment has
 left thousands of homeless pets in     
overpopulated shelters and rescues2     
,whereas a ,national ,animal ,rescue    
,day would encourage the rescue of      
animals like ,winslow1 a basset hound   
who spent his first #h months of life   
starved and confined in a cage so small 
that his rear legs were unable to fully 
develop and then was placed in multiple 
shelters before being adopted into a    
loving home2 and ,whereas the first     
,saturday in ,october would be an       

appropriate day to designate as         
,national ,animal ,rescue ,day to be    
celebrated through adoption events1     
festivals1 and charitable giving which  
will increase revenues for shelters and 
pet adoptions3 ,now1 therefore1 be it   
,that the ,house of ,representatives    
supports the designation of a ,national 
,animal ,rescue ,day to create awareness
 for animal rescue programs throughout  
the year and address the challenge of   
overpopulation through continued spaying
 and neutering4